Constitutional Structure of the Russian Federation
The constitutional system of the Russian Federation is a certain order in which freedoms and human and citizen rights are respected. At the same time, the government acts in accordance with the Basic Law.
The order in which thethe constitutional system of the Russian Federation, begins with the definition of the principles of the formation of power in relation to civil society and the individual. These principles are contained in the first chapter of the Basic Law.
The constitutional system of the RF ensures submissiongovernment power. In a democratic country with a similar arrangement, society occupies a special position. The state system of Russia provides that civil society acts both as a system under the government's control and as a self-regulating structure. At the same time, government power is considered a system of management, which is at the same time, depending on the self-regulating society and its needs.
The Constitution of the Russian Federation is the Basic Law, in its basisexclusively humanistic ideas. They proceed from the inviolability of freedoms and the rights of man and citizen. The constitutional system of the Russian Federation does not put a citizen under the government yoke. The power is considered as the official representative of the people, competent to solve exclusively those issues that are defined in the Basic Law.
Due to the fact that this type of statedevice implies a special system of social relations, in its consolidation not separate legal norms, and not even certain legal disciplines, but absolutely all branches of legislation and law of Russia take part.
The fundamentals of the constitutional system of the Russian Federation arethe main foundations of the country, as well as principles designed to provide the Russian Federation with the character of a constitutional state. So, according to the provisions set forth in the Basic Law, Russia is a democratic federal state based on law. Democratism of the country is reflected, mainly, in ensuring democracy, local self-government, and also the division of power into judicial, executive and legislative branches.
The Constitution of the country says that as athe only source of power and the bearer of sovereignty is the multinational people. This indicates that the country is declared democratic. Along with this, according to the provisions of the Basic Law, it is also a legal power.
The rule of law is different in thatindependently limits itself to the legal norms in force in it. These norms must obey all officials, authorities, citizens, public associations. In this regard, the basis of the rule of law is the principle of the rule of law.
According to the provisions of the Basic Law,equality of freedoms and rights is guaranteed irrespective of sex, official and property status, attitude to religion, race, place of residence, membership of social formations and other circumstances. At the same time, restriction of the rights of citizens in any form on social, racial, religious, linguistic and national affiliation is prohibited.
At the same time, the essence of the rule of law is notis reduced only to the protection of the rights and freedoms of the individual. The principle of a legal power also provides for ensuring and limiting the activities of the authorities equally. Thus, the freedoms and rights of the individual are guaranteed, the legal and fair security of the individual both in relations with the authorities and with other people. The rule of law as a result appears in the form of a combination of subjective civil rights and the objective order of the activities of power.