THE CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY SYSTEM IN RUSSIA

Natalia Butusova Doctor of law, Professor /Faculty of Law - Voronezh state University

Abstract: The problems of improving the system of public authority in the context of the constitutional reform have not been developed sufficiently. The phenomenon of public authority is multidimensional in nature, the mechanism of its implementation in correlation with the constitutional system of Russia presupposes the study of social relations arising from the models and levels of public authority and its constitutional basis and principles of organization and activity; constitutional and legal basis for the collaboration of public authority bodies, as well as its relationship with civil society, etc. The authors of the article, pointing out the complex nature of the problems of the organization and functioning of public authority, emphasize the particular importance of implementing the principles of democracy, separation, unity and cooperation of powers, ensuring the supremacy of human and civil rights and freedoms in the context of the ongoing constitutional reform in Russia. In this regard, the authors analyze the principles and the peculiarities of the organization and exercising of public authority in modern Russia in the framework of the adopted Law on the Amendment to the Constitution of the Russian Federation of March 14, 2020 No. 1-FKZ “On improving the regulation of certain issues of the organization and functioning of public authority”. The role of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation in building up the Russian constitutional system of power and ensuring balance of powers is also examined.
The mechanism of organizing public authority at all levels and its functioning as well as the interaction of structural elements do not occur arbitrarily. This process is subject to the relevant constitutional principles. It is the constitutional essence that determines the nature of public authority, its content and architecture. Therefore, the modernization of the Constitution should be well-timed and reflect the objective principles of state and social development, stimulate the democratic potential of the state and its legislative system and should not hamper social relationships.
Keywords: public authority system, the constitutional reform, Constitution, democracy, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation.