Constitutional control in the focus of constitutional reforms in the Russian Federation (review of the expert round table)

Abstract

The review outlines the main content of scientific reports presented during the expert round table held on November 26, 2020 as part of the X Moscow Legal Week. The round table was attended by experts in the field of constitutional law and constitutional justice. Participants discussed the main directions of constitutional control reform, including the problems of modernization of the institution of constitutional complaint; issues related to expanding the competence of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation; clarification of the status of a judge of the Constitutional Court, as well as a whole range of issues related to the upcoming abolition of the constitutional (charter) courts in the constituent parts of the Russian Federation. The main attention of the speakers was paid to the problems and trends of changes in the sphere of constitutional justice in connection with the reform of the Constitution of the Russian Federation held in July 2020.