A PROBLEM OF DETERMINATION OF THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE SUPREME GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES IN THE USSR AND RUSSIA

In domestic legal literature there are many publications devoted to determination of the legal status of supreme government authorities in the USSR and Russia. And if in respect to the Supreme Soviet (and later the Congress of People's Deputies) of USSR scientific literature has shown a particular opinion of it as the supreme organ of state power, in relation to the legal status of the President of the Russian Federation, there are many opinions. Such a situation is caused by many causes of objective, as well as subjective order. As an objective cause it is possible to name quite a short period of existence of the mentioned institution in Russia, as well as the fact that the Constitutions of RSFSR and the Russian Federation defined its legal status differently even in such a short period of time. A certain political engagement of many authors can be treated as a subjective reason. General statements of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, inherent in almost all constitutions, and relatively short action time have become the grounds for such political engagement. This has led to insufficient enforcement practice and unsubstantial array of provisions enshrining the legal status of the Russian supreme government authorities by the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. Therefore, scientific literature may expose suggestions to treat the President as an executive branch of power, recognize his status as a separate presidential branch and show that presidential power does not dominate over other branches of power. At the same time obvious facts are ignored: Provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation itself and their numerous interpretations by the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. Taking into account the above-mentioned and also major scientific works by Professor of the Department of Constitutional and Municipal Law at the Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL) E. I. Kozlova and developing her scientific ideas and conclusions on the mentioned issue, the author suggest his own concept of the legal status of the President of the Russian Federation, as well as the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

legal status, the concept of separation of powers, USSR, RF, Constitution, Supreme Soviet, the President of the Russian Federation, E. I. Kozlova, O. E. Kutafin, All-USSR Correspondence Institute of Law, MSAL

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