Abstract: cThe article examines the role of constitutional (charter) courts of the subjects of the Russian Federation in the constitutional-legal support of the unity and territorial integrity of the Russian Federation as basic constitutional values. The work has been made with the use of the following methods: analysis, synthesis, system approach, formal and comparative legal method, and model building. The author draws a conclusion about the inferiority of constitutional (charter) courts as subjects of ensuring previously mentioned values. The courts primarily provide values that are associated with regional interests, while they are capable of damaging the unity and territorial integrity of the Russian Federation. The author proposes three ways of solving present-day problems and filling the gaps of the legal regulation of the constitutional control in our country.

Abstract: cThe article examines the role of constitutional (charter) courts of the subjects of the Russian Federation in the constitutional-legal support of the unity and territorial integrity of the Russian Federation as basic constitutional values. The work has been made with the use of the following methods: analysis, synthesis, system approach, formal and comparative legal method, and model building. The author draws a conclusion about the inferiority of constitutional (charter) courts as subjects of ensuring previously mentioned values. The courts primarily provide values that are associated with regional interests, while they are capable of damaging the unity and territorial integrity of the Russian Federation. The author proposes three ways of solving present-day problems and filling the gaps of the legal regulation of the constitutional control in our country.