Volkov N.A. Formation and Development of Constitutional Law On the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation

Abstract: The subject of the study is the Federal Constitutional Law «On the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation». The object of the study is the constitutional legislation of Russia. The author examines in detail the changes made to the Federal Constitutional Law «On the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation» since its adoption in 1997 until the present time. Particular attention is paid to the last amendments made to the law by the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation proposed by the President of the Russian Federation in 2015. The main research method is a comparative legal analysis of the laws that amend and improve the legislation regarding the new constitutional state body — the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation. The novelty of the study lies in the fact that the author reviews and analyses the new theoretical propositions added to the Federal Constitutional Law on the Russian Federal Ombudsman by the President in January, by the State Duma in February and March, and by the Federation Council in April of this year. A special contribution of the author to the research is not only the theoretical study of the problem of the need to improve the federal legislation on ombudsmen, but also the practical participation in the formation of the Institute of Commissioners for Human Rights in Russia as a regional commissioner in a federal subject of the Russian Federation for fifteen years — since 2001 until now. The main conclusion of the study is the assertion that a significant number of changes to the constitutional legislation of Russia on Commissioners for Human Rights indicates the constant attention of the state and the parliament in the sphere of observance and protection of human rights, as well as the continuing development and improvement of the constitutional legislation of Russia regarding the rights and freedoms of its citizens.  

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