Generate QR code
Open Access
Subscription Access
The legal force of decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation in the context of the discussion on the abolition of the moratorium on death penalty
https://doi.org/10.35854/2219-6242-2025-2-229-242
Abstract
The article examines the problematic aspects of the legal force of decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation (RF), their place in the legal system of the state and the system of sources of law. The work reveals the issue of the legal force of the legal positions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation in the context of public discussions on the possibilities of abolishing the moratorium on the death penalty and taking into account the opinion prevailing in the legal community about the absence in modern legislation of any legal mechanisms to overcome the definition of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation of November 19, 2009 No. 1344-O-R, which enshrined the indefiniteness of the moratorium on death penalty and made its sentencing and implementation on the territory of Russia under the current Constitution of the Russian Federation impossible.
About the Author
Yu. A. Kudryavtsev
Luga Institute (branch) of the Leningrad State University named after A. S. Pushkin
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yuri A. Kudryavtsev - PhD in Law, Associate Professor, Associate Professor at the Department of Jurisprudence
52a Volodarsky Ave., Luga, Leningrad Region, 188230
References
1. Zor’kin V.D. Constitutional and judicial protection of rights in the Russian Federation: Main properties. In: Proc. Int. conf. “Protection of rights and constitutional control” (St. Petersburg, June 26, 2024). Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation official website. URL: http://www.ksrf.ru/ru/News/Speech/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?ParamId=97 (accessed on 15.03.2025). (In Russ.).
2. Klishas said it was impossible for Russia to change its position on the death penalty. RBC. Feb. 26, 2025. URL: https://www.rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/67bed2829a7947a18dbf42d1 (accessed on 17.03.2025). (In Russ.).
3. Mikhailova A. Death penalty: From the USSR to modern Russia. Pravo.ru. Nov. 23, 2018. URL: https://pravo.ru/story/206498/ (accessed on 14.03.2025). (In Russ.).
4. On the clarification of paragraph 5 of the operative part of the Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation of February 2, 1999 No. 3-P on the case of verifying the constitutionality of the provisions of Article 41 and part three of Article 42 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the RSFSR, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Resolution of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation of July 16, 1993 “On the procedure for putting into effect the “Law of the Russian Federation “On Amendments and Supplements to the Law of the RSFSR “On the Judicial System of the RSFSR”, the Criminal Procedure Code of the RSFSR, the Criminal Code of the RSFSR and the Code of the RSFSR on Administrative Offenses”. Determination of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation of November 19, 2009 No. 1344-O-R. Official Internet Portal of Legal Information. URL: http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&prevDoc=102390766&backlink=1&&nd=102133896 (accessed on 14.03.2025). (In Russ.).
5. Zor’kin V.D. Constitutional justice: Procedure and meaning. St. Petersburg: Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation; 2021. 154 p. (In Russ.).
6. Telekhov M. It is impossible to lift the moratorium on the death penalty in Russia even by amending the Constitution — Zor’kin. Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI). Jun. 29, 2022. URL: https://rapsinews.ru/digital_law_news/20220629/308074738.html (accessed on 17.03.2025). (In Russ.).
7. Klishas: It is impossible to bring back the death penalty in Russia. Business Online. Mar. 25, 2024. URL: https://m.business-gazeta.ru/news/627534 (accessed on 17.03.2025). (In Russ.).
8. Komarova V. Klishas: Death penalty cannot be reintroduced without a new Constitution. Parlamentskaya gazeta. Jun. 29, 2022. URL: https://www.pnp.ru/social/klishassmertnuyu-kazn-nevozmozhno-vernut-bez-novoy-konstitucii.html (accessed on 14.03.2025). (In Russ.).
9. Zor’kin V.D. Constitutional and legal development of Russia. Moscow: Norma, Infra-M; 2011. 720 p. (In Russ.).
10. Zor’kin V.D. Constitutional Court of Russia: Doctrine and practice. Moscow: Norma; 2017. 592 p. (In Russ.).
11. Zor’kin V.D. Law versus chaos. Moscow: Norma, Infra-M; 2019. 368 p. (In Russ.).
12. Mukhametshina E., Ivanov M., Khamraev V. A new round of debate has begun in parliament regarding lifting the moratorium on executions. Vedomosti. Mar. 27, 2024. URL: https:// www.vedomosti.ru/society/articles/2024/03/27/1028179-v-parlamente-nachalsya-novii-vitok-diskussii-po-povodu-snyatiya-moratoriya-na-smertnuyu-kazn (accessed on 20.03.2025). (In Russ.).
13. Baglai M.V. Constitutional law of the Russian Federation. Moscow: Norma; 2008. 816 p. (In Russ.).
Review
For citations:
Kudryavtsev Yu.A. The legal force of decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation in the context of the discussion on the abolition of the moratorium on death penalty. Sociology and Law. 2025;17(2):229-242. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.35854/2219-6242-2025-2-229-242
Views:
15
Email this article 