AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: CORRELATION BETWEEN RUSSIAN AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

Abstract

This article is devoted to a subject that has occupied, both in the past and now, a special place in the system of international relations. The Constitution of the Russian Federation has always been and remains the fundamental supreme document that extends its legal force to all the constituent entities of our country. The special characteristic of this legal instrument is that it has supreme legal force. It follows that the publication of all subsequent regulatory acts should not contradict with the Constitution of the Russian Federation. That is why, in the context of the development of international cooperation in the field of transport and the further growth of relations between states to promote cooperation, to adopt and ratify new international treaties, there is a need for a detailed analysis of the amendments, submitted on March 14, 2020. In fact, prior to the amendment of our country’s main normative and legal act, the norms of international law took precedence over the norms of national law. In the case when certain conditions regulated by an international act had not been stipulated in national law, the rules of international law that had priority had come into force. This provided an opportunity for international cooperation in various areas of society, including transportation. In the current circumstances, with the introduction of amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the primacy of the norms of international law has been revised. In order to have a clear understanding of the rules of the game in the international arena, it is necessary to consider, within the framework of legal aspects, the role and significance of international law in the national legislation of the Russian Federation and to suppose the prospect of international cooperation.