Continuity and novelty in the organization and activities of constitutional councils of the republics within the Russian Federation

The article reveals the main features characterizing the continuity and novelty in the organization and activities of constitutional councils created in four republics within the Russian Federation. Continuity affects the normative legal aspects of their status, the procedure for their formation, individual issues of organization and competence, and is also associated with decisions of regional constitutional courts that retain legal force. Novelty is due to the non-judicial nature of the constitutional council. It implies the possibility of establishing by the republics various models of its status based on giving this body powers in the sphere of constitutional control, constitutional supervision or a combination of both, granting it the right to proactively review the constitutionality of individual legal acts, and use non-jurisdictional powers to ensure constitutional legality.

constitution, control, supervision, constitutional court, constitutional council, republic, state-legal continuity and novelty