Transformation of the competence of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation

The purpose of the study is to identify the reasons for the expansion of the competence of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. In this regard, the changes in the powers of the supreme body of the Russian constitutional justice, enshrined in the Constitution of the Russian Federation of 1993 and Federal Constitutional Law No. 1-FKZ dated July 21, 1994 “On the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation” in the period from 1994 to 2025, are analyzed. It has been established that almost all chapters of the Federal Law on the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation regulating the powers of the supreme judicial body of constitutional control have been amended, and new categories of constitutional cases have appeared. 2020 was one of the most intense periods of transformation for the Constitutional Court. The study of the institute of citizens’ appeals to the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation allowed us to formulate the conclusion that, in general, the conditions and procedure for filing complaints have become tougher in recent years, respectively, the number of appeals has decreased, but still this type of constitutional proceedings is one of the most implemented in the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. The blurring of the boundaries of sovereignty by the mechanisms of international justice has become the reason for the turn of state and legal policy towards the concept of the identity of Russian civilization. This was reflected in the emergence of the doctrine of constitutional identity, which came up with the idea to consolidate new categories of constitutional cases in 2015 and 2020: on the possibility of executing decisions of an interstate body, a foreign or international (interstate) court, a foreign or international arbitration court (arbitration). The study led to the conclusion that constitutional justice occupies a unique place in the system of modern law and order, and the development of the most optimal and effective model of constitutional justice is an important goal for any modern state, including Russia.