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THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

- judicial body of constitutional control,

Independently and independently exercising judicial power through constitutional legal proceedings.

Powers, the procedure for the formation and activities of the CS RF are determined by the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the FKZ "On the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation".

The main principles of the activity of the Russian Federation are independence, collegiality, glasnost, competitiveness and equality of the parties.

In order to protect the foundations of the constitutional order, the fundamental rights and freedoms of man and citizen, ensure the supremacy and direct effect of the Constitution of the Russian Federation throughout the territory of the Russian Federation,

1) resolve cases of compliance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation:

A) federal laws, normative acts of the President of the Russian Federation, the Council of the Federation, the State Duma, the Government of the Russian Federation;

B) Constitutions of the republics, charters, as well as laws and other normative acts of the subjects of the Russian Federation issued on issues related to the jurisdiction of the government bodies of the Russian Federation and joint jurisdiction of the government bodies of the Russian Federation and state authorities of the subjects of the Russian Federation;

C) agreements between government bodies of the Russian Federation and state authorities of the subjects of the Russian Federation, agreements between state authorities of the subjects of the Russian Federation;

D) the international treaties of the Russian Federation that have not entered into force;

2) resolve disputes about competence:

A) between federal bodies of state power;

B) between the bodies of state power of the Russian Federation and state authorities of the subjects of the Russian Federation;

C) between the highest state bodies of the subjects of the Russian Federation;

3) verify the constitutionality of the law applied or to be applied in a particular case on complaints of violation of constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens and upon requests of courts;

4) gives an interpretation of the Constitution of the Russian Federation;

5) gives an opinion on the observance of the established procedure for nominating the President of the Russian Federation for high treason or for committing another serious crime;

6) acts with legislative initiative on issues of its competence;

7) exercise other powers conferred on him by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the federal treaty and federal constitutional laws; Can also enjoy the rights granted to him by prisoners in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation agreements on the delimitation of powers and powers between state authorities of the Russian Federation and state authorities of the subjects of the Russian Federation, if these rights do not contradict his legal nature and purpose as a judicial body of constitutional control.

The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation refrains from establishing and examining factual circumstances in the implementation of constitutional proceedings in all cases when this falls within the competence of other courts or other bodies. On questions of its internal activities, the Russian Federation accepts the Rules of Procedure of the Russian Federation.

The CC of the Russian Federation consists of nineteen judges, appointed by the Federation Council on the proposal of the President of the Russian Federation.

The Russian Federation has the right to carry out its activities if it has at least three-fourths of the total number of judges in its membership.

The powers of the Russian Federation can not be limited to a certain period. KS RF is independent in organizational, financial and material-technical relations from any other bodies. It is financed from the federal budget.

A citizen of the Russian Federation who has reached the age of at least 40 years, with an impeccable reputation and has a higher legal education and at least 15 years of experience in the legal profession, who has recognized a high qualification in the field of law, can be appointed judge of the Russian Federation.

Judge KS Russia is appointed for a term of 15 years. Appointment of a judge for a second term is not allowed.

KS RF considers and resolves cases in plenary sessions and sessions of the chambers of the Russian Federation. It consists of two chambers, including, respectively, ten and nine judges of the Russian Federation. The composition of the chambers is determined by lot, the procedure for which is established by the Rules of Procedure of the Russian Federation.

All the judges of the Russian Federation participate in the plenary sessions, the judges in the chamber chambers are members of the relevant chamber.

The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the CC RF can not be members of the same chamber. The composition of the Chambers should not remain unchanged for more than 3 consecutive years.

Decisions of the Russian Federation are mandatory throughout the territory of the Russian Federation for all representative, executive and judicial bodies of state power, local self-government bodies, enterprises, institutions, organizations, officials, citizens and their associations.