Constitutional Justice in a System of Separation of Powers

S.L. Sergevnin

doi:10.17323/2072-8166.2012.5.51.59

S.L. Sergevnin Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation; North-West Institute, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17323/2072-8166.2012.5.51.59

Keywords: constitutional justice, judicial independence, separation of powers, governmental power, judicial bodies, functions of governmental bodies, constitutional principles

Abstract

The author examines the separate problems of assessing the place and the role of the judicial system as a whole and constitutional justice, in particular, within the system of separation of powers, whilst accounting for the modern juridical nature of various governmental bodies’ powers, as well as their functions.

Author Biography

S.L. Sergevnin, Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation; North-West Institute, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Adviser of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Jurisprudence, Professor, Head of the Theory and Law and Government History at the North-West Institute, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration