Opening Address by Petr P. Miklashevich, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus, on the occasion of the Constitution Day of the Republic of Belarus
Official Materials and Decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus
Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 25 January 2011 No. D-565/2011 «On constitutional legality in the Republic of Belarus in 2010»
Message of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus to the President of the Republic of Belarus, the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus «On Constitutional Legality in the Republic of Belarus in 2010»
The 15 March–the Constitution Day of the Republic of Belarus
«The Constitutional Court Protecting the Rights of Citizens» (materials of the on-line conference with participation of Petr P. Miklashevich, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus, on 15 March 2011 in the Belarusian Telegraph Agency (BelTA)
Ensuring the Constitutional Right to Address Appeals to State Bodies
Tadeush V. Voronovich. Dealing with Citizens’ Appeals to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus in 2010
Scientific Information
Anatoly G. Tikovenko. Perfect Legislation as the Most Important Basis of Constitutional Legality
The article deals with some of the shortcomings of current legislation and contains suggestions for its improvement in terms of economic liberalisation. Particular attention is paid to covering the activities of the Constitutional Court, the value of its annual messages on the constitutional legality to improve legislation, law-making practice. Significant part in the article is given to the analysis of the law, improving its quality and prestige in a system of normative legal acts.
Tatyana S. Boiko. Implementation of Constitutional Rules and Principles in the Taxation Legislation of the Republic of Belarus and in the Decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus
The author analyses the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus on taxation, issues of implementation of constitutional rules and principles in the tax legislation of the Republic of Belarus and also sets forth the legal positions of the Constitutional Court regarding the interpretation of constitutional norms and principles of tax legislation.
Valentina V. Podgrusha. Particularities of Judicial Discretion in Constitutional Proceedings
The author of the article analyses common approaches to judicial discretion as an element of law-enforcement, some features inherent in the discretion of the courts of general jurisdiction and the main characteristics of judicial discretion in constitutional court proceedings. The author gives as examples certain decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus and the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, which characterise the content and direction of judicial discretion in the sphere of constitutional justice. The author points out the possibility of a change of judicial discretion through the Constitutional Court legal positions that diverge from the previously expressed positions and emphasises the similarity of such approaches to international practice, in particular the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights, etc.
Lyudmila O. Murashko. On Axiological Concept of the Law-making
On the ground of value conditionality of law the author analyses the influence of values on law-making. In her opinion social values play a key role in law-making process. Value is a particular spiritual phenomenon related to ideal dimension, which stands as a tribute, a model in public conscience. The values determined by historical development of a given society incarnate the common sense of a tribute, fairness, humanity, which are the aim of current systems of social regulation, including law.
International Relations of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus
Participation of Petr P. Miklashevich, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus, in the II Congress of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice (January 16–18, 2011, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
On the participation of Alexander V. Maryskin, Deputy Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus, in the 86th Plenary Session of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) (March 25–26, 2011)
