Bulletin of the Constitutional Court
3/2012

Contents

Official materials and Decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of July 4, 2012 No R-736/2012 «On the conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Amnesty of Some Categories of Persons who have committed crimes»»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of July 4, 2012 No R-737/2012 «On the conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Committee of Inquiry of the Republic of Belarus»»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of July 4, 2012 No R-738/2012 «On the conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Approval of the Report on the Execution of the Republican Budget for 2011»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of July 5, 2012 No R-739/2012 «On the conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Making Addenda and Alterations to the Bank Code of the Republic of Belarus»»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of July 5, 2012 No R-740/2012 «On the conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Making Addenda to Some Codes of the Republic of Belarus Regarding Securities Market Manipulation»»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of July 5, 2012 No R-741/2012 «On the conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Making Addenda and Alterations to the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Basics of Administrative Procedures»»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of 5 July 2012 No R-742/2012 «On the conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Making Addenda and Alterations to Some Laws of the Republic of Belarus Regarding Notarial Activity»»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of July 5, 2012 No R-743/2012 «On the conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Narcotics, Psychotropic substances, their precursors and analogies»»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of July 5, 2012 No R-744/2012 «On the conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Making Alterations and Addenda to Some Codes of the Republic of Belarus Regarding Jurisdiction of Cases of the Military Courts»»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of July 9, 2012 No R-754/2012 «On the conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On State's Procurement of Goods»»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of July 9, 2012 No R-755/2012 «On the conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Making Alterations and Addenda to Some Laws of the Republic of Belarus Regarding Social Service»»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of July 9, 2012 No R-756/2012 «On the conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Making Alterations and Addenda to the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On the Pension System»»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of July 9, 2012 No R-757/2012 «On the conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Making Alterations and Addenda to Some Codes of the Republic of Belarus Regarding Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues»»

Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus of July 9, 2012 No R-758/2012 «On the conformity of the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Making Addenda to the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On State’s Social Benefits, Rights and Guarantees for Individual Categories of Citizens»»

Scientific information

Petr P. Miklashevich Constitutional values and modern trends of constitutionalism development

Annotation

The current trends in the development of constitutionalism are considered under the prism of the civilizational values and European democratic standards, as well as enshrined in the national constitutions. The role of the constitutional justice in Belarus in the constitutional values protection at the stage of the formation of the state ruled by law in our country is revealed. It is noted that the democratic social state ruled by law is the fundamental constitutional value in the Republic of Belarus. It serves as the initial foundation of effective implementation of other constitutional values, including the highest constitutional purpose and value – the individual.

Liliya G. Kozyreva The influence of legal positions of the Constitutional Court on the legal practices in the economic field

Annotation

Under consideration there are the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus relating the economic activity, the legal positions of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus in the interpretation of the rules and principles of the Constitution on the freedom of business activity, regulation of economic activity by the State in the interests of the individual and society. The issues of the constitutional right to judicial protection in business activities are considered in the article.

Stanislav Y. Danilyuk Actual problems of the crime policy in the context of constitutional requirements: experience of the preliminary review

Annotation

The article deals with certain current issues of the crime control state policy, received a legal regulation in the acts of criminal, criminal procedure and penal enforcement legislation, the rules of which were the subject of the obligatory preliminary review of the Constitutional Court.

The author refers to certain decisions of the Constitutional Court, which contain the legal positions aimed to reveal the constitutional legal meaning of the rules of the laws in consideration including the addressed ones to the subjects of law-making and law enforcement in order to overcome the deficiencies of legal regulation and unconstitutional law enforcement practice prevention.

Foreign experience of constitutionalism

Mykhailo M. Hultai The constitutional complaint as an institution of democracy: Ukrainian view

International relations of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus

On the Chairman of the Constitutional Court P.Miklashevich participation in the International conference «The Constitution is the basis of social modernization of society and the State»

International seminar «The Role of Constitutional Courts of Eastern Partnership countries in the process of harmonization of national legislation with the Acquis Communautaire»

Scientists of Belarus

Stepan G. Drobiazko – 90 years old