Storozhev, A.N. Institutional aspects of constitutional justice in Russia and in Spain: comparative analysis

Abstract: The article contains comparative analysis of the constitutional justice bodies in Spain and in Russia, their structures, procedures of their formation and scopes of competence of these bodies and their divisions, as well as the terms of service for the judges of constitutional courts. The study is based upon current constitutional legislation taking into account the recent amendments to the Organic Law on Constitutional Tribunal in Spain and the Federal Constitutional Law on the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. The author makes a conclusion that the constitutional justice bodies of Russia and Spain are somewhat different which is due to the differences in legal systems of these states and their public law traditions, he also supposes that the differences between the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation and the Constitutional Tribunal of Spain are reflected in the constitutional justice of these states, and he expresses his opinion on possible borrowing of some specific features of the Spanish Constitutional Tribunal.

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