Constitutional and Legal Anomalies as a Threat to Sustainable Development of Russia

Abstract

The article deals with constitutional and legal anomalies that are a serious obstacle to the effective legal regulation of public relations and sustainable legal development of modern Russia. The article analyzes such types of anomalies as: (1) the dualism of nominal constitutional law and reality, (2) interpretative and law enforcement deviations from the formal constitutional law norm, (3) normative contradictions, (4) gaps, and (5) other formal legal defects of individual sources and norms of constitutional law. Each of the anomalies is interpreted via the historical, comparative, system-structural, and formal-legal methods of the constitutional legal doctrine, current legislation, and law enforcement practice of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. The author concluded that the poor knowledge of constitutional and legal anomalies, the complexity and discussion of this issue, and the practical relevance of the stated topic indicate the need for further research. As notable features of constitutional and legal anomalies, one may define: (1) the close connection with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, (2) the special scope, (3) specific content, and (4) high negative effect on the entire legal system of Russia. Further analysis of constitutional and legal anomalies would allow creating adequate measures to prevent and eliminate them, which will ensure the sustainable legal development of our country and the formation of a legal state.