Constitutional Right of a Human to Self-defense in the Context of Civil Society Development in Russia

Abstract

The article examines contemporary scientific approaches to the definition of the content of the constitutional right of a human to self-defense of his or her rights and freedoms as part of the mechanism for the protection of human rights and freedoms. The author justifies the statement that self-defense should be assigned to non-jurisdictional forms of protection of individual rights. The paper provides a brief overview of the composition of a constitutional legal relationship emerging as a result of exercising the right to self-defense. As civil society possesses certain mechanisms for detection, expression and, where necessary, formation of public opinion that can be used to address and eliminate social conflicts, the paper considers the ways of self-defense of rights by means of various institutions of civil society (the media, political parties, public associations, etc.) and provides relevant examples from their daily practice The paper determines the prospects for the development of self-defense legal regulation in Russia.