Limits of Regulation of Political Rights of Citizens as a Subject Matter of Constitutional Law

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of the scope of political rights of citizens in the context of constitutional and legal regulation, analyzes the specificity of this category, issues of the legality of their restriction, and suggests a classification of the relevant restrictive measures. Public relations are developing dynamically, constantly receiving new content, so the list of political rights of citizens, which are one of the key elements of the subject of constitutional legal regulation, cannot be exhaustive. At the present stage, legal relations related to the development of network information and communication technologies are actively being formed, requiring clarity and unambiguity in their regulatory consolidation. Among researchers there is no consensus on the limits of state regulation of the rights and freedoms of a citizen. Therefore, it is required to analyze the legal acts in which their scope is legislatively fixed, which makes it possible to highlight various methods used in the formulation of legal restrictions on the political rights of citizens. The analysis of the issues of the legality of such restrictions shows that it is necessary to remember about a possibility of their broad interpretation by the legislator and law enforcer, which can lead to excessive restrictions on human rights and freedoms. It is also important to note that there is the need to exclude the possibility of a two-digit interpretation of the rules of law governing this area.