MODERN CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS: RELEVANCE, SIGNIFICANCE AND PERSPECTIVE FOCUS

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the large-scale constitutional reforms taking place in the country and the political and legal significance of the announced referendum on the project Constitutional Law. In it, the main content and essence, important features, as well as proposed new constitutional provisions of the project new edition of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan are subjected to scientific understanding. Suggestions and comments are put forward aimed at further improvement of a number of articles of the project. Additional arguments are given justifying the need for ongoing constitutional reforms, as well as commented on the following main ideas that form the basis for updating the Basic Law, namely the exaltation of human dignity, the creation of a humane, just and social state, the importance of which is recognized on a global scale, the strengthening of constitutional guarantees for ensuring the right of a citizen to immunity and their legitimate interests, ensuring favorable conditions for employment and labor activity of people, strengthening the legal protection of private property, strengthening the constitutional foundations of the institution of the family, stimulating the initiative of civil society institutions. Also, issues related to the improvement of the legal mechanisms for the functioning of people’s power were scientifically analyzed. The article also provides additional arguments in favor of new articles and norms being introduced into the Constitution, regarding the rights of citizens to be protected by justice, to use the services of a lawyer, to further expand the implementation of the principle of the presumption of innocence, to increase the role of parliament, to ensure accountability of the government and other state bodies to it, as well as improving the quality of lawmaking.