Right to freedom of movement and choice of the place of residence in constitutional legislation of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan: comparative analysis

Abstract

This article explores the peculiarities of constitutional-legal regulation of the right to freedom of movement and choice of the place of residence, which is the foundation of migration relations in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan. Special attention is given to examination of the provisions of constitutional legislation of Russia and Tajikistan regarding regulation of migration, and modern scientific approaches towards understating the possibilities of exercising the right to freedom of movement and choice of the place of residence reflected in the constitutional law of both countries. The main conclusion of the conducted research consists in the statement that the right to freedom of movement and choice of the place of residence is the basic right in the constitutional legal status of modern migrants, which is specified in constitutional legislation of Russia and Tajikistan. Analysis of the legislation of these countries underlines that a common trend became an amendment to the freedom of movement with responsibility of immigrants to migration registration. This requirement of the legislator is aimed at prevention of illegal migration, which is a negative consequence of exercising the right to freedom of movement and choice of the place of residence.