Society in the Concept of a Unified Public Authority in the Russian Federation

Abstract

   Aim. Analysis of the constitutional content of the category «society» within the framework of the concept of a unified public authority and public-power relations in the light of the constitutional reform of 2020. Development of doctrinal approaches to understanding society as a constitutional and legal
category, identification of the content of constitutional structures of interaction between society and the state, determination of the optimal level of legal normativity.
   Methodology. The formal-legal and systematic methods of analyzing the constitutional provisions introduced into the text of the basic law as part of the 2020 reform and analyzing the constitutional structure of society in the concept of a unified public authority were used. Comparative legal analysis of
approaches to understanding society as a subject of public-power relations was made.
   Results. The necessity of placing the constitutional and legal category «society» within the framework of the concept of public power and public-power relations is shown, which is confirmed, among other things, by the formal legal analysis of the Law on Amendments to the Constitution of 2020. The author comes to the conclusion that the problem recognized by the scientific community of insufficient normativity of the content of the constitutional structures of the relationship between society and the state, the definition of the content of the category “society” can be solved through the detailing and specification of the powers of public authorities (primarily executive), as well as through the doctrinal content of the structure of public power included into the concept of a unified public authority.
   Research implications. Doctrinal approaches to understanding society as a constitutional and legal category within the framework of the concept of public power have been developed.