ABSTRACT
The constitutional order of Russia is characterised by three features. First of all, some provisions of the Russian Constitution are immune from further amendments. Secondly, the Constitution of Russia integrates international law acts into its national legal order and recognises the priority of duly ratified international agreements above conflicting domestic laws. Thirdly, the Constitutional Court possesses the exclusive competence to interpret the Constitution. The Constitutional Court bluntly rejected the claims of the Members of the State Duma in its judgment of 14 July 2015. Enforcement of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights has become an extremely politicised and notorious issue in Russia since 2013. The legal framework of Eurasian integration by which Russia is bound is enormous. The adoption of the new Constitution of the Russian Federation in 1993 ensured the impossible direct applicability of international law within the Russian legal system.
