The Right to Housing in the Light of Amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation
Abstract
Relevance. The article deals with topical issues of typical legal misconceptions in determining the modern content of the right to housing, examines its dialectic in the light of the constitutional changes made, guarantees of implementation, both in Russia and in other countries. The problems related to the implementation of the right to housing in Russia are raised.
Purpose. To identify the transformations in the content of the right to housing in Russia that arose after the amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation in 2020. And based on them, to develop proposals for improving housing relations.
Objectives. To consider the transformation of the content of the right to housing as a result of the constitutional reform of 2020 in Russia; to identify theoretical and practical problems of its implementation and guarantee. Methodology. The present research is based on the following methods of scientific cognition: dialectical development, comparative legal analysis, formal legal, chronological.
Results. The study showed that the constitutional changes did not significantly affect the content of the right to housing, but revealed the theoretical and practical problems of its guarantee and implementation. To solve them, it is proposed to include a section on social guarantees of these rights for certain categories of citizens in the Housing Code of the Russian Federation.
Conclusions. In the Russian Federation, the legal regulation of basic housing relations is carried out by fixing the norms in the Housing Code of the Russian Federation. However, the specified act is imperfect, today there is a problem of definition of the right of citizens to housing, first of all it concerns the content of the right and realization of the right to housing of certain categories of citizens. Consequently, all this confirms the need for further development of scientific research on all aspects of the constitutional right of citizens of the Russian Federation to housing.
About the Author
Olga A. Kovaleva
Orenburg State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Candidate of Juridical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department Civil Law and, Process
13 Victory str., Orenburg 460000
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Kovaleva O.A. The Right to Housing in the Light of Amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Proceedings of Southwest State University. Series: History and Law. 2021;11(4):24-36. (In Russ.)
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