Annotation

The question of enshrining in the constitutional text a list of absolute rights that cannot be restricted under any circumstances is one of the starting points in assessing the permissibility of restricting constitutional rights and freedoms. The mainstream approach in legal scholarly literature holds that a list of absolute rights should be закреплён in the provisions of Article 56 of the Russian Constitution, which is partly confirmed by the Constitutional Court. The author analyses the decisions of the Constitutional Court regarding the absolute nature of certain constitutional rights and freedoms, on the basis of which he concludes that there is some inconsistency in the Constitutional Court’s practice.