Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights applied in Decisions of Constitutional Courts and Statutory Courts of Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation

Abstract

The Convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms and the decisions of the European Court of human rights are an integral part of the Russian legal system and are taken into account by the legislator when regulating public relations and by law enforcement agencies when applying the relevant legal norms. The Russian Federation consists of entities where it is possible to establish their own constitutional (statutory) courts. In the Republic of Tatarstan and 14 other regions, such courts have been established. The article provides statistics on their application of the European court of human rights rulings, as well as the provisions of the European Convention, as well as the most frequently applied rulings and provisions. In addition, the article notes some decisions of the constitutional court of the Republic of Tatarstan, in which the provisions of the Convention and the practice of the European court of human rights contributed to the protection of human rights.