The right to take part in the conduct of public affairs:a focus on international law and constitutional regulation in Russia

Abstract

From the perspective of international human rights standards of public participation, this article explores the constitutional law genesis of the right to take part “in managing state affairs” in Russia. We start our analysis with a brief outlook of the right to public participation in Russia. Then we continue studying the sources of international human rights law guaranteeing a set of participatory rights and to which the Russian Federation is a state party. Finally, the reader is provided with an analysis of the constitutional genesis of participatory rights in Russia: from the RSFSR Constitution of 1918 until the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation. Tentative outcomes are summarised in the concluding section.