APPLICATION OF NORMS OF THE RUSSIAN CONSTITUTION IN DISPUTES ABOUT THE STATUS OF POLITICAL PARTIES

The article is devoted to questions of application of norms of the Russian Constitution in relations with participation of political parties. To this end, the authors carry out the analysis of judicial practice, related to the projection of the status of political parties, and scientific literature that discusses the theoretical aspects of the direct application of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The study focuses on the activities of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation in determining the status of parties based on the interpretation of constitutional precepts. Through the analysis of specific law cases, the conclusions about the limited nature of the direct application of constitutional norms by courts of general jurisdiction, which mostly is of a subsidiary nature, are made. The cause of this situation is seen in shortcomings of the constitutional legal regulation of the considered sphere of public relations.