Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1994-2540 (Print)
ISSN 2542-1956 (Online)


территориальное устройство государства

Constitutional principles of the creation of federal territories in Russia

Introduction. During the constitutional reform of 2020, part 1 of Article 67 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation was supplemented with a provision on the possibility of creating federal territories. In this regard, questions need to be resolved about how the constitutional novel should relate to the principles of federalism established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, and what the principles for the creation of federal territories in Russia are. Theoretical analysis.

Constitutional-legal and socio-economic prerequisites and goals for the creation of federal territories in the Russian Federation and abroad

Introduction. The establishment of the possibility of creating federal territories in the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the subsequent adoption of the Federal Law “On the Federal Territory “Sirius” No. 437-FZ of December 22, 2020 make us take a closer look at foreign experience in determining the constitutional legal status, mechanisms of creation and features of functioning of federal territories.