CONSTITUTIONALISM TRANSNATIONALIZATION AS AN OBJECT OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE

Abstract

The article covers the problems of the spread of the phenomenon of constitutionalism to interstate associations. It is noted that the phenomenon of constitutionalism is mainly characterized precisely by means of its domestic significance and, accordingly, as something that does not go beyond the borders of a specific state. Attention is focused on the fact that constitutionalism (especially in the conditions of legal positivism prevalence) is associated with the presence of a number of legislative acts. However, the essence of constitutionalism lies, first of all, in limiting public authorities. The origins of constitutionalism are laid in the contractual concept of the state origin, and in the theory of the social contract. Two main aspects of a possible consideration of the issue of constitutionalism transnationalization are distinguished. First, it is about the supranational nature of constitutionalism in the context of axiological perception. The fundamental provisions of constitutionalism find their manifestation in many states. Democratic states cannot fail to proceed from the postulate of public authority limitation and division, human rights as natural possibilities determining the limits of the state power activity, etc. It is difficult to single out those institutions that are inherent in the constitutional law of an individual state and do not exist in other states. Secondly, it is about the possibility of the constitutionalism existence at the level of interstate entities, primarily the European Union. In this aspect, the term “multilevel constitutionalism” is usually used. It is summarized that the issue of constitutionalism going beyond the domestic borders becomes the object of the intention of the domestic jurisprudence and requires a comprehensive study. Key words: state, integration, European Union, constitutionalism, human rights, international organization, public authority, sovereignty.