The Involvement of Citizens in the Amendment of the Fundamental Law of the Country: The Russian Agenda and the International Experience
Each state comes across the need for the amendment of its fundamental law (the constitution) in the course of its historical development. Such need has arisen in Russia by the end of the second decade of the XXI century. The order and procedures for adoption of amendments to the fundamental law of the country are defined by national laws. The international experience and the law making practice of world countries show the wide discretion of the national legislator in the regulation of the corresponding procedures, which should primarily be based on the will of the people.