Human dignity and constitutional principles
Human dignity is a universal human value, which is becoming more common in legislation, both at international and national level. Representing a complex phenomenon, it attracts the attention of researchers of various human sciences. In the introduction it is defined the importance of studying the human dignity by legal scholars. In the main part of the work it is examined the concept of human dignity. The conclusion is made that it is a moral phenomenon, understood as respect for oneself, the consciousness of their rights, their significance, independence of views and opinions. Human dignity is described as a legal value, which plays an important role in modern states. It is argued that in modern national legal systems human dignity is, in particular, and the legal value of the goal that is mediated by the implementation of the constitutional principles. According to the researcher, constitutional principles were formed during the historical development of human society. They reflect the needs of society and provide interaction of individuals in a specific social space and social time. As a legal phenomenon, constitutional principles differ in general validity (universality), imperativeness and certainty. Constitutional principles are the semantic principles that determine the direction of legal regulation of social relations, and, accordingly, serve as a criterion for assessing the behavior of their participants. Ensuring human dignity is the most important goal of legal regulation mediated by such constitutional principles as democracy, separation of powers, democracy, humanism, the rule of law, the protection of human and civil rights and freedoms, etc. It is concluded that constitutional principles play a key role in ensuring human dignity, which, in turn, actually sets the system of constitutional principles of the modern state and society, connects the main ideas and the Constitution, unites them, allows full disclosure of their full potential, all their capabilities, and ensures their effective regulatory influence on public relations.