On the issue of sources of constitutional law of the Republic of Belarus
Source of constitutional law of the modern Republic of Belarus is a dynamically developing system of legal phenomena that is becoming increasingly important in the national legal system. The objects of this research are public relations related to the sources of constitutional law in Belarus. The subject of this work is the concept, system, state and prospects of development of sources of constitutional law of the Republic of Belarus as the most important branch of law. The introduction analyzes the degree of research in the Belarusian legal science. Further, it is formulated the concept of the source of constitutional law, revealed its system. A separate aspect of the analysis is the constitutional legal principles and forms of their expression. It is analyzed the provisions of the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On normative legal acts”, which came into force on January 1, 2019, in the part concerning the sources of constitutional law. The provisions of this Law are compared with the provisions of the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On normative legal acts of the Republic of Belarus” of 2000. The publication argues for the researcher’s position that the sources of constitutional law are external forms of expression of constitutional legal principles and constitutional legal norms. In the Republic of Belarus, these include normative legal acts, as well as other legal acts. It is also concluded about the trends that characterize the development of the system of sources of Belarusian constitutional law, namely: its complexity, dynamism, constitutionality, the increasing role of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus as a body of constitutional justice in its further development, certain convergence with the norms of international law. Conclusions can be used for educational purposes, for further research in the field of development of sources of constitutional law of the Belarusian state, for improving law-making and law enforcement practice in the field under study.