Доклад посвящен осмыслению, раскрытию и описанию феномена «конституционный дизайн» в конституционной теории и практике в части его использования для оценки эстетики, красоты и топологии конституции, а также средств юридической лингвистики и юридической техники. Особое внимание уделено вопросам эволюции самого дизайна конституций, конституционно-правовой мысли и их обусловленностью глубинными изменениями в развитии общества, права и культуры.
This working paper provides insight into the essence, content and destiny of constitutional myths and illusions as «load-bearing elements» of constitutional order, government system and political regime. Special attention is paid to the analysis of individual constitutional myths and illusions, such as the doctrine of the sovereignty of the people, concept of social contract, nation-wide referendum, values of separation of powers, open government, etc., as well as examples of their embodiment in the Constitutions of Russia, China, the USA, France, Venezuela, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Ukraine, etc.
The purpose of this paper is to comprehend, explore and describe Constitutional Design as a phenomenon of constitutional theory and practice from the perspective of its usage as a criterion for the assessment of the aesthetics, beauty and topology of constitutions, as well as a set of tools of legal linguistics and legal writing. The author pays special attention to the evolution of constitutional design as such, constitutional and legal thought, their dependence on profound changes in the course of development of the society, law, and culture.