Constitutional and legal regulation of restrictions on human and civil rights and freedoms in Russia in special circumstances

Abstract

The article deals with topical issues of restrictions on human and civil rights and freedoms in Russia in special circumstances of activity, primarily in the context of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The article examines the issues of restricting the rights and freedoms of a Russian citizen in a state of emergency. The authors of the article consider the issues of restricting the constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens in a high-alert and emergency situation. It is shown that the activities to protect the rights and freedoms of citizens in the context of a pandemic are based on Article 55 of the Constitution, according to which rights can be restricted by law only to the extent necessary to protect the health of citizens. Based on the analysis of changes in legislation in this area, the authors raise the problem of the relationship of the rights and freedoms of each person with the rights and freedoms of others, the interests of society. It is concluded that one of the forms of constitutional restrictions on rights and freedoms are constitutional obligations, which mean a measure of proper behavior of a person due to the need to correlate their interests with the interests of other persons, society, and the state.