Direct action of norms of the constitution of Ukraine: from principle to practical application

The Constitutional Court of Ukraine and the courts of general jurisdiction play a key role in the implementation of the principle for direct action of the norms of the Constitution of Ukraine. The work is devoted to the study of the constitutionalizational problems of the principle for direct action of the norms of the Constitution of Ukraine. The author analyzes the legal positions of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine regarding the mentioned problem. Attention is drawn to the inconsistency of the position of the authority of constitutional jurisdiction regarding the direct operation of constitutional norms. The author draws attention to the fact that this principle has a limited effect and concerns mainly provisions on the rights and freedoms of man and citizen. The new procedural codes approved by the parliament and introducing the novel of direct application of the norms of the Constitution of Ukraine by the courts of general jurisdiction are generally perceived positively. As a result of the research, the author's characteristic on the constitutional and legal mechanism of the direct effect of the norms of the Constitution of Ukraine is given.