Current Problems of Compliance with Constitutional Environmental Responsibilities Through the Lens of Constitutional Justice

The article analyzes constitutional environmental responsibilities in the Russian Federation through the prism of constitutional justice. Their non-compliance entails adverse consequences for subjects of environmental law. The purpose of the study is to identify topical issues that negatively affect compliance with constitutional environmental obligations in accordance with constitutional and legal norms, Russian legislation, as well as international law. The objectives of the study are to study constitutional environmental obligations in national and international law, to analyze the norms contained in the laws of the Russian Federation and international legal acts concerning compliance with environmental obligations, and to identify key problems related to them. Using the comparative legal method, the analysis of constitutional environmental obligations was carried out. In addition, logical and formal legal methods of scientific cognition were used. The study examines some key aspects that have an adverse impact on compliance with constitutional environmental obligations, the doctrine of environmental law. It is revealed that in the Russian Federation, the duties in the field of ecology are the preservation of the environment and respect for natural resources, entrusted to all subjects of law. In accordance with the norms of international law, the element of the ecological and legal status of a legal entity considered by us is more characteristic of the State. The study of problems in national and international law has led to the conclusion that in modern countries it is recognized that non-compliance with constitutional environmental obligations is due to a low level of environmental awareness, lack of understanding of legal responsibility and environmental nihilism.