Shcherbaniuk O. Popular sovereignty in the political and legal construction of the modern state

The thesis presents a comprehensive study of popular sovereignty in the political and legal construction of the modern state. The author analyzes the evolution of the idea of popular sovereignty in the political life of the community, academic sources of popular sovereignty, set the content, principles and characteristics of people power and popular representation, the constitutional nature of the ideas of popular sovereignty. Based on comprehensive analysis of national sovereignty presented system characteristics constitutional principle of popular sovereignty consolidate the unity and power of the people, the content of popular sovereignty as a source of state sovereignty. Investigated and analyzed the constitutional problems of implementation of national sovereignty in a democracy, in particular the problem of national sovereignty in terms of uncontrolled political power, the implementation of national initiatives to achieve sustainable development of democracy, achieving real conditions of exercise of the sovereign will of the people, issues guarantees achieving the ultimate goal of national sovereignty in human rights and freedoms.