Grygorenko A. Sanctions as a measure of constitutional liability in Ukraine and EU member states

The dissertation research develops theoretical principles of sanctions as a measure of constitutional and legal liability, proposals for improving their constitutional and legal foundations in Ukraine, taking into account the experience of the member states of the European Union. The author highlights the main periods of the genesis of constitutional and legal liability, their characteristic features; the formation and development of sanctions as a measure of constitutional liability and the characteristic features of these periods; the formation and development of sanctions in the context of the genesis of the national system of constitutional law and the characteristic features of these periods. The attention is focused on the object of constitutional and legal liability, the values enshrined in the constitutions of the member states of the EU (Germany, France, Poland, etc.) and in the Constitution of Ukraine are analyzed, the role of constitutional and legal liability in their protection and sanctions as its measure are characterized. It is noted that the sanctions of constitutional and legal liability should be proportionate and ensure the “defensive capacity of democracy” (a democracy that is ready to defend itself).