The reporter mentions the role of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the importance of constitutional justice, and emphasizes the necessity of correspondence of the role of the Constitutional Court with the challenges of the new century.

According to the reporter, the activity of the Constitutional Court must equally include all the issues of development of state and law.

Expressing his view concerning the dispute - "single" or "specialized" courts - the reporter concludes, that the experience of constitutional justice itself tells in favor of the development of specialized courts.

The main topic of the report is the institute of federalism, its scope and requirements, as well as the role of the Constitutional Court in guarantee of the balance between the components of federalism. The reporter emphasizes the significance of the Constitutional Court's position concerning federalism, according to which the federalism must be balanced and federalism is not a condition for preservation of centralism.