народний суверенітет

The essence of people’s sovereignty as a legal phenomenon is clarified and its author’s definition for the science of constitutional law is proposed.

The article presents the theoretical and legal characterization of the sovereignty of modern states,taking into account its types and peculiarities of its development under the influence of some processesthat are reflected in its content. The factors of the loss of sovereignty by the states are also determined.

The article is devoted to the study of the essence of direct democracy in the context of the implementation of people’s sovereignty. It is substantiated that democracy of participation is one of the most effective and actual types of direct democratic governance in the modern world. The diversity of its institutions makes it possible to participate in the management of the state by every citizen if he has a sufficient level of legal awareness.

The article looks at the nature of representative democracy as a form of realization of
popular sovereignty. The relationship of popular sovereignty and representative democracy is
analyzed. The necessity of using an expanded approach to the circle of people’s representatives
is substantiated. The normative, political and social requirements concerning the procedure
for the election of representatives of the people and the procedure for exercising their powers
in the context of the implementation of the people’s sovereignty are investigated.