The article examines the right of citizens to a constitutional complaint as a means of resolving a constitutional dispute. The concept of constitutional justice from the point of view of the theory of the state and law is considered and the role of constitutional justice in the system of protection of human and civil rights and freedoms is determined.
The article deals with the peculiarities of the emergence and development of basic models of constitutional justice. The formation of a particular model of constitutional control in each country is linked to the historical, social, economic, national, legislative preconditions for the emergence of a particular model. Described the main features of the European, American and amparo models of constitutional justice. Emphasized that in the territory of our country the issue of the creation of a constitutional justice body was impossible before Ukraine gained independence.
Considered an important problem – the impact of increasing the powers of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on the expansion of the range of functions of the judiciary itself as a whole in the course of judicial reform in Ukraine. Attention is drawn to the emergence of such new powers as the Constitutional Court’s consideration of a constitutional complaint and how to ensure such a review. Proposals on the mechanism of using constitutional complaint methods are formulated.