Problem of the constitutional reform in Abkhazia: comparative aspect

The article deals with exploration of constitutional reform both in Abkhazia and other countries. Different models of relations between law and policy are analyzed. The problem of finding of own resources for the creation of constitutional ideology in Abkhazia as a provision for social stability is raised. There is a notion that the process of constitutional reform is always the hardest exam for each society. The society may give an answer to the destructive challenges with a help of political elite, who must form the constitutional - ideology. The article concluded that the constitutional patriotism for the modern Abkhazia is a comprehension of the Constitution as a guarantee of peace, justice and prosperity, recognition, protection and enforcement of the values of democracy and civil rights.

constitutioonal patriotism, constitutional ideology, political elites, potential of conflict, ociety marginalisation, democratic traditions, novation, modernisation, constitutional reform