On Possible International Legal Consequences of creating the Eurasian Economic Community’s Customs Union

Abstract

The article analyses possible international legal consequences of transferring a part of authority of the state to a supranational body when creating a Customs Union (CU). Besides, a problem of possible changing of international legal personality of the Russian Federation as a participant of CU is investigated taking into account the rights and obligations of the RF appearing from the membership of the RF in international organizations and from the participation of the RF in operating international treaties of corresponding profile. The ways of creation of the treaty-legal basis of CU with third states in conceptual plan are also researched.
Legal mechanism of realization of supranational functions of CU on the territory of participating country from the point of view of the states of the Constitution which concern the state sovereignty has been investigated. In the article ways of correspondence of function and competence of the supranational body of CU with branch laws of the member states of CU are also analyzed.