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In this article the author suggests to analyse the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania in the wider context of constitutional development. Such analysis could help to comprehend the true meaning of constitutional regulation of this country and to foresee the tendencies and prospects of constitutional development. The constitutionalism in the world, in Europe, in the Central and Eastern Europe is likened to three dimensions which clarify various characteristics of a national constitution. The author of the article deals with the interrelations of two common traits in the European legal systems (the constitutionalisation of Law and influence of the law of the European Union) to the future development of constitutionalism as well. This tendency compels one to think about granting a new mission to the Constitutional Court. The Constitutional Court must become true protector of the boundary between the national law and that of the European Union.

The article analyses influence of constitutional regulation on development of local governance in the Republic of Lithuania and show the setting of the prerogative limits of legislators in the areas of administrative partition of state territory and organization of local governance. According to analysis of the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania and resolutions of the Constitutional Court, the wide prerogatives of legislators to specify and elaborate the main principles of organization of local governance that are established in the Constitution and to regulate other issues related to development of this governance by law are shown. The article shows that provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania do not make any difficulties in implementation of changes in the area of organization of local governance. ; Straipsnyje analizuojama konstitucinio reguliavimo įtaka vietos valdymo raidai Lietuvos Respublikos aukštesniuosiuose administraciniuose vienetuose, nustatomos įstatymų leidėjo prerogatyvų ribos valstybės teritorijos administracinio suskirstymo ir vietos valdymo organizavimo srityse. Remiantis Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucijos nuostatų ir Konstitucinio teismo nutarimų turinio analize, pateiktos įstatymų leidėjo plačios prerogatyvos įstatymais konkretizuoti ir detalizuoti Konstitucijoje įtvirtintus pagrindinius vietos valdymo organizavimo principus, reguliuoti kitus su šio valdymo raida susijusius klausimus, pagrindžiama, kad Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucijos nuostatos neapsunkina pokyčių įgyvendinimo vietos valdymo organizavimo srityje.