“It is the society, in which people enjoy their supreme power, which is the true repository of freedom”,

The article deals with theoretical aspects of the constitutional principle of government by people and its multidimensional nature. The study shows that the principle of the government by people is not a static phenomenon, and it finds its development at the international and national levels. One of the trends of modernization of the content of this principle is its universal international legal acts. At the same time, in the national legal systems, the content of this principle also finds its consistent development to the Constitution, legislation, and practice of Constitutional justice. The article reveals the importance of the principle of government by people in the mechanism of interaction between the state and the people