Normativity of law and the competence of Lithuanian Constitutional Court

Straipsnis suskirstytas j tris dalis: pirmoje dalyje trumpai nagrinėjamas teisės normatyvumo ir nenorminių teisės šaltinių klausimas; antroje dalyje - nenorminių dokumentų konstitucingumo kontrolės Lietuvoje praktika; trečioje dalyje nagrinėjama Konstitucinio Teismo kompetencija tirti 2008 m. birželio 3 d. Seimo nutarimu patvirtintos Valstybinės šeimos politikos koncepcijos konstitucingumą. Pagrindinis straipsnio tikslas - remiantis Konstitucija išanalizuoti Konstitucinio Teismo kompetenciją nenorminių teisės aktų atžvilgiu. Straipsnio autorius kritiškai vertina Konstitucinio Teismo prisiimtą diskreciją vykdyti nenorminių teisės aktų konstitucingumo kontrolę.The author of the article, first of all, analyses the modern concept of soft law with special attitude towards Lithuanian legal system. All judgements of Lithuanian Constitutional Court regarding constitutional review of soft law documents are analysed in the article: 1 October 1993, 19 January 1994, 22 July 1994, 10 January 1998,26 September 2009. The main focus on 28 September 2011 judgement regarding constitutionality of the "Conception of national family policy", adopted by Lithuanian Parliament's, is to be stressed in the article. The author is of opinion that the latter document should be treated as soft law, which falls outside the judicial review competence of the Constitutional Court. Some conclusions for science of constitutional law and jurisprudence of Lithuanian Constitutional Court arc stressed in the end of the article: soft law becomes very popular legal instrument starting from the second part of XX century; on the other hand, the very idea of law's normativity and of legal positivism becomes less attractive; the "Conception of national family policy", adopted by Lithuanian Parliament in 3 June 2008 is not normative legal act (i.e. a soft law document); Lithuanian Constitutional Court does not have a constitutionality review competence over soft law documents, including the said "Conception of national family policy"