Abstract
<jats:p>This article examines the obligation to protect the environment as a component of the fundamentals of the constitutional order of the state in the context of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia (hereinafter referred to as the Constitution), the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (European Court) and comparative constitutional-legal experience. The provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia that directly or indirectly enshrine the obligation to protect the environment are analyzed, linking it to the rule of law, human dignity, the rights to life and health. The article presents an in-depth legal analysis of the precedents of the European Court, as well as a comparative study of the constitutional models of Germany, France, Italy and other countries. The purpose of this article is to analyze the obligation to protect the environment as a component of the foundations of the constitutional order of the state and a condition for the effective provision of fundamental human rights, revealing its constitutional and legal significance in the context of the realization of the rights to life, health and a favorable living environment, as well as studying the positive and negative obligations of the state in the light of international and European law, in particular, the practice of the European Court of Human Rights and comparative constitutional and legal approaches.</jats:p>