Annotation: This article discusses the main legal issues involved in establishing the concept, understanding, and the exercise of such an inherent constitutional right of a person as the right to respect for human dignity. At this stage of the development of constitutional law and legislative technique of Ukraine there is no unified definition of the concept of "dignity", since this category covers a rather large range of social and legal relations. It is this problem that results in an ambiguous approach to understanding the most important legal principle of respect for the human personality. The publication explores the constitutional status of the right to respect for human dignity both in Ukraine and in foreign countries. The legislative consolidation of such status in a number of legal acts at national and international levels is analyzed. The mechanisms for securing and defending the right to dignity are described and analyzed in detail through the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in resonant cases. This fact gives reason to consider such a legal constant an integral aspect of the human personality, which requires proper regulation and protection in all legal systems. Ways to improve the quality of legal support and protection the right of a person to respect for human dignity are proposed