The article examines civil unity as a constitutional value, its importance for the development of civil society and the state, and the strengthening of Belarusian statehood. Special attention is paid to the interaction of civil society and the social legal state, the result of which is civil unity. Scientific views on the understanding of civil society, its legislative definitions, characteristic features as a constitutional subject of state policy, the foundations of Belarusian statehood are investigated. The importance of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus as a fundamental legal form of the organization and functioning of state power, defining the principles of its relationship with civil society and its members, acting as the main political and legal agreement of social forces, individuals, society and the state, the most authoritative regulator of their behavior, is defined. The role of contractual relations for the functioning and development of civil society, the nature of the social state, as well as the principles of their interaction, taking into account the norms of the Law of the Republic of Belarus dated February 14, 2023 No. 250-З “On the foundations of civil society” and ensuring national unity, strengthening the constitutional system, are analyzed. The subject of detailed consideration is the political, economic, legal and socio-cultural foundations of national unity, which in a condensed, concentrated form are reflected in the values, principles and provisions enshrined in the Constitution.

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