On modifications to the constitution of the russian federation in 2020. Russian constitution day in facts and history sputnik. Moscow, december 12 sputnik december 12 marks the day, in 1993, when the constitution of the russian federation was adopted. Pdf the constitution of the russian federation download. Laws and other legal acts adopted in the russian federation shall not contradict the constitution of the russian federation.
This paper discusses the relationship among the president, the prime minister and the parliament of russia under the constitution of the russian federation 1993. Legal provisions present in different laws and sublaws do not afford minorities sufficient grounds to fully realise the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the constitution of the russian federation to its citizens. May 18, 2016 on april 19, 2016, the constitutional court of the russian federation rf ruled for the first time that a decision of the european court of human rights echr cannot be implemented in russia because measures aimed at its implementation would contradict the russian constitution. The russian federation is a federal democratic republic. First part chapter 1 fundamentals of the constitutional system article 1 russian federation the russian federation russia is a democratic federal ruleoflaw state with the republican form of government. The constitution of the russian federation hereinafter the constitution establishes the right to privacy, including privacy of correspondence and telephone and other communications, for every individual art. Constitution of the russian federation as amended on 21 july. Text of newlyapproved russian military doctrine text of. Easo country of origin information report russian federation. The constitution of the russian federation we, the multinational people of the russian federation, united by a common fate on our land, establishing human rights and freedoms, civil peace and accord, preserving the historically established state unity, proceeding from universally acknowledged principles of equality and selfdetermination of peoples.
Constitution of the russian federation as amended on 21. The legal foundation for the maritime doctrine is the constitution of the russian federation and the federal constitutional bills, federal laws, and other regulatory legal acts of the russian. The constitution of the russian federation shall have the supreme juridical force, direct action and shall be used on the whole territory of the russian federation. The constitution has the highest legal force, which establishes the fundamental elements of the constitutional system of the russian federation, the state system, the formation of representative, executive, judicial bodies and the system of local selfgovernment, human and civil rights and. The validity of the constitution of the russian federation and federal laws was denied, the system of legitimate bodies of power had been destroyed, regular unlawful armed formations were created, armed with the latest weaponry, and widespread violations. The key research issue here is the distinguishing between the sources of commonly binding law and the ones of internal law, as the regulation of the russian federation constitution does not preordain explicitly.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Executive power, the president and the government 5. The russian federation federal law on corruption counteraction, december 25, 2008, n 273fz enacted by the state duma on december 19, 2008 approved by the federation council on december 22, 2008 the present federal law prescribes the underlying principles of corruption counteraction, legal and organizational. President can suspend laws he believes are contrary to russian constitution, violation of human rights, or violation of russian federation treaties. The renewal of the constitution proposed by russias president vladimir putin requires neither a referendum, nor convening of the constitutional assembly. Laws introducing new taxes or worsening the situation of tax payers shall not have retroactive force. World ocean to ensure sustainable development and national security of the russian federation. Constitution of the russian federation are enjoyed under russian law. The constitutional court of the russian federation is entitled to carry out its activity provided there is presence of two thirds of the total number of judges. The legal foundation of the fundamentals is the constitution of the russian federation, universally recognized norms and rules of international law, international treaties of the russian federation, federal constitutional bills, federal laws, and regulatory legal acts of the president of. The constitution has the highest legal force, which establishes the fundamental elements of the constitutional system of the russian federation, the state system, the formation of representative, executive, judicial bodies and the system of local self. The amendments of 2008, which were proposed in november 2008 and came into force on 31 december 2008, are the first substantial amendments to the constitution of russia of 1993 and extended the terms of the president of russia and the.
Constitutional conference of the russian federation. The federal migration service of the russian federation fms, a government agency dealing with migration, reported that in 2014, 6,980 people from sixtyfive countries applied for refugee status, and 267,764 people requested temporary asylum in the russian federation. Overview of the 1993 constitution of the russian federation 4. Autonomous republic within the russian federation constitution. Media in category constitution of the russian federation the following 38 files are in this category, out of 38 total. The constitution of the russian federation shall have the supreme juridical force, direct application and shall be used on the whole territory of the russian federation. Concluding and transitional provisions constitution.
The basic method for protecting foreign nationals and stateless persons in the territory of the russian federation is to recognize them as refugees. Russian federation in accordance with the legislation of the russian federation. The russian federation russia is a democratic federal ruleoflaw state with the republican form of. The amendments were passed by both chambers of the russian legislature in november 2008, immediately after they were suggested by russian president dmitry medvedev in his state of the nation address to the legislators, and they were then approved by all the regional legislatures of the russian federation within one month. The constitution of the russian federation is a legal act, which has the highest legal force, fixing the basis of the constitutional system, the basis of the legal status of man and citizen, the federal structure, the system of bodies of state power, and the principles of the organization of local selfgovernment. The constitution passed a majority vote and was adopted. Proposed consultative allrussia voting terminology. Federal constitutional law on admitting to the russian federation the republic of crimea and establishing within the russian federation the new constituent entities of the republic of crimea and the city of federal importance. It was edited by erica richardson and marina karanikolos of the observatorys team at the london school of.
Federal constitutional law on admitting to the russian federation the republic of crimea. We, the multinational people of the russian federation, united by a common destiny on our land, asserting human rights and liberties, civil peace and accord, preserving the historic unity of the state, proceeding from the commonly recognized principles of equality and selfdetermination of the peoples. Justice in the russian federation shall be administered only by law courts. The state is instrumental in the study of languages of international intercourse.
Constitution of the russian federation and the legislation of the russian federation. Russia s population is diverse, claiming 140 different nationalities and ethnic groups. The constitution of the russian federation was adopted at national voting on december 12, 1993 the constitution came into force on the day of its official publication. Russia, constitutionality of decrees on chechnya how. Federation, must not contradict the constitution of the russian federation.
The constitution of the russian federation is the highest regulatory legal act of the russian federation. Ratified december 12, 1993 preamble we, the multinational people of the russian federation, united by a common destiny on our land, asserting human rights and liberties, civil peace and accord. A citizen of the russian federation may not be deprived of his or her citizenship or. The new constitution adopted a model whereby the russian federation elects by popular vote a head of state the president, from 19932008 elected for a maximum of two four year terms, and since 2008 for a maximum of two six year terms and a legislature one of the two chambers of. Relationship among the president, prime minister and. The constitutional court of the russian federation shall consist of nineteen judges appointed by the federation council upon nomination made by the president of the russian federation. The sovereignty of the russian federation shall extend to the entirety of its territory. The russian federation emerged from the fall of the soviet union in 1991. Initially, the constitutional meeting included representatives of five groups. If you submit your message online, your personal details will be stored and processed in accordance with russian law. The constitution of the russian federation with the. The text of the constitution was published in rossiiskaya gazeta newspaper as of december 25, 1993.
Since 18 march 2014, russia is made up of 85 federal subjects. Looking at internal borders in the russian federation article pdf available in journal of borderlands studies july 2016 with 512 reads. Free development, use and defence of russian, is guaranteed in ukraine, other languages of national minorities of ukraine. Russian federations constitution of 1993 with amendments. This text is included here with the kind permission of international constitutional law, wurzburg, germany. Adopting a brand new constitution is not necessary because the current one will remain relevant for many years to come, putin explained. The constitution was approved by the president of the russian federation and adopted by referendum on 12 december 1993. State government bodies, local selfgovernment bodies, officials, citizens and their associations shall be obliged to observe the constitution of the russian federation and laws. Laws and other legal acts, which are adopted in the russian. Yet this issue is of crucial significance when it comes to the status of law subjects. Her responsibilities include maintaining the ginsburgs collection of soviet and postsoviet law.
According to the constitution of russia, the president of russia is head of state, and of a multiparty system with executive power exercised by the government, headed by the prime minister, who is appointed by the president with the parliaments approval. The judiciary system of the russian federation shall be established by the constitution of the russian federation and the federal constitutional law. The russian federation russia is a democratic federal ruleoflaw state with the republican form of government. Constitution of the russian federation was created in september 1993. Judiciary power shall be exercised to constitutional, civil, administrative and criminal process. Matyushkin, guided by article 125 of the constitution of the russian federation, item 32 of section 1, sections 3 and 4 of article 3, articles 36, 74, 1041, 1042, 1043 and 1044 of the federal constitutional law on the constitutional court of the russian federation. We, the multinational people of the russian federation, united by a common destiny on our land, asserting human rights and liberties, civil peace and accord, preserving the historic unity of the state, proceeding from the commonly recognized principles of equality and selfdetermination of the peoples honoring the memory of. Russia s constitution came into force on december 25, 1993, at the moment of its official publication. The legal foundation for the protection of the rights of national minorities in russia is limited. Oct 17, 2018 the constitution of the russian federation is the highest regulatory legal act of the russian federation. Putin proposes major amendments to russias constitution incl. The federal subjects are divided into oblasts, republics, krais, autonomous okrugs, federal cities.
Chapter 1 the fundamentals of the constitutional system art. Russian federation law on amendment to constitution. The constitution of the russian federation we, the. Russian federation state actors of protection 9 council of the federation sovet federatsii cpc criminal procedure code of the rf cpj committee to protect journalists dis danish immigration service drc danish refugee council. The legislation of the russian federation on the social protection of persons with disabilities consists of the constitution of the russian federation, the federal law on the social protection of persons with disabilities and also the laws and other normative legislative instruments for subjects of the russian federation. Policy concept and the russian federation maritime doctrine for the period through 2020. The names russian federation and russia are equivalent.
The russian federation shall ensure the integrity and inviolability of its territory. This edition was written by larisa popovich, elena potapchik, sergey shishkin, erica richardson, alexandra vacroux and benoit mathivet. Securing the prevalence of the russian constitution over international treaties and decisions of international bodies. Fundamentals of the state policy of the russian federation in. The russian federation russia is a democratic federal lawgoverned state with a.
Laws and other legal acts, which are adopted in the russian federation, must not. The founding of russias 1993 constitution undermined its transformative potential the use of preexisting soviet legality during russias 1993 founding period encouraged president yeltsin to push through a constitution that would ensure presidential dominance over the legislative branch this presidential centralism has hindered the. The federal subjects of russia, also referred to as the subjects of the russian federation russian. Power is divided among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Federal subjects of russia simple english wikipedia, the. The russian constitution of 1993 states in paragraph 4 of article 15 that generally accepted principles and rules of international law and inter national treaties of the russian federation shall be an integral part of its legal system. As a first step toward complete transfer of ownership to the soviet republic of all factories, mills, mines, railways, and other means of production and transportation, the soviet law for the control by workmen. To stop vessels if there are sufficient grounds for believing that they have unlawfully dumped wastes or other materials on the continental shelf. The constitution of the russian federation springerlink. Laws and other legal acts, which are adopted in the russian federation, must not contradict the constitution of the russian federation.
The implementation of international humanitarian law in the. Constitutional sources of law in the russian federation on. The constitutional assembly may either confirm the inviolability of the constitution of the russian federation or elaborate a new draft of the constitution of the russian federation, which is adopted by two thirds of the total number of members of the constitutional assembly or submitted to popular vote. The legal basis of the military doctrine consists of the russian federation constitution. This book provides a critical and contextual understanding of the current russian constitution. Every citizen of the russian federation shall enjoy all rights and freedoms on its territory and shall bear equal responsibilities as envisaged in the constitution of the russian federation.
The constitution of the russian federation specifies that the president is the russian head of state, setting domestic and foreign policy and representing russia both within the country and internationally article 80. Laws and other legal acts adopted in the russian federation shall not contradict the constitution of. The bodies of state authority, bodies of local selfgovernment, officials, private citizens and their associations shall be obliged to observe the constitution of the russian federation and laws. Subekty rossiyskoy federatsii are the main administrative divisions in russia. Federal law on the continental shelf of the russian. Change constitution the 1993 constitution made it the seventh time that russia had changed its constitution.
On december 12, 1993, russia held a nationwide constitutional referendum, in which a total of 58,187,755 voters, or 54. Article 66 territories, regions 1 the status of a republic is defined by the constitution and the constitution of the republic in question. By working together, produced a new single draft constitution, which was subsequently submitted by the president of the russian federation on the referendum, and became the current constitution of the russian federation as a result of a vote held december 12, 1993. The politics of russia take place in the framework of the federal semipresidential republic of russia. The constitution of the russian federation and federal laws shall have supremacy on the entire territory of the russian federation.
On modifications to the constitution of the russian. Every citizen of the russian federation shall enjoy in its territory all the rights and freedoms and bear equal duties provided for by the constitution of the russian federation. Citizens of the russian federation shall in the republic of tatarstan have all rights and freedoms and equal duties, according to the constitution of the russian federation, the constitution of the republic of tatarstan, conventional principles and the norms. Thesis a critical analysis of the extent to which the personal civil. The constitution of the russian federation book summary. English translation garantservice download in zip format 26 kb. We, the multinational people of the russian federation, united by a common fate on our land, establishing human rights and freedoms, civic peace and accord. Russian federation, republic of chechnya1 location. The current constitution of the russian federation was adopted by nationwide voting on 12 december 1993. The federal law on amendment to the constitution of the russian federation broadens the representation in the federation council to include representatives of the russian federation in the upper chamber that are appointed and dismissed by the president of the russian federation. The constitution has the highest legal force, which establishes the fundamental elements of the constitutional system of the russian federation. The prosecutors office of the russian federation shall be a single, federal, centralised system of bodies exercising on behalf of the russian federation supervision over compliance with the constitution of the russian federation and execution of the laws in force within the territory of the russian federation. Fundamentals of the state policy of the russian federation. Federation deputy minister of justice of the russian federation g.
Amendments to the constitution could be put to a popular vote to ensure the development of russia as a welfare and ruleoflaw state, the russian leader said in his annual state of the nation address. The russian federation russia is a democratic federative lawgoverned state with a republican. Constitution is a democratic, federative, and lawbased state republican government. A citizen of the russian federation may not be deprived of his her citizenship or of the right to change it. Most applicants were from ukraine 5,789 refugee applicants and 265,448. The current constitution of the russian federation russian. We, the multinational people of the russian federation, united by a common fate on our land, establishing human rights and freedoms, civic. The constitution of the russian federation with the amendments and additions of december 30, 2008 we, the multinational people of the russian federation, united by a common fate in our land, establishing human rights and freedoms, civil peace and accord. Page 28 national legislation doalosola united nations asdf.