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Encyclopedia > Constitution of the Russian Federation

The current Constitution of the Russian Federation (Конституция Российской Федерации) was adopted by national referendum on December 12, 1993 replacing the previous Soviet-era Constitution of April 12, 1978 of Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic. The document is divided in two sections: December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... State motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (transliteration: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Russian: Workers of the world, unite!) Official language None; Russian (de facto) Capital Moscow Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km²  ?% Population  - Total  - Density 3rd before collapse 293,047,571 (July 1991) 13. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... State motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Workers of the world, unite!) Official language None (Russian in practice) Capital Moscow (last) Chairman of the Supreme Council Boris Yeltsin Established In the USSR:  - Since  - Until November 7, 1917 December 30, 1922 December 12, 1991 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 1st in former Soviet Union 17,075,200...


SECTION ONE

  1. Fundamentals of the Constitutional System
  2. Rights and Liberties of Man and Citizen
  3. Russian Federation
  4. President of the Russian Federation
  5. Federal Assembly
  6. Government of the Russian Federation
  7. Judiciary
  8. Local Self-Government
  9. Constitutional Amendments and Revisions

SECTION TWO Federal Assembly of Russia (Федеральное Собрание) is the name of the parliament of the Russian Federation, according to the Constitution of Russian Federation, 1993. ... The Russian judiciary has judicial appeal and judicial review at the level of the Supreme Court. ...

  1. Concluding and Transitional Provisions

See also

The primary and fundamental statement of laws in Russian Federation is the Constitution of Russian Federation. ...

External links

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Constitution of the Russian Federation
  • In Russian - The Constitution on the official Russian Government's website
  • English Translation
  • A site in Russian, English, Deutsch, Français about the Constitution

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Russia's 1993 Constitution (11290 words)
The status of a republic is determined by the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the constitution of the republic.
Federal laws shall be passed by a majority of the votes of the total number of deputies of the State Duma, unless otherwise envisaged by the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
Judges of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation shall be appointed by the Federation Council upon a submission from the President of the Russian Federation.
Russian Constitution: 1993 (9452 words)
Federal laws shall be passed by a majority of votes of all deputies of the State Duma unless otherwise provided for by the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
Local self-government in the Russian Federation shall be guaranteed by the right to judicial protection and compensation for any additional expenses arising from the decisions passed by the bodies of state power, and the ban on the restrictions of the rights of local self-government established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws.
Until the enforcement of criminal-procedural legislation of the Russian Federation in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, the prior procedures of the arrest, custody and detention of individuals suspected of committing crimes shall be maintained.
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