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Constitution of the Russian Federation, Article 21

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PoliticalCriminal Convictionsconvicts1
PoliticalIllegal Activitycrime13
PoliticalIllegal Activityunlawful1
PoliticalIndigenousindigenous1
PoliticalIndigenousnative2
PoliticalPersecutedpersecuted1
PoliticalProsecutedprosecuted1
PoliticalRefugee Statusasylum2
Politicalcriminalcriminal8
Politicalperson in detention centerdetained4
Politicalperson under arrestarrest2
Politicalperson under arrestarrested1
Politicalpolitical affiliationparty1
Politicalpolitical affiliationpolitical4
Politicalstateless personsstateless4
HealthMentally Disableddisabled4
HealthMentally Disableddisability1
HealthMentally Incapacitatedincapable1
HealthMotherhood/Familyfamily5
HealthPhysically Disabledillness1
SocialAccess to Social Goodsaccess5
SocialAgeage16
SocialChildchildren6
SocialElderlyelderly3
SocialEthnicityethnic1
SocialIncarceratedrestricted1
SocialLinguistic Proficiencylanguage12
SocialLinguistic Proficiencylinguistic1
SocialMarital Statussingle1
SocialOccupationoccupation3
SocialProperty Ownershiphome5
SocialProperty Ownershipproperty23
SocialRacial Minorityrace3
SocialRacial Minorityracial4
SocialReligionfaith1
SocialReligionreligion12
SocialReligionreligious7
SocialSoldierarmedXforces2
SocialSoldiermilitary9
SocialThreat of Stigmathreat2
SocialThreat of Violenceviolence1
SocialUnemploymentunemployed3
SocialUnemploymentunemployment1
SocialVictim of Abusevictim2
SocialWomenwomen1
Socialeducationeducation17
Socialeducationeducational3
Socialgendergender3
Socialparentsparents3
Socialphilosophical differences/differences of opinionopinion3
EconomicEconomic/Povertylow-income1
General/OtherPublic Emergencyemergency10
General/OtherRelationship to Authorityauthority20

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p.000037: 2. The possession of foreign citizenship by a citizen of the Russian Federation shall not diminish his (her)
p.000037: rights and freedoms and shall not release him from obligations stipulated for Russian
p.000037: citizenship, unless otherwise specified by federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. Foreign citizens and stateless persons shall enjoy rights and bear obligations in the Russian Federation on a
p.000037: par with citizens of the Russian Federation, except in those cases envisaged by federal law or by an
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p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation shall grant political asylum to foreign citizens and stateless
p.000037: persons in accordance with the universally recognized norms of international law.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation persons who are persecuted for their political convictions or for
p.000037: actions (or inaction) not recognized as a crime in the Russian Federation may not be extradited to other states.
p.000037: The extradition of persons accused of a crime, as well as the surrender of convicts to serve sentence
p.000037: in other states, shall be carried out on the basis of federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: The provisions of this Chapter shall constitute the fundamental principles of the legal status of the
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p.000037: heritage, and to protect monuments of history and culture.
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p.000037: Article 45
p.000037: 1. State protection of human and civil rights and freedoms in the Russian Federation shall
p.000037: be guaranteed.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to protect his (her) rights and freedoms by all means not prohibited
p.000037: by law.
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p.000037: Article 46
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed protection in court of his (her) rights and freedoms.
p.000037: 2. Decisions and actions (or inaction) of State government bodies, local
p.000037: self-government bodies, public organisations and officials may be appealed against in court.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall have the right in accordance with international treaties of the Russian Federation
p.000037: to appeal to interstate bodies for the protection of human rights and freedoms if all available internal means
p.000037: of legal protection have been exhausted.
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p.000037: Article 47
p.000037: 1. Nobody may be deprived of the right to have his (her) case heard in the court and by the judge
p.000037: within whose competence the case is placed by law.
p.000037: 2. Any person accused of committing a crime shall have the right to have his (her) case examined by a court with
p.000037: the participation of a jury in the cases envisaged by federal law.
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p.000037: Article 48
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed the right to qualified legal assistance. In the cases envisaged by law, legal
p.000037: assistance shall be provided free of charge.
p.000037: 2. Any person detained, taken into custody or accused of committing a crime shall have the right to use the
p.000037: assistance of a lawyer (counsel for the defence) from the moment of being detained, placed in custody or
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p.000037: Article 49
p.000037: 1. Any person accused of committing a crime shall be considered innocent until his (her) guilt is proven in
p.000037: accordance with the procedure stipulated by federal law and is confirmed by a court sentence which has entered into
p.000037: legal force.
p.000037: 2. The accused shall not be obliged to prove his (her) innocence.
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p.000037: • Prohibition of double jeopardy
p.000037: • Regulation of evidence collection
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p.000037: • Protection of victim's rights
p.000037: 3. Irremovable doubts about the guilt of a person shall be interpreted in favour of the accused.
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p.000037: Article 50
p.000037: 1. Nobody may be convicted twice for one and the same crime.
p.000037: 2. In administering justice it shall not be permitted to use evidence received through
p.000037: violating federal law.
p.000037: 3. Any person convicted of a crime shall have the right to appeal against the verdict to a higher court in
p.000037: accordance with the procedure established by federal law, as well as to request pardon or mitigation of the punishment.
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p.000037: 1. Nobody shall be obliged to testify against him self, his (her) spouse or close relatives, the
p.000037: range of whom shall be determined by federal law.
p.000037: 2. Federal law may establish other cases where the obligation to give evidence may be lifted.
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p.000037: The rights of victims of crimes and of abuses of office shall be protected by law. The State shall provide the victims
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p.000037: Everyone shall have the right to State compensation for damage caused by unlawful actions (inaction) of State
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p.000037: 1. A law, which introduces or increases liability, shall not have retroactive force.
p.000037: 2. Nobody may bear liability for an action, which was not regarded as a crime when it was committed. If, after an
p.000037: offense has been committed, the extent of liability for it is lifted or mitigated, the new law shall be applied.
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p.000037: Article 55
p.000037: 1. The enumeration in the Constitution of the Russian Federation of the basic rights and freedoms
p.000037: should not be interpreted as a denial or diminution of other universally recognized human and civil rights and
p.000037: freedoms.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation no laws must be adopted which abolish or diminish human and civil rights
p.000037: and freedoms.
p.000037: 3. Human and civil rights and freedoms may be limited by federal law only to the extent necessary for the
p.000037: protection of the basis of the constitutional order, morality, health, rights and lawful interests of other
p.000037: people, and for ensuring the defence of the country and the security of the State.
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p.000037: 1. In the conditions of a state of emergency, in order to ensure the safety of citizens and the
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p.000037: • Customary international law
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p.000037: 2. The possession of foreign citizenship by a citizen of the Russian Federation shall not diminish his (her)
p.000037: rights and freedoms and shall not release him from obligations stipulated for Russian
p.000037: citizenship, unless otherwise specified by federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. Foreign citizens and stateless persons shall enjoy rights and bear obligations in the Russian Federation on a
p.000037: par with citizens of the Russian Federation, except in those cases envisaged by federal law or by an
p.000037: international treaty of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: Article 63
p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation shall grant political asylum to foreign citizens and stateless
p.000037: persons in accordance with the universally recognized norms of international law.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation persons who are persecuted for their political convictions or for
p.000037: actions (or inaction) not recognized as a crime in the Russian Federation may not be extradited to other states.
p.000037: The extradition of persons accused of a crime, as well as the surrender of convicts to serve sentence
p.000037: in other states, shall be carried out on the basis of federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: The provisions of this Chapter shall constitute the fundamental principles of the legal status of the
p.000037: individual in the Russian Federation and may not be changed otherwise than in accordance with the
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p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation shall have immunity.
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p.000037: Article 92
p.000037: 1. The President of the Russian Federation shall begin to exercise his (her) powers from the moment of taking the
p.000037: oath and shall cease to do so when his (her) term of office expires and after a newly-elected the
p.000037: President of the Russian Federation has been sworn in.
p.000037: 2. The President of the Russian Federation shall cease to exercise his (her) powers before the end of his (her)
p.000037: term in the event of his (her) resignation, persistent inability for health reasons to carry out the powers
p.000037: invested in him (her), or impeachment. Presidential elections shall be held before the expiration of three months
p.000037: from the date of the early termination of presidential office.
p.000037: 3. In all cases where the President of the Russian Federation is unable to fulfil his (her) duties, they
p.000037: shall be temporarily delegated to the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation. The
p.000037: Acting President of the Russian Federation shall not have the right to dissolve the State Duma, call a referendum
p.000037: or to submit proposals for amendments to and the revision of the provisions of the Constitution of the Russian
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p.000037: Article 93
p.000037: 1. The President of the Russian Federation may be impeached by the Council of Federation only on
p.000037: the basis of charges of high treason or of another grave crime brought by the State Duma and confirmed by a
p.000037: resolution of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on the existence of indications of a crime in the actions of
p.000037: the President of the Russian Federation and by a resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian
p.000037: Federation confirming that the established procedure for bringing charges has been observed.
p.000037: 2. The decision of the State Duma to bring charges and the decision of the Council of Federation to impeach the
p.000037: President must be adopted by two-thirds of votes of the total number of members of each chamber on the
p.000037: initiative of not less than one third of deputies of the State Duma and on the basis of a resolution of a special
p.000037: commission setup by the State Duma.
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p.000037: entity of the Russian Federation: one from the legislative and one from the executive State government body.
p.000037: 3. The State Duma shall consist of 450 deputies.
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p.000037: Article 96
p.000037: 1. The State Duma shall be elected for a term of five years.
p.000037: 2. The procedure for forming the Council of Federation and the procedure for electing deputies to the
p.000037: State Duma shall be established by federal laws.
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p.000037: Article 97
p.000037: 1. Any citizen of the Russian Federation who has reached 21 years of age and who has the right to participate
p.000037: in elections may be elected deputy of the State Duma.
p.000037: 2. One and the same person may not be simultaneously a member of the Council of Federation and a deputy of the
p.000037: State Duma. A deputy of the State Duma may not be a deputy of other representative State government
p.000037: bodies and local self-government bodies.
p.000037: 3. Deputies of the State Duma shall work on a professional permanent basis. Deputies of the State Duma
p.000037: may not be employed in State service or engage in other paid activities, except for teaching and scientific and other
p.000037: creative work.
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p.000037: Article 98
p.000037: 1. Members of the Council of Federation and deputies of the State Duma shall enjoy immunity during the
p.000037: whole term of their office. They may not be detained, arrested or searched, except in the event of detention
p.000037: at the scene of a crime. They may not be subjected to personal searches, except in instances where this is
p.000037: provided for by federal law in order to ensure the safety of other people.
p.000037: 2. The issue of the removal of immunity shall be resolved by an appropriate chamber of the
p.000037: Federal Assembly upon submission of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: Article 99
p.000037: 1. The Federal Assembly shall be a permanently functioning body.
p.000037: 2. The State Duma shall convene its first session on the thirtieth day after election. The President of the
p.000037: Russian Federation may convene a session of the State Duma earlier than this date.
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p.000037: Article 114
p.000037: 1. The Government of the Russian Federation:
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p.000037: a. shall develop and submit to the State Duma a federal budget and provide for its implementation;
p.000037: shall submit to the State Duma a report on the implementation of the federal budget; and shall submit to the
p.000037: State Duma annual reports on the results of its work, including on issues raised by the State Duma;
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p.000037: b. shall ensure the implementation in the Russian Federation of a uniform financial, credit and monetary
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p.000037: c. shall ensure the implementation in the Russian Federation of a uniform State policy in the
p.000037: sphere of culture, science, education, health, social security and ecology;
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p.000037: d. shall carry out the administration of federal property;
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p.000037: e. shall carry out measures to secure the defense of the country, State security, and
p.000037: implementation of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation;
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p.000037: f. shall implement measures to ensure lawfulness and civil rights and freedoms, protect
p.000037: property and public order, and combat crime;
p.000037:
p.000037: g. shall exercise other functions, which are entrusted to it by the Constitution of the Russian Federation,
p.000037: federal laws and edicts of the President of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. The procedure for the activities of the Government of the Russian Federation shall be determined by
p.000037: federal constitutional law.
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p.000037: Article 115
p.000037: 1. On the basis of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal laws and normative edicts of
p.000037: the President of the Russian Federation and for the purpose of their implementation, the Government of the
p.000037: Russian Federation shall issue decrees and regulations and ensure their implementation.
p.000037: 2. Decrees and regulations of the Government of the Russian Federation shall be binding in the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. In the event that decrees and regulations of the Government of the Russian Federation conflict with
p.000037: the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal laws and edicts of the President of the Russian Federation, they
p.000037: may be abolished by the President of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 116
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p.000037: • Cabinet removal
p.000037: • Head of government removal
p.000037: The Government of the Russian Federation shall resign its powers before a newly-elected President
p.000037: of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 117
p.000037: 1. The Government of the Russian Federation may offer its resignation and the President of the Russian
p.000037: Federation shall either accept or reject it.
p.000037: 2. The President of the Russian Federation may decide on the resignation of the Government of the
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p.000037: Constitution comes into force, shall acquire the rights, obligations and responsibilities of the
p.000037: Government of the Russian Federation, which are established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation
p.000037: and shall hereafter be called the Government of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 5. The courts of the Russian Federation shall administer justice in accordance with their powers as established
p.000037: by this Constitution. After the Constitution has come into force, judges of all courts of the Russian Federation
p.000037: shall retain their powers until the term for which they were elected expires. Vacant positions shall be
p.000037: filled in accordance with the procedure established by this Constitution.
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p.000037: 6. Until the adoption and implementation of the federal law, which establishes the procedure for the examination
p.000037: of cases by a court of jury, the existing procedure for the court examination of corresponding
p.000037: cases shall apply. Until criminal-procedural legislation of the Russian Federation has been brought into
p.000037: line with the provisions of this Constitution, the previous procedure for the arrest, detention and
p.000037: keeping in custody of persons suspected of committing a crime shall apply.
p.000037: 7. The Council of Federation of the first convocation and the State Duma of the first convocation
p.000037: shall be elected for a period of two years.
p.000037: 8. The Council of Federation shall meet for its first session on the thirtieth day after the
p.000037: elections. The first session of the Council of Federation shall be opened by the President of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 9. A deputy of the State Duma of the first convocation may be simultaneously a member of the
p.000037: Government of the Russian Federation. Provisions of this Constitution on the immunity of deputies
p.000037: with respect to responsibility for actions (inaction) connected with the fulfilment of their official duties shall
p.000037: not extend to deputies of the State Duma who are members of the Government of the Russian Federation. Deputies
p.000037: of the Council of Federation of the first convocation shall exercise their powers on a non-permanent
p.000037: basis.
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p.000037: Accession of territory
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p.000037: 2. In administering justice it shall not be permitted to use evidence received through
p.000037: violating federal law.
p.000037: 3. Any person convicted of a crime shall have the right to appeal against the verdict to a higher court in
p.000037: accordance with the procedure established by federal law, as well as to request pardon or mitigation of the punishment.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 51
p.000037: 1. Nobody shall be obliged to testify against him self, his (her) spouse or close relatives, the
p.000037: range of whom shall be determined by federal law.
p.000037: 2. Federal law may establish other cases where the obligation to give evidence may be lifted.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 52
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p.000037: • Ultra-vires administrative actions
p.000037: The rights of victims of crimes and of abuses of office shall be protected by law. The State shall provide the victims
p.000037: with access to justice and compensation for damage sustained.
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p.000037: Article 53
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p.000037: • Protection from ex post facto laws
p.000037: Everyone shall have the right to State compensation for damage caused by unlawful actions (inaction) of State
p.000037: government bodies and their officials.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 54
p.000037: 1. A law, which introduces or increases liability, shall not have retroactive force.
p.000037: 2. Nobody may bear liability for an action, which was not regarded as a crime when it was committed. If, after an
p.000037: offense has been committed, the extent of liability for it is lifted or mitigated, the new law shall be applied.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 55
p.000037: 1. The enumeration in the Constitution of the Russian Federation of the basic rights and freedoms
p.000037: should not be interpreted as a denial or diminution of other universally recognized human and civil rights and
p.000037: freedoms.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation no laws must be adopted which abolish or diminish human and civil rights
p.000037: and freedoms.
p.000037: 3. Human and civil rights and freedoms may be limited by federal law only to the extent necessary for the
p.000037: protection of the basis of the constitutional order, morality, health, rights and lawful interests of other
p.000037: people, and for ensuring the defence of the country and the security of the State.
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p.000037: • National capital
p.000037: Article 67
p.000037: 1. The territory of the Russian Federation shall comprise the territories of its constituent entities,
p.000037: inland waters and territorial sea and the air space over them.
p.000037: 2. The Russian Federation shall have sovereign rights and exercise jurisdiction on the continental shelf and
p.000037: in the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation in accordance with the procedure specified by
p.000037: federal law and norms of international law.
p.000037: 3. Borders between constituent entities of the Russian Federation may be changed upon their mutual consent.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 68
p.000037: 1. The Russian language shall be the State language on the entire territory of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. Republics shall have the right to establish their own State languages. In State government
p.000037: bodies, local self-government bodies and State institutions of republics they shall be used together
p.000037: with the State language of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. The Russian Federation shall guarantee all of its peoples the right to preserve their native
p.000037: language and to create conditions for its study and development.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 69
p.000037: The Russian Federation shall guarantee the rights of indigenous small peoples in accordance with the
p.000037: universally recognized principles and norms of international law and international treaties of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 70
p.000037: 1. The state flag, emblem and anthem of the Russian Federation, their description and the procedure for the
p.000037: official use thereof shall be established by federal constitutional law.
p.000037: 2. The capital of the Russian Federation shall be the city of Moscow. The status of the capital shall be
p.000037: established by federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 71
p.000037: The Russian Federation shall have jurisdiction over:
p.000037:
p.000037: a. the adoption and amending of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws, control
p.000037: over compliance therewith;
p.000037:
p.000037: b. the federative structure and the territory of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: c. regulation and protection of human and civil rights and freedoms; citizenship in
p.000037: the Russian Federation, regulation and protection of the rights of national minorities;
p.000037:
p.000037: d. establishment of the system of federal legislative, executive and judicial bodies, the procedure for
p.000037: their organisation and activities, the formation of federal State government bodies;
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p.000037: Article 23
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to the inviolability of his (her) private life, personal and family privacy, and
p.000037: protection of his (her) honour and good name.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to privacy of correspondence, of telephone conversations and
p.000037: of postal, telegraph and other communications. This right may be limited only on the basis of a court order.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 24
p.000037: 1. Collecting, keeping, using and disseminating information about the private life of a person shall not be
p.000037: permitted without his (her) consent.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies and their officials shall be obliged to
p.000037: provide everyone with access to documents and materials directly affecting his(her) rights and freedoms,
p.000037: unless otherwise envisaged by law.
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p.000037: Article 25
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p.000037: The home shall be inviolable. Nobody shall have the right to enter a dwelling place against the will
p.000037: of those residing therein, except in those cases provided for by federal laws or on the basis of a court
p.000037: order.
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p.000037: Article 26
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to determine and declare his (her) nationality. Nobody shall be forced
p.000037: to determine and declare his (her) nationality.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to use his (her) native language and to a free choice of the language of
p.000037: communication, upbringing, education and creative work.
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p.000037: • Freedom of movement
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p.000037: • Freedom of religion
p.000037: Article 27
p.000037: 1. Everyone who is legally present on the territory of the Russian Federation shall have the right to travel
p.000037: freely and freely to choose the place of temporary or permanent residence.
p.000037: 2. Everyone may freely leave the Russian Federation. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the
p.000037: right freely to return to the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 28
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p.000037: • Freedom of expression
p.000037: • Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience
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p.000037: • Freedom of press
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p.000037: • Freedom of association
p.000037: • Right to join trade unions
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p.000037: • National anthem
p.000037: • National flag
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • National capital
p.000037: Article 67
p.000037: 1. The territory of the Russian Federation shall comprise the territories of its constituent entities,
p.000037: inland waters and territorial sea and the air space over them.
p.000037: 2. The Russian Federation shall have sovereign rights and exercise jurisdiction on the continental shelf and
p.000037: in the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation in accordance with the procedure specified by
p.000037: federal law and norms of international law.
p.000037: 3. Borders between constituent entities of the Russian Federation may be changed upon their mutual consent.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 68
p.000037: 1. The Russian language shall be the State language on the entire territory of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. Republics shall have the right to establish their own State languages. In State government
p.000037: bodies, local self-government bodies and State institutions of republics they shall be used together
p.000037: with the State language of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. The Russian Federation shall guarantee all of its peoples the right to preserve their native
p.000037: language and to create conditions for its study and development.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 69
p.000037: The Russian Federation shall guarantee the rights of indigenous small peoples in accordance with the
p.000037: universally recognized principles and norms of international law and international treaties of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 70
p.000037: 1. The state flag, emblem and anthem of the Russian Federation, their description and the procedure for the
p.000037: official use thereof shall be established by federal constitutional law.
p.000037: 2. The capital of the Russian Federation shall be the city of Moscow. The status of the capital shall be
p.000037: established by federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 71
p.000037: The Russian Federation shall have jurisdiction over:
p.000037:
p.000037: a. the adoption and amending of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws, control
p.000037: over compliance therewith;
p.000037:
p.000037: b. the federative structure and the territory of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: c. regulation and protection of human and civil rights and freedoms; citizenship in
p.000037: the Russian Federation, regulation and protection of the rights of national minorities;
p.000037:
p.000037: d. establishment of the system of federal legislative, executive and judicial bodies, the procedure for
p.000037: their organisation and activities, the formation of federal State government bodies;
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p.000037: • Protection of stateless persons
p.000037: • Customary international law
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Extradition procedure
p.000037: 2. The possession of foreign citizenship by a citizen of the Russian Federation shall not diminish his (her)
p.000037: rights and freedoms and shall not release him from obligations stipulated for Russian
p.000037: citizenship, unless otherwise specified by federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. Foreign citizens and stateless persons shall enjoy rights and bear obligations in the Russian Federation on a
p.000037: par with citizens of the Russian Federation, except in those cases envisaged by federal law or by an
p.000037: international treaty of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 63
p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation shall grant political asylum to foreign citizens and stateless
p.000037: persons in accordance with the universally recognized norms of international law.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation persons who are persecuted for their political convictions or for
p.000037: actions (or inaction) not recognized as a crime in the Russian Federation may not be extradited to other states.
p.000037: The extradition of persons accused of a crime, as well as the surrender of convicts to serve sentence
p.000037: in other states, shall be carried out on the basis of federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 64
p.000037: The provisions of this Chapter shall constitute the fundamental principles of the legal status of the
p.000037: individual in the Russian Federation and may not be changed otherwise than in accordance with the
p.000037: procedure which is established by this Constitution.
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p.000037: CHAPTER 3: THE FEDERAL STRUCTURE
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p.000037: • Subsidiary unit government
p.000037: • Size of second chamber
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p.000037: statehood of Russia and asserting the firmness of its democratic basis, striving to ensure the well-being and
p.000037: prosperity of Russia,
p.000037: proceeding from the responsibility for our Fatherland before present and future generations,
p.000037: recognizing ourselves to be a part of the world community,
p.000037: do hereby adopt THE CONSTITUTION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
p.000037:
p.000037: SECTION 1
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p.000037: CHAPTER 1: THE BASIS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 1
p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation -Russia is a democratic federative law-governed state with a republican form of
p.000037: government.
p.000037: 2. The names Russian Federation and Russia are equivalent.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 2
p.000037: Man, his rights and freedoms shall be the supreme value. The recognition, observance and
p.000037: protection of human and civil rights and freedoms shall be an obligation of the State.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 3
p.000037: 1. The bearer of sovereignty and the sole source of power in the Russian Federation shall
p.000037: be its multinational people.
p.000037: 2. The people shall exercise its power directly, as well as through State
p.000037: government bodies and local self-government bodies.
p.000037: 3. The supreme direct expression of the power of the people shall be referendum and free elections.
p.000037: 4. Nobody may usurp power in the Russian Federation. The seizure of power or usurpation of State
p.000037: authority shall be prosecuted under federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 4
p.000037: 1. The sovereignty of the Russian Federation shall extend to the entirety of its territory.
p.000037: 2. The Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws shall have supremacy on the
p.000037: entire territory of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: • Right to self determination
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p.000037: • Requirements for birthright citizenship
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p.000037: • Right to renounce citizenship
p.000037: • Conditions for revoking citizenship
p.000037: 3. The Russian Federation shall ensure the integrity and inviolability of its territory.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 5
p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation shall consist of republics, krays, oblasts, cities of federal significance, an
p.000037: autonomous oblast and autonomous okrugs, which shall have equal rights as constituent entities of the Russian
p.000037: Federation.
p.000037: 2. A republic (state) shall have its own constitution and legislation. A kray, oblast, city of federal
p.000037: significance, autonomous oblast and autonomous okrug shall have its own charter and legislation.
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p.000037:
p.000037: Article 62
p.000037: 1. A citizen of the Russian Federation may have citizenship of a foreign state (dual citizenship) in accordance
p.000037: with federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: • Protection of stateless persons
p.000037: • Customary international law
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Extradition procedure
p.000037: 2. The possession of foreign citizenship by a citizen of the Russian Federation shall not diminish his (her)
p.000037: rights and freedoms and shall not release him from obligations stipulated for Russian
p.000037: citizenship, unless otherwise specified by federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. Foreign citizens and stateless persons shall enjoy rights and bear obligations in the Russian Federation on a
p.000037: par with citizens of the Russian Federation, except in those cases envisaged by federal law or by an
p.000037: international treaty of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 63
p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation shall grant political asylum to foreign citizens and stateless
p.000037: persons in accordance with the universally recognized norms of international law.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation persons who are persecuted for their political convictions or for
p.000037: actions (or inaction) not recognized as a crime in the Russian Federation may not be extradited to other states.
p.000037: The extradition of persons accused of a crime, as well as the surrender of convicts to serve sentence
p.000037: in other states, shall be carried out on the basis of federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: Article 64
p.000037: The provisions of this Chapter shall constitute the fundamental principles of the legal status of the
p.000037: individual in the Russian Federation and may not be changed otherwise than in accordance with the
p.000037: procedure which is established by this Constitution.
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p.000037: d. shall receive letters of credence and letters of recall of diplomatic representatives
p.000037: accredited to his (her) office.
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p.000037: Article 87
p.000037: 1. The President of the Russian Federation shall be the Supreme
p.000037: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. In the event of aggression against the Russian Federation or of a direct threat of aggression, the President of
p.000037: the Russian Federation shall introduce martial law on the territory of the Russian Federation or on certain parts
p.000037: thereof and shall immediately inform the Council of Federation and the State Duma of this.
p.000037: 3. The regime of martial law shall be defined by federal constitutional law.
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p.000037: • Head of state powers
p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation, in the circumstances and in accordance with the procedure envisaged
p.000037: by federal constitutional law, shall introduce a state of emergency on the territory of the Russian Federation or on
p.000037: certain parts thereof and shall immediately inform the Council of Federation and the State Duma of this.
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p.000037: Article 89
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p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation:
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p.000037: a. shall decide on issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation and of granting political
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p.000037: b. shall bestow State awards of the Russian Federation and confer honorary titles of the Russian
p.000037: Federation and supreme military and supreme special titles;
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p.000037: c. shall grant pardon.
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p.000037: Article 90
p.000037: 1. The President of the Russian Federation shall issue edicts and regulations.
p.000037: 2. The edicts and regulations of the President of the Russian Federation shall be binding on the
p.000037: entire territory of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. Edicts and regulations of the President of the Russian Federation must not conflict with the
p.000037: Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws.
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p.000037: g. establishment of the basic legal principles for the unified market; financial, currency, credit and
p.000037: customs regulation; money emission; the basic principles of pricing policy, federal economic services,
p.000037: including federal banks;
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p.000037: h. the federal budget, federal taxes and levies, federal funds of regional development;
p.000037:
p.000037: i. federal power-engineering systems, nuclear power, fissile materials, federal transport, railways, information
p.000037: and communication, activities in space;
p.000037:
p.000037: j. foreign policy and international relations of the Russian Federation, international treaties
p.000037: of the Russian Federation, issues of war and peace;
p.000037:
p.000037: k. foreign economic relations of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: l. defence and security; military production; determination of the procedure for selling and purchasing
p.000037: weapons, ammunition, military equipment and other military hardware; production of poisonous
p.000037: substances, narcotic substances and the procedure for their use;
p.000037:
p.000037: m. determination of the status and protection of the State border, territorial sea, air space, the
p.000037: exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: n. the judicial system, public prosecution, criminal, criminal-procedural and criminal-executive
p.000037: legislation, amnesty and remission, civil, civil-procedural and arbitration-procedural legislation, legal
p.000037: regulation of intellectual property;
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p.000037: o. federal collision law;
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p.000037: p. meteorological service, standards, metric and time systems, geodesy and cartography, names of
p.000037: geographical units, official statistics and accounting;
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p.000037: q. State awards and honorary titles of the Russian Federation;
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p.000037: r. federal State service.
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p.000037: Article 72
p.000037: 1. The following shall be within the joint jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and constituent entities of the
p.000037: Russian Federation:
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p.000037: a. measures to ensure the correspondence of constitutions and laws of republics, the
p.000037: charters, laws and other normative legal acts of krays, oblasts, cities of federal significance,
p.000037: autonomous oblast and autonomous okrugs to the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws;
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p.000037: Federation, the President of the Russian Federation shall have the right to announce the resignation of
p.000037: the Government or to reject the decision of the State Duma. In the event that the State Duma expresses
p.000037: no confidence in the Government of the Russian Federation again within three months, the President of the Russian
p.000037: Federation shall announce the resignation of the Government or dissolve the State Duma.
p.000037: 4. The Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation may raise before the State Duma the
p.000037: issue of confidence in the Government of the Russian Federation. If the State Duma returns a vote of
p.000037: no confidence, the President shall within seven days adopt a decision on the resignation of the Government of the
p.000037: Russian Federation or on the dissolution of the State Duma and the announcement of new elections.
p.000037: 5. In the event of the resignation or cessation of the powers of the Government of the Russian Federation, it
p.000037: shall continue to work on the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation until a new
p.000037: Government of the Russian Federation is formed.
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p.000037: Article 118
p.000037: 1. Justice in the Russian Federation shall be administered only by court.
p.000037: 2. Judicial authority shall be exercised by means of constitutional, civil,
p.000037: administrative and criminal proceedings.
p.000037: 3. The judicial system in the Russian Federation shall be established by the Constitution
p.000037: of the Russian Federation and federal constitutional law. The creation of extraordinary courts shall
p.000037: not be permitted.
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p.000037: Article 119
p.000037: Judges shall be citizens of the Russian Federation over 25 years of age with a higher education in law who have served
p.000037: in the legal profession for not less than five years. Federal law may establish additional requirements for
p.000037: judges of the courts of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: Article 120
p.000037: 1. Judges shall be independent and shall be subordinate only to the Constitution of the Russian Federation and
p.000037: federal law.
p.000037: 2. Should a court establish when considering a case that a legal act of a State or other body
p.000037: conflicts with law, it shall take a decision in accordance with the law.
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p.000037: Article 121
p.000037: 1. Judges shall be irremovable.
p.000037: 2. The powers of a judge may be terminated or suspended only on the grounds and in accordance with the procedure
p.000037: established by federal law.
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p.000037: • Right to fair trial
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p.000037: • Establishment of constitutional court
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p.000037: Article 122
p.000037: 1. Judges shall be inviolable.
p.000037: 2. A judge cannot face criminal liability otherwise than in accordance with the procedure established
p.000037: by federal law.
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p.000037: Article 123
p.000037: 1. The examination of cases in all courts shall be open. Cases may be heard in closed sessions in
p.000037: those instances where this is permitted by federal law.
p.000037: 2. The examination of criminal cases by default in courts shall not be permitted except in instances
p.000037: where this is permitted by federal law.
p.000037: 3. Judicial proceedings shall be conducted on the basis of controversy and the equality of the parties
p.000037: concerned.
p.000037: 4. In cases provided for by federal law, judicial proceedings shall be conducted with the participation of a jury.
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p.000037: Article 124
p.000037: Courts shall be financed only from the federal budget and should ensure the possibility of
p.000037: the complete and independent administration of justice according to the requirements of federal law.
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p.000037: Article 125
p.000037: 1. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation shall consist of 19 judges.
p.000037: 2. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, at the request of the President of
p.000037: the Russian Federation, the Council of Federation, the State Duma, one fifth of the members of the Council of
p.000037: Federation or of the deputies of the State Duma, the Government of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Court of the
p.000037: Russian Federation and the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation, and legislative
p.000037: and executive government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, shall decide on cases
p.000037: on conformity to the Constitution of the Russian Federation of:
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p.000037: a. federal laws, normative acts of the President of the Russian Federation, the Council of Federation, the
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p.000037: 5. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, upon request of the President of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, the Council of Federation, the State Duma, the Government of the Russian Federation,
p.000037: and legislative authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, shall provide
p.000037: interpretation of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 6. Acts or certain provisions thereof, which are recognized as unconstitutional, shall lose force;
p.000037: international treaties of the Russian Federation, which do not correspond to the Constitution of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, shall not be implemented or used.
p.000037: 7. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, upon request of the Council of Federation, shall issue
p.000037: a resolution on the observation of the established procedure for bringing charges of treason or of other
p.000037: grave crimes against the President of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: • Establishment of constitutional court
p.000037: • Supreme court powers
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p.000037: • Structure of the courts
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p.000037: • Ordinary court selection
p.000037: The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation shall be the highest judicial body for civil, criminal, administrative
p.000037: and other cases under the jurisdiction of common courts; it shall exercise judicial supervision over
p.000037: their activities in the procedural forms envisaged by federal law and shall provide interpretation on
p.000037: issues of court proceedings.
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p.000037: Article 127
p.000037: The Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation shall be the highest judicial body for
p.000037: settling economic disputes and other cases examined by arbitration courts; it shall exercise judicial supervision
p.000037: over their activities in the procedural forms envisaged by federal law and shall provide interpretation
p.000037: on issues of court proceedings.
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p.000037: 1. Judges of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Court of the Russian
p.000037: Federation and the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation shall be appointed by the
p.000037: Council of Federation upon nomination by the President of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. Judges of other federal courts shall be appointed by the President of the Russian Federation in accordance with
p.000037: the procedure established by federal law.
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p.000037: exercise the powers established by it until the term of office for which he (she) was elected expires.
p.000037: 4. The Council of Ministers-Government of the Russian Federation-from the moment that this
p.000037: Constitution comes into force, shall acquire the rights, obligations and responsibilities of the
p.000037: Government of the Russian Federation, which are established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation
p.000037: and shall hereafter be called the Government of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 5. The courts of the Russian Federation shall administer justice in accordance with their powers as established
p.000037: by this Constitution. After the Constitution has come into force, judges of all courts of the Russian Federation
p.000037: shall retain their powers until the term for which they were elected expires. Vacant positions shall be
p.000037: filled in accordance with the procedure established by this Constitution.
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p.000037: 6. Until the adoption and implementation of the federal law, which establishes the procedure for the examination
p.000037: of cases by a court of jury, the existing procedure for the court examination of corresponding
p.000037: cases shall apply. Until criminal-procedural legislation of the Russian Federation has been brought into
p.000037: line with the provisions of this Constitution, the previous procedure for the arrest, detention and
p.000037: keeping in custody of persons suspected of committing a crime shall apply.
p.000037: 7. The Council of Federation of the first convocation and the State Duma of the first convocation
p.000037: shall be elected for a period of two years.
p.000037: 8. The Council of Federation shall meet for its first session on the thirtieth day after the
p.000037: elections. The first session of the Council of Federation shall be opened by the President of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 9. A deputy of the State Duma of the first convocation may be simultaneously a member of the
p.000037: Government of the Russian Federation. Provisions of this Constitution on the immunity of deputies
p.000037: with respect to responsibility for actions (inaction) connected with the fulfilment of their official duties shall
p.000037: not extend to deputies of the State Duma who are members of the Government of the Russian Federation. Deputies
p.000037: of the Council of Federation of the first convocation shall exercise their powers on a non-permanent
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p.000037: • Prohibition of torture
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p.000037: Article 20
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to life.
p.000037: 2. Capital punishment until its complete abolition may be established by federal law as an exclusive
p.000037: form of punishment for particularly grave crimes against life, and the accused shall be granted the right to have his
p.000037: case examined by a court with the participation of a jury.
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p.000037: Article 21
p.000037: 1. Human dignity shall be protected by the State. Nothing may serve as a basis for its derogation.
p.000037: 2. Nobody should be subjected to torture, violence, or other severe or humiliating treatment or punishment.
p.000037: Nobody may be subjected to medical, scientific or other experiments without voluntary consent.
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p.000037: Article 22
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom and personal inviolability.
p.000037: 2. Arrest, detention and keeping in custody shall be permissible only under a court order.
p.000037: A person may not be detained for more than 48 hours without a court order.
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p.000037: Article 23
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to the inviolability of his (her) private life, personal and family privacy, and
p.000037: protection of his (her) honour and good name.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to privacy of correspondence, of telephone conversations and
p.000037: of postal, telegraph and other communications. This right may be limited only on the basis of a court order.
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p.000037: Article 24
p.000037: 1. Collecting, keeping, using and disseminating information about the private life of a person shall not be
p.000037: permitted without his (her) consent.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies and their officials shall be obliged to
p.000037: provide everyone with access to documents and materials directly affecting his(her) rights and freedoms,
p.000037: unless otherwise envisaged by law.
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p.000037: The home shall be inviolable. Nobody shall have the right to enter a dwelling place against the will
p.000037: of those residing therein, except in those cases provided for by federal laws or on the basis of a court
p.000037: order.
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p.000037: Article 26
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to determine and declare his (her) nationality. Nobody shall be forced
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p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to protect his (her) rights and freedoms by all means not prohibited
p.000037: by law.
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p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed protection in court of his (her) rights and freedoms.
p.000037: 2. Decisions and actions (or inaction) of State government bodies, local
p.000037: self-government bodies, public organisations and officials may be appealed against in court.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall have the right in accordance with international treaties of the Russian Federation
p.000037: to appeal to interstate bodies for the protection of human rights and freedoms if all available internal means
p.000037: of legal protection have been exhausted.
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p.000037: Article 47
p.000037: 1. Nobody may be deprived of the right to have his (her) case heard in the court and by the judge
p.000037: within whose competence the case is placed by law.
p.000037: 2. Any person accused of committing a crime shall have the right to have his (her) case examined by a court with
p.000037: the participation of a jury in the cases envisaged by federal law.
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p.000037: Article 48
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed the right to qualified legal assistance. In the cases envisaged by law, legal
p.000037: assistance shall be provided free of charge.
p.000037: 2. Any person detained, taken into custody or accused of committing a crime shall have the right to use the
p.000037: assistance of a lawyer (counsel for the defence) from the moment of being detained, placed in custody or
p.000037: accused.
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p.000037: Article 49
p.000037: 1. Any person accused of committing a crime shall be considered innocent until his (her) guilt is proven in
p.000037: accordance with the procedure stipulated by federal law and is confirmed by a court sentence which has entered into
p.000037: legal force.
p.000037: 2. The accused shall not be obliged to prove his (her) innocence.
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p.000037: • Prohibition of double jeopardy
p.000037: • Regulation of evidence collection
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Right to appeal judicial decisions
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p.000037: • Regulation of evidence collection
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p.000037: • Protection from self-incrimination
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p.000037: • Protection of victim's rights
p.000037: 3. Irremovable doubts about the guilt of a person shall be interpreted in favour of the accused.
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p.000037: Article 50
p.000037: 1. Nobody may be convicted twice for one and the same crime.
p.000037: 2. In administering justice it shall not be permitted to use evidence received through
p.000037: violating federal law.
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p.000037: 1. The Federal Assembly shall consist of two chambers-the Council of Federation and the State Duma.
p.000037: 2. The Council of Federation shall include two representatives from each constituent
p.000037: entity of the Russian Federation: one from the legislative and one from the executive State government body.
p.000037: 3. The State Duma shall consist of 450 deputies.
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p.000037: Article 96
p.000037: 1. The State Duma shall be elected for a term of five years.
p.000037: 2. The procedure for forming the Council of Federation and the procedure for electing deputies to the
p.000037: State Duma shall be established by federal laws.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 97
p.000037: 1. Any citizen of the Russian Federation who has reached 21 years of age and who has the right to participate
p.000037: in elections may be elected deputy of the State Duma.
p.000037: 2. One and the same person may not be simultaneously a member of the Council of Federation and a deputy of the
p.000037: State Duma. A deputy of the State Duma may not be a deputy of other representative State government
p.000037: bodies and local self-government bodies.
p.000037: 3. Deputies of the State Duma shall work on a professional permanent basis. Deputies of the State Duma
p.000037: may not be employed in State service or engage in other paid activities, except for teaching and scientific and other
p.000037: creative work.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 98
p.000037: 1. Members of the Council of Federation and deputies of the State Duma shall enjoy immunity during the
p.000037: whole term of their office. They may not be detained, arrested or searched, except in the event of detention
p.000037: at the scene of a crime. They may not be subjected to personal searches, except in instances where this is
p.000037: provided for by federal law in order to ensure the safety of other people.
p.000037: 2. The issue of the removal of immunity shall be resolved by an appropriate chamber of the
p.000037: Federal Assembly upon submission of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: • Length of legislative sessions
p.000037: • Extraordinary legislative sessions
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p.000037: • Joint meetings of legislative chambers
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p.000037: • Leader of first chamber
p.000037: • Leader of second chamber
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p.000037: Article 99
p.000037: 1. The Federal Assembly shall be a permanently functioning body.
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p.000037: • Human dignity
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p.000037: • Prohibition of corporal punishment
p.000037: • Prohibition of cruel treatment
p.000037: • Prohibition of torture
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p.000037: • Protection from unjustified restraint
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p.000037: • Inalienable rights
p.000037: Article 20
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to life.
p.000037: 2. Capital punishment until its complete abolition may be established by federal law as an exclusive
p.000037: form of punishment for particularly grave crimes against life, and the accused shall be granted the right to have his
p.000037: case examined by a court with the participation of a jury.
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p.000037: Article 21
p.000037: 1. Human dignity shall be protected by the State. Nothing may serve as a basis for its derogation.
p.000037: 2. Nobody should be subjected to torture, violence, or other severe or humiliating treatment or punishment.
p.000037: Nobody may be subjected to medical, scientific or other experiments without voluntary consent.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 22
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom and personal inviolability.
p.000037: 2. Arrest, detention and keeping in custody shall be permissible only under a court order.
p.000037: A person may not be detained for more than 48 hours without a court order.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 23
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to the inviolability of his (her) private life, personal and family privacy, and
p.000037: protection of his (her) honour and good name.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to privacy of correspondence, of telephone conversations and
p.000037: of postal, telegraph and other communications. This right may be limited only on the basis of a court order.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 24
p.000037: 1. Collecting, keeping, using and disseminating information about the private life of a person shall not be
p.000037: permitted without his (her) consent.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies and their officials shall be obliged to
p.000037: provide everyone with access to documents and materials directly affecting his(her) rights and freedoms,
p.000037: unless otherwise envisaged by law.
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p.000037: Article 25
p.000037:
p.000037: The home shall be inviolable. Nobody shall have the right to enter a dwelling place against the will
p.000037: of those residing therein, except in those cases provided for by federal laws or on the basis of a court
p.000037: order.
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p.000037: 4. The Council of Ministers-Government of the Russian Federation-from the moment that this
p.000037: Constitution comes into force, shall acquire the rights, obligations and responsibilities of the
p.000037: Government of the Russian Federation, which are established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation
p.000037: and shall hereafter be called the Government of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 5. The courts of the Russian Federation shall administer justice in accordance with their powers as established
p.000037: by this Constitution. After the Constitution has come into force, judges of all courts of the Russian Federation
p.000037: shall retain their powers until the term for which they were elected expires. Vacant positions shall be
p.000037: filled in accordance with the procedure established by this Constitution.
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p.000037: 6. Until the adoption and implementation of the federal law, which establishes the procedure for the examination
p.000037: of cases by a court of jury, the existing procedure for the court examination of corresponding
p.000037: cases shall apply. Until criminal-procedural legislation of the Russian Federation has been brought into
p.000037: line with the provisions of this Constitution, the previous procedure for the arrest, detention and
p.000037: keeping in custody of persons suspected of committing a crime shall apply.
p.000037: 7. The Council of Federation of the first convocation and the State Duma of the first convocation
p.000037: shall be elected for a period of two years.
p.000037: 8. The Council of Federation shall meet for its first session on the thirtieth day after the
p.000037: elections. The first session of the Council of Federation shall be opened by the President of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 9. A deputy of the State Duma of the first convocation may be simultaneously a member of the
p.000037: Government of the Russian Federation. Provisions of this Constitution on the immunity of deputies
p.000037: with respect to responsibility for actions (inaction) connected with the fulfilment of their official duties shall
p.000037: not extend to deputies of the State Duma who are members of the Government of the Russian Federation. Deputies
p.000037: of the Council of Federation of the first convocation shall exercise their powers on a non-permanent
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p.000037: 2. The Council of Federation shall include two representatives from each constituent
p.000037: entity of the Russian Federation: one from the legislative and one from the executive State government body.
p.000037: 3. The State Duma shall consist of 450 deputies.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 96
p.000037: 1. The State Duma shall be elected for a term of five years.
p.000037: 2. The procedure for forming the Council of Federation and the procedure for electing deputies to the
p.000037: State Duma shall be established by federal laws.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 97
p.000037: 1. Any citizen of the Russian Federation who has reached 21 years of age and who has the right to participate
p.000037: in elections may be elected deputy of the State Duma.
p.000037: 2. One and the same person may not be simultaneously a member of the Council of Federation and a deputy of the
p.000037: State Duma. A deputy of the State Duma may not be a deputy of other representative State government
p.000037: bodies and local self-government bodies.
p.000037: 3. Deputies of the State Duma shall work on a professional permanent basis. Deputies of the State Duma
p.000037: may not be employed in State service or engage in other paid activities, except for teaching and scientific and other
p.000037: creative work.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 98
p.000037: 1. Members of the Council of Federation and deputies of the State Duma shall enjoy immunity during the
p.000037: whole term of their office. They may not be detained, arrested or searched, except in the event of detention
p.000037: at the scene of a crime. They may not be subjected to personal searches, except in instances where this is
p.000037: provided for by federal law in order to ensure the safety of other people.
p.000037: 2. The issue of the removal of immunity shall be resolved by an appropriate chamber of the
p.000037: Federal Assembly upon submission of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: • Length of legislative sessions
p.000037: • Extraordinary legislative sessions
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p.000037: • Public or private sessions
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p.000037: • Joint meetings of legislative chambers
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Leader of first chamber
p.000037: • Leader of second chamber
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p.000037: • Legislative committees
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p.000037: Article 99
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p.000037: the courts of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. State power in constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be exercised by bodies of State government
p.000037: formed by those constituent entities.
p.000037: 3. The division of authorities and powers among State government bodies of the Russian Federation and
p.000037: State government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be established by this
p.000037: Constitution, the Federation Treaty and other treaties on the division of authorities and powers.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 12
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p.000037: • Separation of church and state
p.000037:
p.000037: • Official religion
p.000037: Local self-government shall be recognized and guaranteed in the Russian Federation. Local self-government shall be
p.000037: independent within the limits of its competence. Bodies of local self-government shall not form
p.000037: part of the system of State government bodies.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 13
p.000037: 1. Ideological diversity shall be recognized in the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. No ideology shall be proclaimed as State ideology or as obligatory.
p.000037: 3. Political diversity and the multi-party system shall be recognized in the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 4. Public associations shall be equal before the law.
p.000037: 5. The establishment and activities of public associations whose goals and activities are
p.000037: aimed at the forcible changing of the basis of the constitutional order and at violating the integrity of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, at undermining its security, at creating armed units, and at instigating social, racial,
p.000037: national and religious strife shall be prohibited.
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p.000037: Article 14
p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation shall be a secular state. No religion may be established as the State religion or as
p.000037: obligatory.
p.000037: 2. Religious associations shall be separate from the State and shall be equal before the law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 15
p.000037: 1. The Constitution of the Russian Federation shall have supreme legal force, direct effect and
p.000037: shall be applicable on the entire territory of the Russian Federation. Laws and other legal
p.000037: acts, which are adopted in the Russian
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p.000037: • Duty to obey the constitution
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p.000037: 1. State power in the Russian Federation shall be exercised by the President of the Russian Federation, the
p.000037: Federal Assembly (the Council of Federation and the State Duma), the Government of the Russian Federation, and
p.000037: the courts of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. State power in constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be exercised by bodies of State government
p.000037: formed by those constituent entities.
p.000037: 3. The division of authorities and powers among State government bodies of the Russian Federation and
p.000037: State government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be established by this
p.000037: Constitution, the Federation Treaty and other treaties on the division of authorities and powers.
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p.000037: • Separation of church and state
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p.000037: • Official religion
p.000037: Local self-government shall be recognized and guaranteed in the Russian Federation. Local self-government shall be
p.000037: independent within the limits of its competence. Bodies of local self-government shall not form
p.000037: part of the system of State government bodies.
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p.000037: Article 13
p.000037: 1. Ideological diversity shall be recognized in the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. No ideology shall be proclaimed as State ideology or as obligatory.
p.000037: 3. Political diversity and the multi-party system shall be recognized in the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 4. Public associations shall be equal before the law.
p.000037: 5. The establishment and activities of public associations whose goals and activities are
p.000037: aimed at the forcible changing of the basis of the constitutional order and at violating the integrity of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, at undermining its security, at creating armed units, and at instigating social, racial,
p.000037: national and religious strife shall be prohibited.
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p.000037: Article 14
p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation shall be a secular state. No religion may be established as the State religion or as
p.000037: obligatory.
p.000037: 2. Religious associations shall be separate from the State and shall be equal before the law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 15
p.000037: 1. The Constitution of the Russian Federation shall have supreme legal force, direct effect and
p.000037: shall be applicable on the entire territory of the Russian Federation. Laws and other legal
p.000037: acts, which are adopted in the Russian
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p.000037: 1. A citizen of the Russian Federation may have citizenship of a foreign state (dual citizenship) in accordance
p.000037: with federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: • Customary international law
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p.000037: • Extradition procedure
p.000037: 2. The possession of foreign citizenship by a citizen of the Russian Federation shall not diminish his (her)
p.000037: rights and freedoms and shall not release him from obligations stipulated for Russian
p.000037: citizenship, unless otherwise specified by federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. Foreign citizens and stateless persons shall enjoy rights and bear obligations in the Russian Federation on a
p.000037: par with citizens of the Russian Federation, except in those cases envisaged by federal law or by an
p.000037: international treaty of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: Article 63
p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation shall grant political asylum to foreign citizens and stateless
p.000037: persons in accordance with the universally recognized norms of international law.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation persons who are persecuted for their political convictions or for
p.000037: actions (or inaction) not recognized as a crime in the Russian Federation may not be extradited to other states.
p.000037: The extradition of persons accused of a crime, as well as the surrender of convicts to serve sentence
p.000037: in other states, shall be carried out on the basis of federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: Article 64
p.000037: The provisions of this Chapter shall constitute the fundamental principles of the legal status of the
p.000037: individual in the Russian Federation and may not be changed otherwise than in accordance with the
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p.000037: • Subsidiary unit government
p.000037: • Size of second chamber
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p.000037: d. shall receive letters of credence and letters of recall of diplomatic representatives
p.000037: accredited to his (her) office.
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p.000037: Article 87
p.000037: 1. The President of the Russian Federation shall be the Supreme
p.000037: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. In the event of aggression against the Russian Federation or of a direct threat of aggression, the President of
p.000037: the Russian Federation shall introduce martial law on the territory of the Russian Federation or on certain parts
p.000037: thereof and shall immediately inform the Council of Federation and the State Duma of this.
p.000037: 3. The regime of martial law shall be defined by federal constitutional law.
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p.000037: • Head of state powers
p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation, in the circumstances and in accordance with the procedure envisaged
p.000037: by federal constitutional law, shall introduce a state of emergency on the territory of the Russian Federation or on
p.000037: certain parts thereof and shall immediately inform the Council of Federation and the State Duma of this.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 89
p.000037:
p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation:
p.000037:
p.000037: a. shall decide on issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation and of granting political
p.000037: asylum;
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p.000037: b. shall bestow State awards of the Russian Federation and confer honorary titles of the Russian
p.000037: Federation and supreme military and supreme special titles;
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p.000037: • Power to pardon
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p.000037: • Head of state immunity
p.000037: c. shall grant pardon.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 90
p.000037: 1. The President of the Russian Federation shall issue edicts and regulations.
p.000037: 2. The edicts and regulations of the President of the Russian Federation shall be binding on the
p.000037: entire territory of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. Edicts and regulations of the President of the Russian Federation must not conflict with the
p.000037: Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 91
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p.000037: • Head of state replacement
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p.000037: • Head of state removal
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p.000037: 3. In the event that their convictions or religious beliefs run counter to military service and in
p.000037: other cases established by federal law, citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to replace it
p.000037: with alternative civilian service.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 60
p.000037:
p.000037: A citizen of the Russian Federation may exercise all of his (her) rights and duties independently from
p.000037: the age of 18 years.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 61
p.000037: 1. A citizen of the Russian Federation may not be deported from the Russian Federation or extradited
p.000037: to another state.
p.000037: 2. The Russian Federation shall guarantee its citizens protection and patronage abroad.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 62
p.000037: 1. A citizen of the Russian Federation may have citizenship of a foreign state (dual citizenship) in accordance
p.000037: with federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: • Protection of stateless persons
p.000037: • Customary international law
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Extradition procedure
p.000037: 2. The possession of foreign citizenship by a citizen of the Russian Federation shall not diminish his (her)
p.000037: rights and freedoms and shall not release him from obligations stipulated for Russian
p.000037: citizenship, unless otherwise specified by federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. Foreign citizens and stateless persons shall enjoy rights and bear obligations in the Russian Federation on a
p.000037: par with citizens of the Russian Federation, except in those cases envisaged by federal law or by an
p.000037: international treaty of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 63
p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation shall grant political asylum to foreign citizens and stateless
p.000037: persons in accordance with the universally recognized norms of international law.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation persons who are persecuted for their political convictions or for
p.000037: actions (or inaction) not recognized as a crime in the Russian Federation may not be extradited to other states.
p.000037: The extradition of persons accused of a crime, as well as the surrender of convicts to serve sentence
p.000037: in other states, shall be carried out on the basis of federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 64
p.000037: The provisions of this Chapter shall constitute the fundamental principles of the legal status of the
p.000037: individual in the Russian Federation and may not be changed otherwise than in accordance with the
p.000037: procedure which is established by this Constitution.
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p.000025: Power to pardon
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p.000024: Powers of cabinet
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Preamble
p.000003: 3
p.000003: Presumption of innocence in trials
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Prohibition of corporal punishment
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Prohibition of cruel treatment
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Prohibition of double jeopardy
p.000012: 12
p.000012:
p.000012: Prohibition of slavery Prohibition of torture
p.000012: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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p.000012: Protection from ex post facto laws
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Protection from expropriation
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Protection from self-incrimination
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Protection from unjustified restraint
p.000012: 7, 11
p.000012: Protection of environment
p.000012: 13, 18
p.000012: Protection of language use
p.000016: 16
p.000016: Protection of stateless persons
p.000014: 14
p.000014: Protection of victim's rights
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Provisions for intellectual property
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Public or private sessions
p.000026: 26
p.000026: R
p.000026: Reference to art
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Reference to science
p.000018: 18
p.000018: Referenda
p.000018: 3, 22, 35, 36
p.000018: Regulation of evidence collection
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Requirements for birthright citizenship
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Restrictions on voting
p.000004: 8, 13
p.000004: Right of petition
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to academic freedom
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Right to appeal judicial decisions
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Right to choose occupation
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to competitive marketplace
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to conscientious objection
p.000013: 13
p.000013: Right to counsel
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Right to culture
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Right to equal pay for work
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to establish a business
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to fair trial
p.000033: 33
p.000033: Right to health care
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Right to information
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to join trade unions
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Right to life
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to own property
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to privacy
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to public trial
p.000033: 33
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p.000033: Right to renounce citizenship
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Right to rest and leisure
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to safe work environment
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p.000037: of the system of State power, the division of matters of authority and powers between State
p.000037: government bodies of the Russian Federation and State government bodies of constituent entities of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, the equality and self-determination of peoples in the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 4. All constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be equal with one another in
p.000037: relations with federal State government bodies.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 6
p.000037: 1. Citizenship of the Russian Federation shall be acquired and terminated in accordance with
p.000037: federal law, and shall be one and equal, irrespective of the grounds on which it is acquired.
p.000037: 2. Every citizen of the Russian Federation shall enjoy all rights and freedoms on its territory and shall bear
p.000037: equal responsibilities as envisaged in the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. A citizen of the Russian Federation may not be deprived of his (her) citizenship or of the right to change it.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 7
p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation shall be a social state whose policy is aimed at creating conditions ensuring a worthy
p.000037: life and a free development of Man.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation the labour and health of people shall be protected, a guaranteed minimum wage shall
p.000037: be established, State support shall be provided for the family, maternity, fatherhood and childhood, to the
p.000037: disabled and to elderly citizens, the system of social services shall be developed and State pensions,
p.000037: allowances and other social security guarantees shall be established.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 8
p.000037: 1. In the Russian Federation the integrity of economic space, free flow of goods, services and
p.000037: financial resources, support of competition, and the freedom of economic activity shall be guaranteed.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation private, State, municipal and other forms of property shall be recognized and shall
p.000037: be protected on an equal basis.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 9
p.000037: 1. Land and other natural resources shall be utilized and protected in the Russian Federation as the basis of
p.000037: the life and activity of the peoples living on the territories concerned.
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p.000037: • Claim of executive independence
p.000037: 2. Land and other natural resources may be subject to private, State, municipal and other forms of ownership.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 10
p.000037:
p.000037: State power in the Russian Federation shall be exercised on the basis of its division into legislative, executive and
p.000037: judicial authority. Bodies of legislative, executive and judicial authority shall be independent.
p.000037:
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p.000037: and to receive remuneration for labour without any discrimination whatsoever and not below the minimum
p.000037: wage established by federal law, as well as the right of protection against unemployment.
p.000037: 4. The right of individual and collective labour disputes with the use of the methods for
p.000037: their resolution, which are provided for by federal law, including the right to strike, shall be recognized.
p.000037: 5. Everyone shall have the right to rest. For those working under labour contracts the duration of work time, days
p.000037: of rest and public holidays and annual paid leave established by federal law shall be guaranteed.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 38
p.000037: 1. Maternity, childhood and family shall be protected by the State.
p.000037: 2. Care for children and their upbringing shall be the equal right and duty of parents.
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • State support for the elderly
p.000037: • State support for the unemployed
p.000037: • State support for the disabled
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to shelter
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Right to health care
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p.000037: • Free education
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p.000037: • Compulsory education
p.000037: 3. Able-bodied children over 18 years of age must take care of disabled parents.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 39
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed social security for old age, in case of illness, disability and loss
p.000037: of the breadwinner, for the bringing up of children and in other cases specified by law.
p.000037: 2. State pensions and social benefits shall be established by law.
p.000037: 3. Voluntary social insurance, the creation of additional forms of social security and charity shall be
p.000037: encouraged.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 40
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to a home. Nobody may be arbitrarily deprived of his (her) home.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies shall promote housing construction and
p.000037: create conditions for exercising the right to a home.
p.000037: 3. Low-income citizens and other citizens mentioned in law who are in need of a home may receive
p.000037: it either free of charge or for an affordable payment from State, municipal and other housing funds according
p.000037: to the norms established by law.
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p.000009: Right to fair trial
p.000033: 33
p.000033: Right to health care
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Right to information
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to join trade unions
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Right to life
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to own property
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to privacy
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to public trial
p.000033: 33
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p.000033: Right to renounce citizenship
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Right to rest and leisure
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to safe work environment
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to self determination
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Right to shelter
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Right to strike
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to transfer property
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to work
p.000009: 9
p.000009:
p.000009: Rights of children
p.000009: S
p.000009: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000009: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
p.000009: Secession of territory
p.000015: 15
p.000015: Second chamber reserved policy areas
p.000026: 26
p.000026: Second chamber selection
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Secret ballot
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Selection of active-duty commanders
p.000022: 22
p.000022: Separation of church and state
p.000005: 5
p.000005: Size of first chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Size of second chamber
p.000025: 15, 25
p.000025: Source of constitutional authority
p.000003: 3
p.000003: State support for the disabled
p.000010: 10
p.000010: State support for the elderly
p.000010: 10
p.000010: State support for the unemployed
p.000010: 9, 10
p.000010: Structure of legislative chamber(s)
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Structure of the courts
p.000034: 34
p.000034: Subsidiary unit government
p.000034: 15, 18, 19, 20, 28, 35
p.000034: Supermajority required for legislation
p.000029: 29
p.000029: Supreme court powers
p.000034: 34
p.000034: Supreme court selection
p.000034: 22, 34
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p.000034: Tax bills
p.000028: 28
p.000028: Term length for first chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Transitional provisions
p.000037: 37
p.000037: Treaty ratification
p.000037: 6, 23, 28
p.000037: U
p.000037: Ultra-vires administrative actions
p.000012: 12
p.000012: V
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p.000012: Veto override procedure
p.000029: 29
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p.000037: • State support for the elderly
p.000037: • State support for the unemployed
p.000037: • State support for the disabled
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Right to shelter
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p.000037: • Right to health care
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p.000037: • Free education
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p.000037: • Compulsory education
p.000037: 3. Able-bodied children over 18 years of age must take care of disabled parents.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 39
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed social security for old age, in case of illness, disability and loss
p.000037: of the breadwinner, for the bringing up of children and in other cases specified by law.
p.000037: 2. State pensions and social benefits shall be established by law.
p.000037: 3. Voluntary social insurance, the creation of additional forms of social security and charity shall be
p.000037: encouraged.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 40
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to a home. Nobody may be arbitrarily deprived of his (her) home.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies shall promote housing construction and
p.000037: create conditions for exercising the right to a home.
p.000037: 3. Low-income citizens and other citizens mentioned in law who are in need of a home may receive
p.000037: it either free of charge or for an affordable payment from State, municipal and other housing funds according
p.000037: to the norms established by law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 41
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to health protection and medical care. Medical care in State and
p.000037: municipal health institutions shall be rendered to citizens free of charge at the expense of the appropriate
p.000037: budget, insurance premiums and other proceeds.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation federal programmes for the protection and improvement of
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p.000037: 4. Everyone shall have the right freely to seek, receive, transmit, produce and disseminate
p.000037: information by any legal means. The list of types of information, which constitute State secrets, shall be
p.000037: determined by federal law.
p.000037: 5. The freedom of the mass media shall be guaranteed. Censorship shall be prohibited.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 30
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right of association, including the right to establish trade unions for the
p.000037: protection of his(her) interests. The freedom of activity of public associations shall be guaranteed.
p.000037: 2. Nobody may be compelled to join any association or to stay there.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 31
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p.000037: • Municipal government
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p.000037: • Restrictions on voting
p.000037: Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to assemble peacefully, without weapons, hold
p.000037: rallies, mass meetings and demonstrations, marches and pickets.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 32
p.000037: 1. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to participate in managing State affairs both directly
p.000037: and through their representatives.
p.000037: 2. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to elect and be elected to State government bodies
p.000037: and local self-government bodies, as well as to participate in referendums.
p.000037: 3. Citizens who are recognized as incapable by a court, and citizens who are kept in places of imprisonment under
p.000037: a court sentence, shall not have the right to elect and be elected.
p.000037: 4. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall enjoy equal access to State service.
p.000037: 5. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to participate in administering
p.000037: justice.
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p.000037: • Right of petition
p.000037: Article 33
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p.000037: • Right to establish a business
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p.000037: • Right to competitive marketplace
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p.000037: • Right to own property
p.000037: • Right to own property
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Protection from expropriation
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p.000037: • Right to transfer property
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p.000037: • Right to work
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p.000037: • Right to choose occupation
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p.000037: 3. The federal structure of the Russian Federation shall be based on its State integrity, the unity
p.000037: of the system of State power, the division of matters of authority and powers between State
p.000037: government bodies of the Russian Federation and State government bodies of constituent entities of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, the equality and self-determination of peoples in the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 4. All constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be equal with one another in
p.000037: relations with federal State government bodies.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 6
p.000037: 1. Citizenship of the Russian Federation shall be acquired and terminated in accordance with
p.000037: federal law, and shall be one and equal, irrespective of the grounds on which it is acquired.
p.000037: 2. Every citizen of the Russian Federation shall enjoy all rights and freedoms on its territory and shall bear
p.000037: equal responsibilities as envisaged in the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. A citizen of the Russian Federation may not be deprived of his (her) citizenship or of the right to change it.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 7
p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation shall be a social state whose policy is aimed at creating conditions ensuring a worthy
p.000037: life and a free development of Man.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation the labour and health of people shall be protected, a guaranteed minimum wage shall
p.000037: be established, State support shall be provided for the family, maternity, fatherhood and childhood, to the
p.000037: disabled and to elderly citizens, the system of social services shall be developed and State pensions,
p.000037: allowances and other social security guarantees shall be established.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 8
p.000037: 1. In the Russian Federation the integrity of economic space, free flow of goods, services and
p.000037: financial resources, support of competition, and the freedom of economic activity shall be guaranteed.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation private, State, municipal and other forms of property shall be recognized and shall
p.000037: be protected on an equal basis.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 9
p.000037: 1. Land and other natural resources shall be utilized and protected in the Russian Federation as the basis of
p.000037: the life and activity of the peoples living on the territories concerned.
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p.000037: • Claim of executive independence
p.000037: 2. Land and other natural resources may be subject to private, State, municipal and other forms of ownership.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 10
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p.000037: State power in the Russian Federation shall be exercised on the basis of its division into legislative, executive and
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p.000037: • Right to privacy
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p.000037: • Right to information
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p.000037: • Inalienable rights
p.000037: Article 20
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to life.
p.000037: 2. Capital punishment until its complete abolition may be established by federal law as an exclusive
p.000037: form of punishment for particularly grave crimes against life, and the accused shall be granted the right to have his
p.000037: case examined by a court with the participation of a jury.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 21
p.000037: 1. Human dignity shall be protected by the State. Nothing may serve as a basis for its derogation.
p.000037: 2. Nobody should be subjected to torture, violence, or other severe or humiliating treatment or punishment.
p.000037: Nobody may be subjected to medical, scientific or other experiments without voluntary consent.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 22
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom and personal inviolability.
p.000037: 2. Arrest, detention and keeping in custody shall be permissible only under a court order.
p.000037: A person may not be detained for more than 48 hours without a court order.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 23
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to the inviolability of his (her) private life, personal and family privacy, and
p.000037: protection of his (her) honour and good name.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to privacy of correspondence, of telephone conversations and
p.000037: of postal, telegraph and other communications. This right may be limited only on the basis of a court order.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 24
p.000037: 1. Collecting, keeping, using and disseminating information about the private life of a person shall not be
p.000037: permitted without his (her) consent.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies and their officials shall be obliged to
p.000037: provide everyone with access to documents and materials directly affecting his(her) rights and freedoms,
p.000037: unless otherwise envisaged by law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 25
p.000037:
p.000037: The home shall be inviolable. Nobody shall have the right to enter a dwelling place against the will
p.000037: of those residing therein, except in those cases provided for by federal laws or on the basis of a court
p.000037: order.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 26
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to determine and declare his (her) nationality. Nobody shall be forced
p.000037: to determine and declare his (her) nationality.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to use his (her) native language and to a free choice of the language of
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p.000037: 2. Possession, utilisation and disposal of land and other natural resources shall be exercised by the owners
p.000037: freely provided that this is not detrimental to the environment and does not violate the rights and lawful
p.000037: interests of other people.
p.000037: 3. The conditions and procedure for the use of land shall be determined by federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 37
p.000037: 1. Labour shall be free. Everyone shall have the right freely to use his (her) labour skills and to choose the
p.000037: type of activity and occupation.
p.000037: 2. Compulsory labour shall be forbidden.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall have the right to work in conditions, which meet safety and hygiene requirements,
p.000037: and to receive remuneration for labour without any discrimination whatsoever and not below the minimum
p.000037: wage established by federal law, as well as the right of protection against unemployment.
p.000037: 4. The right of individual and collective labour disputes with the use of the methods for
p.000037: their resolution, which are provided for by federal law, including the right to strike, shall be recognized.
p.000037: 5. Everyone shall have the right to rest. For those working under labour contracts the duration of work time, days
p.000037: of rest and public holidays and annual paid leave established by federal law shall be guaranteed.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 38
p.000037: 1. Maternity, childhood and family shall be protected by the State.
p.000037: 2. Care for children and their upbringing shall be the equal right and duty of parents.
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p.000037: • State support for the elderly
p.000037: • State support for the unemployed
p.000037: • State support for the disabled
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Right to shelter
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p.000037: • Right to health care
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p.000037: • Free education
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p.000037: • Compulsory education
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p.000037: charters, laws and other normative legal acts of krays, oblasts, cities of federal significance,
p.000037: autonomous oblast and autonomous okrugs to the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws;
p.000037:
p.000037: b. protection of human and civil rights and freedoms, protection of the rights of national minorities, ensuring
p.000037: lawfulness, law and order, public security; border zone regimes;
p.000037:
p.000037: c. issues of the possession, utilisation and management of land and of subsurface, water and
p.000037: other natural resources;
p.000037:
p.000037: d. demarcation of State property;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection of environment
p.000037: e. use of natural resources, protection of the environment and provisions for ecological safety; specially
p.000037: protected natural territories, protection of historical and cultural monuments;
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Reference to science
p.000037: f. general issues of upbringing, education, science, culture, physical education and sport;
p.000037:
p.000037: j. coordination of health care issues; protection of the family, maternity, fatherhood and childhood,
p.000037: social protection, including social security;
p.000037:
p.000037: h. carrying out measures against catastrophes, natural disasters, epidemics and rectification of their
p.000037: consequences;
p.000037:
p.000037: i. establishment of common principles of taxation and levies in the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: j. administrative, administrative-procedural, labour, family, housing, land, water and forest
p.000037: legislation; legislation on subsurface resources and on environmental protection;
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Municipal government
p.000037: k. personnel of judicial and law enforcement bodies; lawyers, notaries;
p.000037:
p.000037: l. protection of the traditional habitat and the traditional way of life of small ethnic communities;
p.000037:
p.000037: m. establishment of general principles of the organisation of the system of State government and local
p.000037: self-government bodies;
p.000037:
p.000037: n. coordination of international and foreign economic relations of constituent entities of the Russian Federation,
p.000037: observance of international agreements of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: • Subsidiary unit government
p.000037: 2. The provisions of this Article shall be equally valid for republics, krays, oblasts, cities of federal
p.000037: significance, autonomous oblast and autonomous okrugs.
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p.000037: Article 73
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p.000037: • Central bank
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p.000037: • Central bank
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p.000037:
p.000037: • State support for the elderly
p.000037: • State support for the unemployed
p.000037: • State support for the disabled
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Right to shelter
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p.000037: • Right to health care
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p.000037: • Free education
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p.000037: • Compulsory education
p.000037: 3. Able-bodied children over 18 years of age must take care of disabled parents.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 39
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed social security for old age, in case of illness, disability and loss
p.000037: of the breadwinner, for the bringing up of children and in other cases specified by law.
p.000037: 2. State pensions and social benefits shall be established by law.
p.000037: 3. Voluntary social insurance, the creation of additional forms of social security and charity shall be
p.000037: encouraged.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 40
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to a home. Nobody may be arbitrarily deprived of his (her) home.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies shall promote housing construction and
p.000037: create conditions for exercising the right to a home.
p.000037: 3. Low-income citizens and other citizens mentioned in law who are in need of a home may receive
p.000037: it either free of charge or for an affordable payment from State, municipal and other housing funds according
p.000037: to the norms established by law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 41
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to health protection and medical care. Medical care in State and
p.000037: municipal health institutions shall be rendered to citizens free of charge at the expense of the appropriate
p.000037: budget, insurance premiums and other proceeds.
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p.000037: 2. Nobody should be subjected to torture, violence, or other severe or humiliating treatment or punishment.
p.000037: Nobody may be subjected to medical, scientific or other experiments without voluntary consent.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 22
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom and personal inviolability.
p.000037: 2. Arrest, detention and keeping in custody shall be permissible only under a court order.
p.000037: A person may not be detained for more than 48 hours without a court order.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 23
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to the inviolability of his (her) private life, personal and family privacy, and
p.000037: protection of his (her) honour and good name.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to privacy of correspondence, of telephone conversations and
p.000037: of postal, telegraph and other communications. This right may be limited only on the basis of a court order.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 24
p.000037: 1. Collecting, keeping, using and disseminating information about the private life of a person shall not be
p.000037: permitted without his (her) consent.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies and their officials shall be obliged to
p.000037: provide everyone with access to documents and materials directly affecting his(her) rights and freedoms,
p.000037: unless otherwise envisaged by law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 25
p.000037:
p.000037: The home shall be inviolable. Nobody shall have the right to enter a dwelling place against the will
p.000037: of those residing therein, except in those cases provided for by federal laws or on the basis of a court
p.000037: order.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 26
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to determine and declare his (her) nationality. Nobody shall be forced
p.000037: to determine and declare his (her) nationality.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to use his (her) native language and to a free choice of the language of
p.000037: communication, upbringing, education and creative work.
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p.000037: • Freedom of movement
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p.000037: • Freedom of religion
p.000037: Article 27
p.000037: 1. Everyone who is legally present on the territory of the Russian Federation shall have the right to travel
p.000037: freely and freely to choose the place of temporary or permanent residence.
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p.000037: determined by federal law.
p.000037: 5. The freedom of the mass media shall be guaranteed. Censorship shall be prohibited.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 30
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right of association, including the right to establish trade unions for the
p.000037: protection of his(her) interests. The freedom of activity of public associations shall be guaranteed.
p.000037: 2. Nobody may be compelled to join any association or to stay there.
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p.000037: Article 31
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p.000037: • Municipal government
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p.000037: • Restrictions on voting
p.000037: Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to assemble peacefully, without weapons, hold
p.000037: rallies, mass meetings and demonstrations, marches and pickets.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 32
p.000037: 1. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to participate in managing State affairs both directly
p.000037: and through their representatives.
p.000037: 2. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to elect and be elected to State government bodies
p.000037: and local self-government bodies, as well as to participate in referendums.
p.000037: 3. Citizens who are recognized as incapable by a court, and citizens who are kept in places of imprisonment under
p.000037: a court sentence, shall not have the right to elect and be elected.
p.000037: 4. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall enjoy equal access to State service.
p.000037: 5. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to participate in administering
p.000037: justice.
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p.000037: • Right of petition
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p.000037: • Right to establish a business
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to competitive marketplace
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p.000037: • Right to own property
p.000037: • Right to own property
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection from expropriation
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Right to transfer property
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p.000037: • Right to work
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to choose occupation
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Prohibition of slavery
p.000037: • State support for the unemployed
p.000037: • Right to equal pay for work
p.000037: • Right to safe work environment
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p.000037: • Right to strike
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p.000037: • Right to rest and leisure
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p.000037: Article 41
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to health protection and medical care. Medical care in State and
p.000037: municipal health institutions shall be rendered to citizens free of charge at the expense of the appropriate
p.000037: budget, insurance premiums and other proceeds.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation federal programmes for the protection and improvement of
p.000037: the health of the public shall be financed, measures shall be taken to develop State, municipal and private
p.000037: healthcare systems, and activities shall be encouraged which contribute to the improvement of human health, the
p.000037: development of physical education and sport, and ecological, sanitary and epidemiological well-being.
p.000037: 3. The concealment by officials of facts and circumstances, which pose a threat to the life and health of people,
p.000037: shall result in liability according to federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 42
p.000037: Everyone shall have the right to a favourable environment, reliable information on the state of the
p.000037: environment and compensation for damage caused to his (her) health and property by violations of environmental
p.000037: laws.
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p.000037: Article 43
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to education.
p.000037: 2. General access and free pre-school, secondary and secondary vocational education in State
p.000037: and municipal educational institutions and at enterprises shall be guaranteed.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall have the right to receive on a competitive basis free higher education in State and
p.000037: municipal educational institutions and at enterprises.
p.000037: 4. Basic general education shall be compulsory. Parents or guardians shall ensure that children receive a basic
p.000037: general education.
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p.000037: • Right to academic freedom
p.000037: • Reference to art
p.000037: • Provisions for intellectual property
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to culture
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p.000037: 5. The Russian Federation shall establish federal State educational standards and shall support various forms of
p.000037: education and self-education.
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p.000037: Article 44
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed the freedom of literary, artistic, scientific, technical and
p.000037: other types of creative activity and teaching. Intellectual property shall be protected by law.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to participate in cultural life and use cultural establishments, and
p.000037: the right of access to cultural valuables.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall be obliged to care for the preservation of the cultural and historical
p.000037: heritage, and to protect monuments of history and culture.
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p.000037: Article 45
p.000037: 1. State protection of human and civil rights and freedoms in the Russian Federation shall
p.000037: be guaranteed.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to protect his (her) rights and freedoms by all means not prohibited
p.000037: by law.
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p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed protection in court of his (her) rights and freedoms.
p.000037: 2. Decisions and actions (or inaction) of State government bodies, local
p.000037: self-government bodies, public organisations and officials may be appealed against in court.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall have the right in accordance with international treaties of the Russian Federation
p.000037: to appeal to interstate bodies for the protection of human rights and freedoms if all available internal means
p.000037: of legal protection have been exhausted.
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p.000037: Article 47
p.000037: 1. Nobody may be deprived of the right to have his (her) case heard in the court and by the judge
p.000037: within whose competence the case is placed by law.
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p.000037: • Protection of victim's rights
p.000037: 3. Irremovable doubts about the guilt of a person shall be interpreted in favour of the accused.
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p.000037: Article 50
p.000037: 1. Nobody may be convicted twice for one and the same crime.
p.000037: 2. In administering justice it shall not be permitted to use evidence received through
p.000037: violating federal law.
p.000037: 3. Any person convicted of a crime shall have the right to appeal against the verdict to a higher court in
p.000037: accordance with the procedure established by federal law, as well as to request pardon or mitigation of the punishment.
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p.000037: Article 51
p.000037: 1. Nobody shall be obliged to testify against him self, his (her) spouse or close relatives, the
p.000037: range of whom shall be determined by federal law.
p.000037: 2. Federal law may establish other cases where the obligation to give evidence may be lifted.
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p.000037: The rights of victims of crimes and of abuses of office shall be protected by law. The State shall provide the victims
p.000037: with access to justice and compensation for damage sustained.
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p.000037: Everyone shall have the right to State compensation for damage caused by unlawful actions (inaction) of State
p.000037: government bodies and their officials.
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p.000037: 1. A law, which introduces or increases liability, shall not have retroactive force.
p.000037: 2. Nobody may bear liability for an action, which was not regarded as a crime when it was committed. If, after an
p.000037: offense has been committed, the extent of liability for it is lifted or mitigated, the new law shall be applied.
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p.000037: Article 55
p.000037: 1. The enumeration in the Constitution of the Russian Federation of the basic rights and freedoms
p.000037: should not be interpreted as a denial or diminution of other universally recognized human and civil rights and
p.000037: freedoms.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation no laws must be adopted which abolish or diminish human and civil rights
p.000037: and freedoms.
p.000037: 3. Human and civil rights and freedoms may be limited by federal law only to the extent necessary for the
p.000037: protection of the basis of the constitutional order, morality, health, rights and lawful interests of other
p.000037: people, and for ensuring the defence of the country and the security of the State.
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p.000037: 2. Care for children and their upbringing shall be the equal right and duty of parents.
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p.000037: • State support for the elderly
p.000037: • State support for the unemployed
p.000037: • State support for the disabled
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p.000037: • Compulsory education
p.000037: 3. Able-bodied children over 18 years of age must take care of disabled parents.
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p.000037: Article 39
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed social security for old age, in case of illness, disability and loss
p.000037: of the breadwinner, for the bringing up of children and in other cases specified by law.
p.000037: 2. State pensions and social benefits shall be established by law.
p.000037: 3. Voluntary social insurance, the creation of additional forms of social security and charity shall be
p.000037: encouraged.
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p.000037: Article 40
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to a home. Nobody may be arbitrarily deprived of his (her) home.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies shall promote housing construction and
p.000037: create conditions for exercising the right to a home.
p.000037: 3. Low-income citizens and other citizens mentioned in law who are in need of a home may receive
p.000037: it either free of charge or for an affordable payment from State, municipal and other housing funds according
p.000037: to the norms established by law.
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p.000037: Article 41
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to health protection and medical care. Medical care in State and
p.000037: municipal health institutions shall be rendered to citizens free of charge at the expense of the appropriate
p.000037: budget, insurance premiums and other proceeds.
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p.000037: • Protection of environment
p.000037: Everyone shall be obliged to pay legally established taxes and levies. Laws, which establish new taxes
p.000037: or deteriorate the position of taxpayers, shall not have retroactive force.
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p.000037: Everyone shall have a duty to preserve nature and the environment and to treat natural resources with
p.000037: care.
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p.000037: Article 59
p.000037: 1. Defence of the Fatherland shall be the duty and obligation of a citizen of the Russian
p.000037: Federation.
p.000037: 2. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall perform military service in accordance with federal law.
p.000037: 3. In the event that their convictions or religious beliefs run counter to military service and in
p.000037: other cases established by federal law, citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to replace it
p.000037: with alternative civilian service.
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p.000037: Article 60
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p.000037: A citizen of the Russian Federation may exercise all of his (her) rights and duties independently from
p.000037: the age of 18 years.
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p.000037: Article 61
p.000037: 1. A citizen of the Russian Federation may not be deported from the Russian Federation or extradited
p.000037: to another state.
p.000037: 2. The Russian Federation shall guarantee its citizens protection and patronage abroad.
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p.000037: Article 62
p.000037: 1. A citizen of the Russian Federation may have citizenship of a foreign state (dual citizenship) in accordance
p.000037: with federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: • Customary international law
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p.000037: • Extradition procedure
p.000037: 2. The possession of foreign citizenship by a citizen of the Russian Federation shall not diminish his (her)
p.000037: rights and freedoms and shall not release him from obligations stipulated for Russian
p.000037: citizenship, unless otherwise specified by federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. Foreign citizens and stateless persons shall enjoy rights and bear obligations in the Russian Federation on a
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p.000037: 3. Executive government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, by agreement with federal
p.000037: executive government bodies, may delegate some of their powers to the latter.
p.000037: 4. The President of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Russian Federation shall provide
p.000037: for the implementation of the powers of federal State power on the entire territory of the Russian Federation in
p.000037: accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: Article 79
p.000037: The Russian Federation may participate in interstate associations and transfer some of its powers to those
p.000037: associations in accordance with international treaties provided that this does not entail restrictions on
p.000037: human and civil rights and freedoms and does not conflict with the basic principles of the constitutional
p.000037: order of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: CHAPTER 4: THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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p.000037: Article 80
p.000037: 1. The President of the Russian Federation shall be the Head of State.
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p.000037: • Head of state selection
p.000037: • Head of state term length
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p.000037: • Minimum age of head of state
p.000037: • Eligibility for head of state
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p.000037: • Head of state term limits
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p.000037: • Head of state selection
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p.000037: • Central bank
p.000037: 2. The President of the Russian Federation shall be the guarantor of the Constitution of
p.000037: the Russian Federation and of human and civil rights and freedoms. In accordance with the procedure
p.000037: established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, he (she) shall adopt measures to protect the sovereignty of
p.000037: the Russian Federation, its independence and State integrity, and shall ensure the coordinated functioning and
p.000037: interaction of State government bodies.
p.000037: 3. The President of the Russian Federation shall, in accordance with the
p.000037: Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws, determine the basic objectives of the internal and
p.000037: foreign policy of the State.
p.000037: 4. The President of the Russian Federation, as the Head of State, shall represent the Russian
p.000037: Federation within the country and in international relations.
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p.000037: Article 81
p.000037: 1. The President of the Russian Federation shall be elected for six years by citizens of the Russian Federation
p.000037: on the basis of universal, equal, direct suffrage by secret ballot.
p.000037: 2. Any citizen of the Russian Federation not younger than 35 years of age who has resided in the Russian
p.000037: Federation on a permanent basis for not less than 10 years may be elected President of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. One and the same person cannot hold the office of the President of the Russian Federation for more than two
p.000037: terms running.
p.000037: 4. The procedure for elections of the President of the Russian Federation shall be determined by federal law.
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p.000037: Article 82
p.000037: 1. On assuming office the President of the Russian Federation shall take the following oath of loyalty
p.000037: to the people: "I swear that in exercising the powers of the President of the Russian Federation I shall
p.000037: respect and protect human and civil rights and freedoms, observe and protect the Constitution of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, protect the sovereignty and independence, security and integrity of the State, and faithfully serve
p.000037: the people".
p.000037: 2. The oath shall be taken in a solemn ceremony in the presence of members of the Council of Federation,
p.000037: deputies of the State Duma and judges of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: Article 83
p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation:
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p.000037: a. shall appoint, with the consent of the State Duma, the Chairman of the Government of the Russian
p.000037: Federation;
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p.000037: b. shall have the right to chair meetings of the Government of the Russian Federation;
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p.000037: resolution of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on the existence of indications of a crime in the actions of
p.000037: the President of the Russian Federation and by a resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian
p.000037: Federation confirming that the established procedure for bringing charges has been observed.
p.000037: 2. The decision of the State Duma to bring charges and the decision of the Council of Federation to impeach the
p.000037: President must be adopted by two-thirds of votes of the total number of members of each chamber on the
p.000037: initiative of not less than one third of deputies of the State Duma and on the basis of a resolution of a special
p.000037: commission setup by the State Duma.
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p.000037: • Second chamber selection
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p.000037: • First chamber selection
p.000037: • Eligibility for second chamber
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p.000037: 3. The decision of the Council of Federation to impeach the President of the Russian Federation must
p.000037: be adopted not later than three months after the State Duma brings charges against the President. If a decision
p.000037: of the Council of Federation is not adopted within this time the charges against the President shall be
p.000037: regarded as having been declined.
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p.000037: Article 94
p.000037: The Federal Assembly-parliament of the Russian Federation shall be the representative and
p.000037: legislative body of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: Article 95
p.000037: 1. The Federal Assembly shall consist of two chambers-the Council of Federation and the State Duma.
p.000037: 2. The Council of Federation shall include two representatives from each constituent
p.000037: entity of the Russian Federation: one from the legislative and one from the executive State government body.
p.000037: 3. The State Duma shall consist of 450 deputies.
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p.000037: Article 96
p.000037: 1. The State Duma shall be elected for a term of five years.
p.000037: 2. The procedure for forming the Council of Federation and the procedure for electing deputies to the
p.000037: State Duma shall be established by federal laws.
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p.000037: Article 97
p.000037: 1. Any citizen of the Russian Federation who has reached 21 years of age and who has the right to participate
p.000037: in elections may be elected deputy of the State Duma.
p.000037: 2. One and the same person may not be simultaneously a member of the Council of Federation and a deputy of the
p.000037: State Duma. A deputy of the State Duma may not be a deputy of other representative State government
p.000037: bodies and local self-government bodies.
p.000037: 3. Deputies of the State Duma shall work on a professional permanent basis. Deputies of the State Duma
p.000037: may not be employed in State service or engage in other paid activities, except for teaching and scientific and other
p.000037: creative work.
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p.000037: Article 98
p.000037: 1. Members of the Council of Federation and deputies of the State Duma shall enjoy immunity during the
p.000037: whole term of their office. They may not be detained, arrested or searched, except in the event of detention
p.000037: at the scene of a crime. They may not be subjected to personal searches, except in instances where this is
p.000037: provided for by federal law in order to ensure the safety of other people.
p.000037: 2. The issue of the removal of immunity shall be resolved by an appropriate chamber of the
p.000037: Federal Assembly upon submission of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: • Head of government removal
p.000037: The Government of the Russian Federation shall resign its powers before a newly-elected President
p.000037: of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: Article 117
p.000037: 1. The Government of the Russian Federation may offer its resignation and the President of the Russian
p.000037: Federation shall either accept or reject it.
p.000037: 2. The President of the Russian Federation may decide on the resignation of the Government of the
p.000037: Russian Federation.
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p.000037: • Establishment of constitutional court
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p.000037: • Eligibility for administrative judges
p.000037: • Min age of const court judges
p.000037: • Eligibility for const court judges
p.000037: • Minimum age of supreme court judges
p.000037: • Eligibility for supreme court judges
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p.000037: • Constitutional court term length
p.000037: • Supreme court term length
p.000037: 3. The State Duma may express no confidence in the Government of the Russian Federation. A
p.000037: resolution of no confidence in the Government shall be adopted by a majority of votes of the total number of
p.000037: deputies of the State Duma. After the State Duma has expressed no confidence in the Government of the Russian
p.000037: Federation, the President of the Russian Federation shall have the right to announce the resignation of
p.000037: the Government or to reject the decision of the State Duma. In the event that the State Duma expresses
p.000037: no confidence in the Government of the Russian Federation again within three months, the President of the Russian
p.000037: Federation shall announce the resignation of the Government or dissolve the State Duma.
p.000037: 4. The Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation may raise before the State Duma the
p.000037: issue of confidence in the Government of the Russian Federation. If the State Duma returns a vote of
p.000037: no confidence, the President shall within seven days adopt a decision on the resignation of the Government of the
p.000037: Russian Federation or on the dissolution of the State Duma and the announcement of new elections.
p.000037: 5. In the event of the resignation or cessation of the powers of the Government of the Russian Federation, it
p.000037: shall continue to work on the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation until a new
p.000037: Government of the Russian Federation is formed.
p.000037:
p.000037: CHAPTER 7: JUDICIAL AUTHORITY
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 118
p.000037: 1. Justice in the Russian Federation shall be administered only by court.
p.000037: 2. Judicial authority shall be exercised by means of constitutional, civil,
p.000037: administrative and criminal proceedings.
p.000037: 3. The judicial system in the Russian Federation shall be established by the Constitution
p.000037: of the Russian Federation and federal constitutional law. The creation of extraordinary courts shall
p.000037: not be permitted.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 119
p.000037: Judges shall be citizens of the Russian Federation over 25 years of age with a higher education in law who have served
p.000037: in the legal profession for not less than five years. Federal law may establish additional requirements for
p.000037: judges of the courts of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 120
p.000037: 1. Judges shall be independent and shall be subordinate only to the Constitution of the Russian Federation and
p.000037: federal law.
p.000037: 2. Should a court establish when considering a case that a legal act of a State or other body
p.000037: conflicts with law, it shall take a decision in accordance with the law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 121
p.000037: 1. Judges shall be irremovable.
p.000037: 2. The powers of a judge may be terminated or suspended only on the grounds and in accordance with the procedure
p.000037: established by federal law.
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p.000037: • Right to public trial
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p.000037: • Right to fair trial
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Jury trials required
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p.000037: • Constitutional court powers
p.000037: • Establishment of constitutional court
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Constitutional interpretation
p.000037: Article 122
p.000037: 1. Judges shall be inviolable.
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p.000024: Head of state immunity
p.000024: 24
p.000024: Head of state powers
p.000023: 23
p.000023: Head of state removal
p.000023: 24, 25
p.000023: Head of state replacement
p.000024: 24
p.000024: Head of state selection
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Head of state term length
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Head of state term limits
p.000021: 21
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p.000025: 25
p.000025: Inalienable rights
p.000025: 6, 7
p.000025: Initiation of general legislation
p.000028: 28
p.000028: International law
p.000028: 6, 28, 33
p.000028: International organizations
p.000028: 11, 22
p.000028: J
p.000028: Joint meetings of legislative chambers
p.000026: 26
p.000026: Judicial independence
p.000032: 32
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p.000032: Leader of first chamber
p.000026: 26
p.000026: Leader of second chamber
p.000026: 26
p.000026: Legal status of treaties
p.000026: 6, 34
p.000026: Legislative committees
p.000026: 26
p.000026: Legislative oversight of the executive
p.000026: 27, 30
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p.000026: Min age of administrative judges
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Min age of const court judges
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Minimum age for first chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Minimum age of head of state
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Minimum age of supreme court judges
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Motives for writing constitution
p.000003: 3
p.000003: Municipal government
p.000003: 8, 15, 18, 20, 28, 35
p.000003: N
p.000003: Name/structure of executive(s)
p.000003: 20, 30
p.000003: National anthem
p.000016: 16
p.000016: National capital
p.000016: 16
p.000016: National flag
p.000016: 16
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p.000016: Oaths to abide by constitution
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Official or national languages
p.000016: 16
p.000016: Official religion
p.000005: 5
p.000005: Ordinary court selection
p.000034: 34
p.000034: Outside professions of legislators
p.000025: 25
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p.000025: Power to pardon
p.000024: 24
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p.000030: 30
p.000030: Preamble
p.000003: 3
p.000003: Presumption of innocence in trials
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Prohibition of corporal punishment
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Prohibition of cruel treatment
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Prohibition of double jeopardy
p.000012: 12
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p.000012: Prohibition of slavery Prohibition of torture
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p.000037: justice.
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p.000037: • Right of petition
p.000037: Article 33
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p.000037: • Right to establish a business
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to competitive marketplace
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Right to own property
p.000037: • Right to own property
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection from expropriation
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to transfer property
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p.000037: • Right to work
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to choose occupation
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Prohibition of slavery
p.000037: • State support for the unemployed
p.000037: • Right to equal pay for work
p.000037: • Right to safe work environment
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to strike
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to rest and leisure
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p.000037: • Rights of children
p.000037: Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to appeal in person and make individual and collective appeals
p.000037: to State bodies and local self-government bodies.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 34
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to use freely his (her) abilities and property for entrepreneurial
p.000037: and other economic activity not prohibited by law.
p.000037: 2. Economic activity aimed at monopolization and unfair competition shall not be permitted.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 35
p.000037: 1. The right of private property shall be protected by law.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to have property and to possess, use and dispose of it both individually and
p.000037: jointly with other persons.
p.000037: 3. Nobody may be deprived of property except under a court order. Forced alienation of
p.000037: property for State requirements may take place only subject to prior and fair compensation.
p.000037: 4. The right of inheritance shall be guaranteed.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 36
p.000037: 1. Citizens and their associations shall have the right to possess land as private property.
p.000037: 2. Possession, utilisation and disposal of land and other natural resources shall be exercised by the owners
p.000037: freely provided that this is not detrimental to the environment and does not violate the rights and lawful
p.000037: interests of other people.
p.000037: 3. The conditions and procedure for the use of land shall be determined by federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 37
p.000037: 1. Labour shall be free. Everyone shall have the right freely to use his (her) labour skills and to choose the
p.000037: type of activity and occupation.
p.000037: 2. Compulsory labour shall be forbidden.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall have the right to work in conditions, which meet safety and hygiene requirements,
p.000037: and to receive remuneration for labour without any discrimination whatsoever and not below the minimum
p.000037: wage established by federal law, as well as the right of protection against unemployment.
p.000037: 4. The right of individual and collective labour disputes with the use of the methods for
p.000037: their resolution, which are provided for by federal law, including the right to strike, shall be recognized.
p.000037: 5. Everyone shall have the right to rest. For those working under labour contracts the duration of work time, days
p.000037: of rest and public holidays and annual paid leave established by federal law shall be guaranteed.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 38
p.000037: 1. Maternity, childhood and family shall be protected by the State.
p.000037: 2. Care for children and their upbringing shall be the equal right and duty of parents.
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p.000037: • State support for the elderly
p.000037: • State support for the unemployed
p.000037: • State support for the disabled
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Right to shelter
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p.000037: • Right to health care
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p.000037: • Free education
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p.000037: • Compulsory education
p.000037: 3. Able-bodied children over 18 years of age must take care of disabled parents.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 39
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed social security for old age, in case of illness, disability and loss
p.000037: of the breadwinner, for the bringing up of children and in other cases specified by law.
p.000037: 2. State pensions and social benefits shall be established by law.
p.000037: 3. Voluntary social insurance, the creation of additional forms of social security and charity shall be
p.000037: encouraged.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 40
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to a home. Nobody may be arbitrarily deprived of his (her) home.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies shall promote housing construction and
p.000037: create conditions for exercising the right to a home.
p.000037: 3. Low-income citizens and other citizens mentioned in law who are in need of a home may receive
p.000037: it either free of charge or for an affordable payment from State, municipal and other housing funds according
p.000037: to the norms established by law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 41
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to health protection and medical care. Medical care in State and
p.000037: municipal health institutions shall be rendered to citizens free of charge at the expense of the appropriate
p.000037: budget, insurance premiums and other proceeds.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation federal programmes for the protection and improvement of
p.000037: the health of the public shall be financed, measures shall be taken to develop State, municipal and private
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p.000037: development of physical education and sport, and ecological, sanitary and epidemiological well-being.
p.000037: 3. The concealment by officials of facts and circumstances, which pose a threat to the life and health of people,
p.000037: shall result in liability according to federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 42
p.000037: Everyone shall have the right to a favourable environment, reliable information on the state of the
p.000037: environment and compensation for damage caused to his (her) health and property by violations of environmental
p.000037: laws.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 43
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to education.
p.000037: 2. General access and free pre-school, secondary and secondary vocational education in State
p.000037: and municipal educational institutions and at enterprises shall be guaranteed.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall have the right to receive on a competitive basis free higher education in State and
p.000037: municipal educational institutions and at enterprises.
p.000037: 4. Basic general education shall be compulsory. Parents or guardians shall ensure that children receive a basic
p.000037: general education.
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p.000037: • Right to academic freedom
p.000037: • Reference to art
p.000037: • Provisions for intellectual property
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to culture
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p.000037: • International organizations
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p.000037: • Protection from unjustified restraint
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p.000037: • Right to counsel
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p.000037: • Presumption of innocence in trials
p.000037: 5. The Russian Federation shall establish federal State educational standards and shall support various forms of
p.000037: education and self-education.
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p.000011: Reference to science
p.000018: 18
p.000018: Referenda
p.000018: 3, 22, 35, 36
p.000018: Regulation of evidence collection
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Requirements for birthright citizenship
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Restrictions on voting
p.000004: 8, 13
p.000004: Right of petition
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to academic freedom
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Right to appeal judicial decisions
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Right to choose occupation
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to competitive marketplace
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to conscientious objection
p.000013: 13
p.000013: Right to counsel
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Right to culture
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Right to equal pay for work
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to establish a business
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to fair trial
p.000033: 33
p.000033: Right to health care
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Right to information
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to join trade unions
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Right to life
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to own property
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to privacy
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to public trial
p.000033: 33
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p.000033: Right to renounce citizenship
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Right to rest and leisure
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to safe work environment
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to self determination
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Right to shelter
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Right to strike
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to transfer property
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to work
p.000009: 9
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p.000009: Rights of children
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p.000009: Secession of territory
p.000015: 15
p.000015: Second chamber reserved policy areas
p.000026: 26
p.000026: Second chamber selection
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Secret ballot
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Selection of active-duty commanders
p.000022: 22
p.000022: Separation of church and state
p.000005: 5
p.000005: Size of first chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Size of second chamber
p.000025: 15, 25
p.000025: Source of constitutional authority
p.000003: 3
p.000003: State support for the disabled
p.000010: 10
p.000010: State support for the elderly
p.000010: 10
p.000010: State support for the unemployed
p.000010: 9, 10
p.000010: Structure of legislative chamber(s)
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Structure of the courts
p.000034: 34
p.000034: Subsidiary unit government
p.000034: 15, 18, 19, 20, 28, 35
p.000034: Supermajority required for legislation
p.000029: 29
p.000029: Supreme court powers
p.000034: 34
p.000034: Supreme court selection
p.000034: 22, 34
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p.000034: Tax bills
p.000028: 28
p.000028: Term length for first chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Transitional provisions
p.000037: 37
p.000037: Treaty ratification
p.000037: 6, 23, 28
p.000037: U
p.000037: Ultra-vires administrative actions
p.000012: 12
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p.000037: of the system of State power, the division of matters of authority and powers between State
p.000037: government bodies of the Russian Federation and State government bodies of constituent entities of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, the equality and self-determination of peoples in the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 4. All constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be equal with one another in
p.000037: relations with federal State government bodies.
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p.000037: Article 6
p.000037: 1. Citizenship of the Russian Federation shall be acquired and terminated in accordance with
p.000037: federal law, and shall be one and equal, irrespective of the grounds on which it is acquired.
p.000037: 2. Every citizen of the Russian Federation shall enjoy all rights and freedoms on its territory and shall bear
p.000037: equal responsibilities as envisaged in the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. A citizen of the Russian Federation may not be deprived of his (her) citizenship or of the right to change it.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 7
p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation shall be a social state whose policy is aimed at creating conditions ensuring a worthy
p.000037: life and a free development of Man.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation the labour and health of people shall be protected, a guaranteed minimum wage shall
p.000037: be established, State support shall be provided for the family, maternity, fatherhood and childhood, to the
p.000037: disabled and to elderly citizens, the system of social services shall be developed and State pensions,
p.000037: allowances and other social security guarantees shall be established.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 8
p.000037: 1. In the Russian Federation the integrity of economic space, free flow of goods, services and
p.000037: financial resources, support of competition, and the freedom of economic activity shall be guaranteed.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation private, State, municipal and other forms of property shall be recognized and shall
p.000037: be protected on an equal basis.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 9
p.000037: 1. Land and other natural resources shall be utilized and protected in the Russian Federation as the basis of
p.000037: the life and activity of the peoples living on the territories concerned.
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p.000037: • Claim of executive independence
p.000037: 2. Land and other natural resources may be subject to private, State, municipal and other forms of ownership.
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p.000037: Article 10
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p.000037: State power in the Russian Federation shall be exercised on the basis of its division into legislative, executive and
p.000037: judicial authority. Bodies of legislative, executive and judicial authority shall be independent.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 11
p.000037: 1. State power in the Russian Federation shall be exercised by the President of the Russian Federation, the
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p.000037: type of activity and occupation.
p.000037: 2. Compulsory labour shall be forbidden.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall have the right to work in conditions, which meet safety and hygiene requirements,
p.000037: and to receive remuneration for labour without any discrimination whatsoever and not below the minimum
p.000037: wage established by federal law, as well as the right of protection against unemployment.
p.000037: 4. The right of individual and collective labour disputes with the use of the methods for
p.000037: their resolution, which are provided for by federal law, including the right to strike, shall be recognized.
p.000037: 5. Everyone shall have the right to rest. For those working under labour contracts the duration of work time, days
p.000037: of rest and public holidays and annual paid leave established by federal law shall be guaranteed.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 38
p.000037: 1. Maternity, childhood and family shall be protected by the State.
p.000037: 2. Care for children and their upbringing shall be the equal right and duty of parents.
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p.000037: • State support for the elderly
p.000037: • State support for the unemployed
p.000037: • State support for the disabled
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p.000037: • Right to shelter
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p.000037: • Right to health care
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p.000037: • Free education
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p.000037: • Compulsory education
p.000037: 3. Able-bodied children over 18 years of age must take care of disabled parents.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 39
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed social security for old age, in case of illness, disability and loss
p.000037: of the breadwinner, for the bringing up of children and in other cases specified by law.
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p.000010: Right to information
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to join trade unions
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Right to life
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to own property
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to privacy
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to public trial
p.000033: 33
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p.000033: Right to renounce citizenship
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Right to rest and leisure
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to safe work environment
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to self determination
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Right to shelter
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Right to strike
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to transfer property
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to work
p.000009: 9
p.000009:
p.000009: Rights of children
p.000009: S
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p.000009: Secession of territory
p.000015: 15
p.000015: Second chamber reserved policy areas
p.000026: 26
p.000026: Second chamber selection
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Secret ballot
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Selection of active-duty commanders
p.000022: 22
p.000022: Separation of church and state
p.000005: 5
p.000005: Size of first chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Size of second chamber
p.000025: 15, 25
p.000025: Source of constitutional authority
p.000003: 3
p.000003: State support for the disabled
p.000010: 10
p.000010: State support for the elderly
p.000010: 10
p.000010: State support for the unemployed
p.000010: 9, 10
p.000010: Structure of legislative chamber(s)
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Structure of the courts
p.000034: 34
p.000034: Subsidiary unit government
p.000034: 15, 18, 19, 20, 28, 35
p.000034: Supermajority required for legislation
p.000029: 29
p.000029: Supreme court powers
p.000034: 34
p.000034: Supreme court selection
p.000034: 22, 34
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p.000034: Supreme court term length
p.000034: T
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p.000034: Tax bills
p.000028: 28
p.000028: Term length for first chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Transitional provisions
p.000037: 37
p.000037: Treaty ratification
p.000037: 6, 23, 28
p.000037: U
p.000037: Ultra-vires administrative actions
p.000012: 12
p.000012: V
p.000012:
p.000012: Veto override procedure
p.000029: 29
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p.000037: protected natural territories, protection of historical and cultural monuments;
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Reference to science
p.000037: f. general issues of upbringing, education, science, culture, physical education and sport;
p.000037:
p.000037: j. coordination of health care issues; protection of the family, maternity, fatherhood and childhood,
p.000037: social protection, including social security;
p.000037:
p.000037: h. carrying out measures against catastrophes, natural disasters, epidemics and rectification of their
p.000037: consequences;
p.000037:
p.000037: i. establishment of common principles of taxation and levies in the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: j. administrative, administrative-procedural, labour, family, housing, land, water and forest
p.000037: legislation; legislation on subsurface resources and on environmental protection;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Municipal government
p.000037: k. personnel of judicial and law enforcement bodies; lawyers, notaries;
p.000037:
p.000037: l. protection of the traditional habitat and the traditional way of life of small ethnic communities;
p.000037:
p.000037: m. establishment of general principles of the organisation of the system of State government and local
p.000037: self-government bodies;
p.000037:
p.000037: n. coordination of international and foreign economic relations of constituent entities of the Russian Federation,
p.000037: observance of international agreements of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Subsidiary unit government
p.000037: 2. The provisions of this Article shall be equally valid for republics, krays, oblasts, cities of federal
p.000037: significance, autonomous oblast and autonomous okrugs.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 73
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p.000037: • Central bank
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Central bank
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p.000037:
p.000037: • National vs subnational laws
p.000037: Outside the limits of authority of the Russian Federation and the powers of the Russian Federation on
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p.000037: people, and for ensuring the defence of the country and the security of the State.
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Emergency provisions
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Duty to pay taxes
p.000037: Article 56
p.000037: 1. In the conditions of a state of emergency, in order to ensure the safety of citizens and the
p.000037: protection of the constitutional order and in accordance with federal constitutional law, certain restrictions
p.000037: may be imposed on human rights and freedoms with an indication of their limits and the period for which
p.000037: they have effect.
p.000037: 2. A state of emergency on the entire territory of the Russian Federation and in certain areas
p.000037: thereof may be introduced subject to the circumstances and in accordance with the procedure stipulated by
p.000037: federal constitutional law.
p.000037: 3. The rights and freedoms specified in Articles 20, 21, 23 (part 1), 24, 28, 34 (part 1), 40 (part 1), and
p.000037: 46-54 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation might not be restricted.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 57
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection of environment
p.000037: Everyone shall be obliged to pay legally established taxes and levies. Laws, which establish new taxes
p.000037: or deteriorate the position of taxpayers, shall not have retroactive force.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 58
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p.000037: • Duty to serve in the military
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to conscientious objection
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Restrictions on voting
p.000037: Everyone shall have a duty to preserve nature and the environment and to treat natural resources with
p.000037: care.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 59
p.000037: 1. Defence of the Fatherland shall be the duty and obligation of a citizen of the Russian
p.000037: Federation.
p.000037: 2. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall perform military service in accordance with federal law.
p.000037: 3. In the event that their convictions or religious beliefs run counter to military service and in
p.000037: other cases established by federal law, citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to replace it
p.000037: with alternative civilian service.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 60
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p.000037: Article 15
p.000037: 1. The Constitution of the Russian Federation shall have supreme legal force, direct effect and
p.000037: shall be applicable on the entire territory of the Russian Federation. Laws and other legal
p.000037: acts, which are adopted in the Russian
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p.000037: • Duty to obey the constitution
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p.000037:
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p.000037: • Customary international law
p.000037: • International law
p.000037: • Treaty ratification
p.000037: • Legal status of treaties
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Customary international law
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Inalienable rights
p.000037:
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p.000037: • General guarantee of equality
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Equality regardless of gender
p.000037: • Equality regardless of financial status
p.000037: • Equality regardless of nationality
p.000037: • Equality regardless of origin
p.000037: • Equality regardless of race
p.000037: • Equality regardless of language
p.000037: • Equality regardless of religion
p.000037:
p.000037: • Equality regardless of gender
p.000037: Federation, must not contradict the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies, local self-government bodies, officials, citizens and their associations
p.000037: shall be obliged to observe the Constitution of the Russian Federation and laws.
p.000037: 3. Laws must be officially published. Unpublished laws shall not have force. Any normative legal
p.000037: acts concerning human and civil rights, freedoms and obligations shall not have force unless they
p.000037: have been officially published for the information of the general public.
p.000037: 4. Universally recognized principles and norms of international law as well as international agreements
p.000037: of the Russian Federation should be an integral part of its legal system. If an international agreement
p.000037: of the Russian Federation establishes rules, which differ from those stipulated by law, then the rules of the
p.000037: international agreement shall be applied.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 16
p.000037: 1. The provisions of this Chapter of the Constitution shall constitute the fundamental
p.000037: principles of the constitutional order of the Russian Federation and may not be changed except in accordance with the
p.000037: procedure established by this Constitution.
p.000037: 2. No other provisions of this Constitution may conflict with the fundamental principles of the
p.000037: constitutional order of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: CHAPTER 2: HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 17
p.000037: 1. In the Russian Federation human and civil rights and freedoms shall be recognized and
p.000037: guaranteed according to the universally recognized principles and norms of international law and this
p.000037: Constitution.
p.000037: 2. Basic human rights and freedoms shall be inalienable and shall be enjoyed by everyone from birth.
p.000037: 3. The exercise of human and civil rights and freedoms must not violate the rights and freedoms of other people.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 18
p.000037: Human and civil rights and freedoms shall have direct force. They shall determine the meaning, content and
p.000037: implementation of laws, the functioning of legislative and executive authority and of local self-government, and shall
p.000037: be guaranteed by law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 19
p.000037: 1. All persons shall be equal before the law and the court.
p.000037: 2. The State guarantees the equality of human and civil rights and freedoms regardless of
p.000037: sex, race, nationality, language, origin, material and official status, place of residence, attitude to
p.000037: religion, convictions, membership of public associations, or of other circumstances. All forms of limitations
p.000037: of human rights on social, racial, national, language or religious grounds shall be prohibited.
p.000037: 3. Men and women shall enjoy equal rights and freedoms and equal opportunities to exercise them.
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p.000037: • Right to life
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Human dignity
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Prohibition of corporal punishment
p.000037: • Prohibition of cruel treatment
p.000037: • Prohibition of torture
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection from unjustified restraint
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to privacy
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p.000037: • Right to information
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Inalienable rights
p.000037: Article 20
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to life.
p.000037: 2. Capital punishment until its complete abolition may be established by federal law as an exclusive
p.000037: form of punishment for particularly grave crimes against life, and the accused shall be granted the right to have his
p.000037: case examined by a court with the participation of a jury.
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p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to the inviolability of his (her) private life, personal and family privacy, and
p.000037: protection of his (her) honour and good name.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to privacy of correspondence, of telephone conversations and
p.000037: of postal, telegraph and other communications. This right may be limited only on the basis of a court order.
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p.000037: Article 24
p.000037: 1. Collecting, keeping, using and disseminating information about the private life of a person shall not be
p.000037: permitted without his (her) consent.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies and their officials shall be obliged to
p.000037: provide everyone with access to documents and materials directly affecting his(her) rights and freedoms,
p.000037: unless otherwise envisaged by law.
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p.000037: Article 25
p.000037:
p.000037: The home shall be inviolable. Nobody shall have the right to enter a dwelling place against the will
p.000037: of those residing therein, except in those cases provided for by federal laws or on the basis of a court
p.000037: order.
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p.000037: Article 26
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to determine and declare his (her) nationality. Nobody shall be forced
p.000037: to determine and declare his (her) nationality.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to use his (her) native language and to a free choice of the language of
p.000037: communication, upbringing, education and creative work.
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p.000037: • Freedom of movement
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Freedom of religion
p.000037: Article 27
p.000037: 1. Everyone who is legally present on the territory of the Russian Federation shall have the right to travel
p.000037: freely and freely to choose the place of temporary or permanent residence.
p.000037: 2. Everyone may freely leave the Russian Federation. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the
p.000037: right freely to return to the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: Article 28
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p.000037: • Freedom of expression
p.000037: • Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Freedom of press
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Freedom of association
p.000037: • Right to join trade unions
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Freedom of assembly
p.000037: Everyone shall be guaranteed freedom of conscience and religion, including the right to profess individually or
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p.000037: kray, oblast, city of federal significance, autonomous oblast and autonomous okrug which is adopted
p.000037: by the legislative (representative) body of the corresponding constituent entity of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. On a submission from legislative and executive bodies of an autonomous oblast or autonomous okrug, a
p.000037: federal law concerning an autonomous oblast or autonomous okrug may be adopted.
p.000037: 4. Relations among autonomous okrugs within krays and oblasts may be regulated by federal law or by a
p.000037: treaty between State government bodies of the autonomous okrug and, accordingly, State government
p.000037: bodies of the kray or oblast.
p.000037: 5. The status of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation may be changed by mutual agreement between the
p.000037: Russian Federation and the constituent entity of the Russian Federation in accordance with federal constitutional law.
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Official or national languages
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Official or national languages
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection of language use
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • National anthem
p.000037: • National flag
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • National capital
p.000037: Article 67
p.000037: 1. The territory of the Russian Federation shall comprise the territories of its constituent entities,
p.000037: inland waters and territorial sea and the air space over them.
p.000037: 2. The Russian Federation shall have sovereign rights and exercise jurisdiction on the continental shelf and
p.000037: in the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation in accordance with the procedure specified by
p.000037: federal law and norms of international law.
p.000037: 3. Borders between constituent entities of the Russian Federation may be changed upon their mutual consent.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 68
p.000037: 1. The Russian language shall be the State language on the entire territory of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. Republics shall have the right to establish their own State languages. In State government
p.000037: bodies, local self-government bodies and State institutions of republics they shall be used together
p.000037: with the State language of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. The Russian Federation shall guarantee all of its peoples the right to preserve their native
p.000037: language and to create conditions for its study and development.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 69
p.000037: The Russian Federation shall guarantee the rights of indigenous small peoples in accordance with the
p.000037: universally recognized principles and norms of international law and international treaties of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 70
p.000037: 1. The state flag, emblem and anthem of the Russian Federation, their description and the procedure for the
p.000037: official use thereof shall be established by federal constitutional law.
p.000037: 2. The capital of the Russian Federation shall be the city of Moscow. The status of the capital shall be
p.000037: established by federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 71
p.000037: The Russian Federation shall have jurisdiction over:
p.000037:
p.000037: a. the adoption and amending of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws, control
p.000037: over compliance therewith;
p.000037:
p.000037: b. the federative structure and the territory of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: c. regulation and protection of human and civil rights and freedoms; citizenship in
p.000037: the Russian Federation, regulation and protection of the rights of national minorities;
p.000037:
p.000037: d. establishment of the system of federal legislative, executive and judicial bodies, the procedure for
p.000037: their organisation and activities, the formation of federal State government bodies;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000033: Constitutional court selection
p.000033: 22, 27
p.000033: Constitutional court term length
p.000032: 32
p.000032:
p.000032: Constitutional interpretation Constitutionality of legislation
p.000032: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000032: . . . . . 33, 34
p.000032: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000032: . . . . 33, 34
p.000032: Customary international law
p.000032: 6, 14
p.000032: D
p.000032: Deputy executive
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Designation of commander in chief
p.000030: 23, 26
p.000030: Dismissal of the legislature
p.000030: 22, 29, 30, 32
p.000030: Division of labor between chambers
p.000028: 28
p.000028: Duty to obey the constitution
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Duty to pay taxes
p.000013: 13
p.000013: Duty to serve in the military
p.000013: 13
p.000013: E
p.000013: Eligibility for administrative judges
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Eligibility for const court judges
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Eligibility for first chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Eligibility for head of state
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Eligibility for second chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Eligibility for supreme court judges
p.000032: 32
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p.000032: Page 39
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p.000032: Emergency provisions
p.000032: 13, 23, 26, 29
p.000032: Equality regardless of financial status
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of gender
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of language
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of nationality
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of origin
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of race
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of religion
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Establishment of administrative courts
p.000006: 32, 34
p.000006: Establishment of cabinet/ministers
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Establishment of constitutional court
p.000030: 32, 33, 34
p.000030: Extradition procedure
p.000014: 14
p.000014: Extraordinary legislative sessions
p.000026: 26
p.000026: F
p.000026: First chamber reserved policy areas
p.000028: 28
p.000028: First chamber selection
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Foreign affairs representative
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Free education
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Freedom of assembly
p.000008: 8
p.000008:
p.000008: Freedom of association Freedom of expression
p.000008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
p.000008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
p.000008: Freedom of movement
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Freedom of press
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Freedom of religion
p.000008: 8
p.000008: G
p.000008:
p.000008: General guarantee of equality
p.000008: H
p.000008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000008: . . . . . . . . 6
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p.000034: Outside professions of legislators
p.000025: 25
p.000025:
p.000025: Ownership of natural resources
p.000025: P
p.000025: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000025: . . . . . . 18
p.000025: Power to pardon
p.000024: 24
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p.000024: Powers of cabinet
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Preamble
p.000003: 3
p.000003: Presumption of innocence in trials
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Prohibition of corporal punishment
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Prohibition of cruel treatment
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Prohibition of double jeopardy
p.000012: 12
p.000012:
p.000012: Prohibition of slavery Prohibition of torture
p.000012: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000012: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
p.000012: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000012: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
p.000012: Protection from ex post facto laws
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Protection from expropriation
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Protection from self-incrimination
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Protection from unjustified restraint
p.000012: 7, 11
p.000012: Protection of environment
p.000012: 13, 18
p.000012: Protection of language use
p.000016: 16
p.000016: Protection of stateless persons
p.000014: 14
p.000014: Protection of victim's rights
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Provisions for intellectual property
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Public or private sessions
p.000026: 26
p.000026: R
p.000026: Reference to art
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Reference to science
p.000018: 18
p.000018: Referenda
p.000018: 3, 22, 35, 36
p.000018: Regulation of evidence collection
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Requirements for birthright citizenship
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Restrictions on voting
p.000004: 8, 13
p.000004: Right of petition
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to academic freedom
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Right to appeal judicial decisions
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Right to choose occupation
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to competitive marketplace
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to conscientious objection
p.000013: 13
p.000013: Right to counsel
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Right to culture
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Right to equal pay for work
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to establish a business
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to fair trial
p.000033: 33
p.000033: Right to health care
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Right to information
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to join trade unions
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Right to life
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to own property
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to privacy
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to public trial
p.000033: 33
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p.000037: right freely to return to the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 28
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Freedom of expression
p.000037: • Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Freedom of press
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Freedom of association
p.000037: • Right to join trade unions
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Freedom of assembly
p.000037: Everyone shall be guaranteed freedom of conscience and religion, including the right to profess individually or
p.000037: collectively any religion or not to profess any religion, and freely to choose, possess and disseminate religious and
p.000037: other convictions and act in accordance with them.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 29
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed freedom of thought and speech.
p.000037: 2. Propaganda or agitation, which arouses social, racial, national or religious hatred and hostility shall be
p.000037: prohibited. Propaganda of social, racial, national, religious or linguistic supremacy shall also be prohibited.
p.000037: 3. Nobody shall be forced to express his thoughts and convictions or to deny them.
p.000037: 4. Everyone shall have the right freely to seek, receive, transmit, produce and disseminate
p.000037: information by any legal means. The list of types of information, which constitute State secrets, shall be
p.000037: determined by federal law.
p.000037: 5. The freedom of the mass media shall be guaranteed. Censorship shall be prohibited.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 30
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right of association, including the right to establish trade unions for the
p.000037: protection of his(her) interests. The freedom of activity of public associations shall be guaranteed.
p.000037: 2. Nobody may be compelled to join any association or to stay there.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 31
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Municipal government
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Restrictions on voting
p.000037: Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to assemble peacefully, without weapons, hold
p.000037: rallies, mass meetings and demonstrations, marches and pickets.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 32
p.000037: 1. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to participate in managing State affairs both directly
p.000037: and through their representatives.
p.000037: 2. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to elect and be elected to State government bodies
p.000037: and local self-government bodies, as well as to participate in referendums.
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p.000037: the procedure established by federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Administrative court selection
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Attorney general
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Municipal government
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Municipal government
p.000037: • Referenda
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Municipal government
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Municipal government
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Municipal government
p.000037: • Subsidiary unit government
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Subsidiary unit government
p.000037: 3. The powers and the procedure for the formation and activities of the Constitutional
p.000037: Court of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, the Supreme
p.000037: Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation and other federal courts shall be established by federal
p.000037: constitutional law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 129
p.000037: 1. The office of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation shall be a single centralised structure in
p.000037: which public prosecutors are subordinated to higher public prosecutors and to the Prosecutor General of the
p.000037: Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. The Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation shall be appointed and dismissed by the
p.000037: Council of Federation upon a proposal of the President of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. Public prosecutors of constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be appointed by the
p.000037: Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation by agreement with the constituent entities.
p.000037: 4. Other public prosecutors shall be appointed by the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 5. The powers, organisation and procedure for the activities of the office of the Prosecutor General
p.000037: of the Russian Federation shall be determined by federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: CHAPTER 8: LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 130
p.000037: 1. Local self-government in the Russian Federation shall provide for the independent
p.000037: resolution by the population of issues of local importance, and the possession, use and management of municipal
p.000037: property.
p.000037: 2. Local self-government shall be exercised by citizens by means of referendum, elections and other
p.000037: forms of direct expression of their will, and through elected and other bodies of local self-government.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 131
p.000037: 1. Local self-government shall be administered in urban and rural settlements and on other territories with
p.000037: due consideration to historical and other local traditions. The structure of bodies of local
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p.000037: 3. Citizens who are recognized as incapable by a court, and citizens who are kept in places of imprisonment under
p.000037: a court sentence, shall not have the right to elect and be elected.
p.000037: 4. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall enjoy equal access to State service.
p.000037: 5. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to participate in administering
p.000037: justice.
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right of petition
p.000037: Article 33
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to establish a business
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to competitive marketplace
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to own property
p.000037: • Right to own property
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection from expropriation
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to transfer property
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to work
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to choose occupation
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Prohibition of slavery
p.000037: • State support for the unemployed
p.000037: • Right to equal pay for work
p.000037: • Right to safe work environment
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to strike
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to rest and leisure
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Rights of children
p.000037: Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to appeal in person and make individual and collective appeals
p.000037: to State bodies and local self-government bodies.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 34
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to use freely his (her) abilities and property for entrepreneurial
p.000037: and other economic activity not prohibited by law.
p.000037: 2. Economic activity aimed at monopolization and unfair competition shall not be permitted.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 35
p.000037: 1. The right of private property shall be protected by law.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to have property and to possess, use and dispose of it both individually and
p.000037: jointly with other persons.
p.000037: 3. Nobody may be deprived of property except under a court order. Forced alienation of
p.000037: property for State requirements may take place only subject to prior and fair compensation.
p.000037: 4. The right of inheritance shall be guaranteed.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 36
p.000037: 1. Citizens and their associations shall have the right to possess land as private property.
p.000037: 2. Possession, utilisation and disposal of land and other natural resources shall be exercised by the owners
p.000037: freely provided that this is not detrimental to the environment and does not violate the rights and lawful
p.000037: interests of other people.
p.000037: 3. The conditions and procedure for the use of land shall be determined by federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 37
p.000037: 1. Labour shall be free. Everyone shall have the right freely to use his (her) labour skills and to choose the
p.000037: type of activity and occupation.
p.000037: 2. Compulsory labour shall be forbidden.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall have the right to work in conditions, which meet safety and hygiene requirements,
p.000037: and to receive remuneration for labour without any discrimination whatsoever and not below the minimum
p.000037: wage established by federal law, as well as the right of protection against unemployment.
p.000037: 4. The right of individual and collective labour disputes with the use of the methods for
p.000037: their resolution, which are provided for by federal law, including the right to strike, shall be recognized.
p.000037: 5. Everyone shall have the right to rest. For those working under labour contracts the duration of work time, days
p.000037: of rest and public holidays and annual paid leave established by federal law shall be guaranteed.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 38
p.000037: 1. Maternity, childhood and family shall be protected by the State.
p.000037: 2. Care for children and their upbringing shall be the equal right and duty of parents.
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: • State support for the elderly
p.000037: • State support for the unemployed
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p.000012: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
p.000012: Protection from ex post facto laws
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Protection from expropriation
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Protection from self-incrimination
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Protection from unjustified restraint
p.000012: 7, 11
p.000012: Protection of environment
p.000012: 13, 18
p.000012: Protection of language use
p.000016: 16
p.000016: Protection of stateless persons
p.000014: 14
p.000014: Protection of victim's rights
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Provisions for intellectual property
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Public or private sessions
p.000026: 26
p.000026: R
p.000026: Reference to art
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Reference to science
p.000018: 18
p.000018: Referenda
p.000018: 3, 22, 35, 36
p.000018: Regulation of evidence collection
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Requirements for birthright citizenship
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Restrictions on voting
p.000004: 8, 13
p.000004: Right of petition
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to academic freedom
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Right to appeal judicial decisions
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Right to choose occupation
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to competitive marketplace
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to conscientious objection
p.000013: 13
p.000013: Right to counsel
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Right to culture
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Right to equal pay for work
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to establish a business
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to fair trial
p.000033: 33
p.000033: Right to health care
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Right to information
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to join trade unions
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Right to life
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to own property
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to privacy
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to public trial
p.000033: 33
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p.000033: Right to renounce citizenship
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Right to rest and leisure
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to safe work environment
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to self determination
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Right to shelter
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Right to strike
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to transfer property
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p.000009: Right to work
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p.000015: Second chamber reserved policy areas
p.000026: 26
p.000026: Second chamber selection
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Secret ballot
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Selection of active-duty commanders
p.000022: 22
p.000022: Separation of church and state
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p.000037: Nobody may be subjected to medical, scientific or other experiments without voluntary consent.
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p.000037: Article 22
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom and personal inviolability.
p.000037: 2. Arrest, detention and keeping in custody shall be permissible only under a court order.
p.000037: A person may not be detained for more than 48 hours without a court order.
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p.000037: Article 23
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to the inviolability of his (her) private life, personal and family privacy, and
p.000037: protection of his (her) honour and good name.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to privacy of correspondence, of telephone conversations and
p.000037: of postal, telegraph and other communications. This right may be limited only on the basis of a court order.
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p.000037: 1. Collecting, keeping, using and disseminating information about the private life of a person shall not be
p.000037: permitted without his (her) consent.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies and their officials shall be obliged to
p.000037: provide everyone with access to documents and materials directly affecting his(her) rights and freedoms,
p.000037: unless otherwise envisaged by law.
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p.000037: The home shall be inviolable. Nobody shall have the right to enter a dwelling place against the will
p.000037: of those residing therein, except in those cases provided for by federal laws or on the basis of a court
p.000037: order.
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p.000037: Article 26
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to determine and declare his (her) nationality. Nobody shall be forced
p.000037: to determine and declare his (her) nationality.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to use his (her) native language and to a free choice of the language of
p.000037: communication, upbringing, education and creative work.
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p.000037: • Freedom of movement
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p.000037: • Freedom of religion
p.000037: Article 27
p.000037: 1. Everyone who is legally present on the territory of the Russian Federation shall have the right to travel
p.000037: freely and freely to choose the place of temporary or permanent residence.
p.000037: 2. Everyone may freely leave the Russian Federation. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the
p.000037: right freely to return to the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: • Free education
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p.000037: • Compulsory education
p.000037: 3. Able-bodied children over 18 years of age must take care of disabled parents.
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p.000037: Article 39
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed social security for old age, in case of illness, disability and loss
p.000037: of the breadwinner, for the bringing up of children and in other cases specified by law.
p.000037: 2. State pensions and social benefits shall be established by law.
p.000037: 3. Voluntary social insurance, the creation of additional forms of social security and charity shall be
p.000037: encouraged.
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p.000037: Article 40
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to a home. Nobody may be arbitrarily deprived of his (her) home.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies shall promote housing construction and
p.000037: create conditions for exercising the right to a home.
p.000037: 3. Low-income citizens and other citizens mentioned in law who are in need of a home may receive
p.000037: it either free of charge or for an affordable payment from State, municipal and other housing funds according
p.000037: to the norms established by law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 41
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to health protection and medical care. Medical care in State and
p.000037: municipal health institutions shall be rendered to citizens free of charge at the expense of the appropriate
p.000037: budget, insurance premiums and other proceeds.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation federal programmes for the protection and improvement of
p.000037: the health of the public shall be financed, measures shall be taken to develop State, municipal and private
p.000037: healthcare systems, and activities shall be encouraged which contribute to the improvement of human health, the
p.000037: development of physical education and sport, and ecological, sanitary and epidemiological well-being.
p.000037: 3. The concealment by officials of facts and circumstances, which pose a threat to the life and health of people,
p.000037: shall result in liability according to federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 42
p.000037: Everyone shall have the right to a favourable environment, reliable information on the state of the
p.000037: environment and compensation for damage caused to his (her) health and property by violations of environmental
p.000037: laws.
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p.000037: relations with federal State government bodies.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 6
p.000037: 1. Citizenship of the Russian Federation shall be acquired and terminated in accordance with
p.000037: federal law, and shall be one and equal, irrespective of the grounds on which it is acquired.
p.000037: 2. Every citizen of the Russian Federation shall enjoy all rights and freedoms on its territory and shall bear
p.000037: equal responsibilities as envisaged in the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. A citizen of the Russian Federation may not be deprived of his (her) citizenship or of the right to change it.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 7
p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation shall be a social state whose policy is aimed at creating conditions ensuring a worthy
p.000037: life and a free development of Man.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation the labour and health of people shall be protected, a guaranteed minimum wage shall
p.000037: be established, State support shall be provided for the family, maternity, fatherhood and childhood, to the
p.000037: disabled and to elderly citizens, the system of social services shall be developed and State pensions,
p.000037: allowances and other social security guarantees shall be established.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 8
p.000037: 1. In the Russian Federation the integrity of economic space, free flow of goods, services and
p.000037: financial resources, support of competition, and the freedom of economic activity shall be guaranteed.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation private, State, municipal and other forms of property shall be recognized and shall
p.000037: be protected on an equal basis.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 9
p.000037: 1. Land and other natural resources shall be utilized and protected in the Russian Federation as the basis of
p.000037: the life and activity of the peoples living on the territories concerned.
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p.000037: • Claim of executive independence
p.000037: 2. Land and other natural resources may be subject to private, State, municipal and other forms of ownership.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 10
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p.000037: State power in the Russian Federation shall be exercised on the basis of its division into legislative, executive and
p.000037: judicial authority. Bodies of legislative, executive and judicial authority shall be independent.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 11
p.000037: 1. State power in the Russian Federation shall be exercised by the President of the Russian Federation, the
p.000037: Federal Assembly (the Council of Federation and the State Duma), the Government of the Russian Federation, and
p.000037: the courts of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. State power in constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be exercised by bodies of State government
p.000037: formed by those constituent entities.
p.000037: 3. The division of authorities and powers among State government bodies of the Russian Federation and
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p.000037: • Restrictions on voting
p.000037: Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to assemble peacefully, without weapons, hold
p.000037: rallies, mass meetings and demonstrations, marches and pickets.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 32
p.000037: 1. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to participate in managing State affairs both directly
p.000037: and through their representatives.
p.000037: 2. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to elect and be elected to State government bodies
p.000037: and local self-government bodies, as well as to participate in referendums.
p.000037: 3. Citizens who are recognized as incapable by a court, and citizens who are kept in places of imprisonment under
p.000037: a court sentence, shall not have the right to elect and be elected.
p.000037: 4. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall enjoy equal access to State service.
p.000037: 5. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to participate in administering
p.000037: justice.
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p.000037: • Right of petition
p.000037: Article 33
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p.000037: • Right to establish a business
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to competitive marketplace
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p.000037: • Right to own property
p.000037: • Right to own property
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection from expropriation
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to transfer property
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p.000037: • Right to work
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to choose occupation
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Prohibition of slavery
p.000037: • State support for the unemployed
p.000037: • Right to equal pay for work
p.000037: • Right to safe work environment
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to strike
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to rest and leisure
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p.000037: • Rights of children
p.000037: Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to appeal in person and make individual and collective appeals
p.000037: to State bodies and local self-government bodies.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 34
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to use freely his (her) abilities and property for entrepreneurial
p.000037: and other economic activity not prohibited by law.
p.000037: 2. Economic activity aimed at monopolization and unfair competition shall not be permitted.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 35
p.000037: 1. The right of private property shall be protected by law.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to have property and to possess, use and dispose of it both individually and
p.000037: jointly with other persons.
p.000037: 3. Nobody may be deprived of property except under a court order. Forced alienation of
p.000037: property for State requirements may take place only subject to prior and fair compensation.
p.000037: 4. The right of inheritance shall be guaranteed.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 36
p.000037: 1. Citizens and their associations shall have the right to possess land as private property.
p.000037: 2. Possession, utilisation and disposal of land and other natural resources shall be exercised by the owners
p.000037: freely provided that this is not detrimental to the environment and does not violate the rights and lawful
p.000037: interests of other people.
p.000037: 3. The conditions and procedure for the use of land shall be determined by federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 37
p.000037: 1. Labour shall be free. Everyone shall have the right freely to use his (her) labour skills and to choose the
p.000037: type of activity and occupation.
p.000037: 2. Compulsory labour shall be forbidden.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall have the right to work in conditions, which meet safety and hygiene requirements,
p.000037: and to receive remuneration for labour without any discrimination whatsoever and not below the minimum
p.000037: wage established by federal law, as well as the right of protection against unemployment.
p.000037: 4. The right of individual and collective labour disputes with the use of the methods for
p.000037: their resolution, which are provided for by federal law, including the right to strike, shall be recognized.
p.000037: 5. Everyone shall have the right to rest. For those working under labour contracts the duration of work time, days
p.000037: of rest and public holidays and annual paid leave established by federal law shall be guaranteed.
p.000037:
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p.000037: 1. Maternity, childhood and family shall be protected by the State.
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p.000037: to the norms established by law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 41
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to health protection and medical care. Medical care in State and
p.000037: municipal health institutions shall be rendered to citizens free of charge at the expense of the appropriate
p.000037: budget, insurance premiums and other proceeds.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation federal programmes for the protection and improvement of
p.000037: the health of the public shall be financed, measures shall be taken to develop State, municipal and private
p.000037: healthcare systems, and activities shall be encouraged which contribute to the improvement of human health, the
p.000037: development of physical education and sport, and ecological, sanitary and epidemiological well-being.
p.000037: 3. The concealment by officials of facts and circumstances, which pose a threat to the life and health of people,
p.000037: shall result in liability according to federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 42
p.000037: Everyone shall have the right to a favourable environment, reliable information on the state of the
p.000037: environment and compensation for damage caused to his (her) health and property by violations of environmental
p.000037: laws.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 43
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to education.
p.000037: 2. General access and free pre-school, secondary and secondary vocational education in State
p.000037: and municipal educational institutions and at enterprises shall be guaranteed.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall have the right to receive on a competitive basis free higher education in State and
p.000037: municipal educational institutions and at enterprises.
p.000037: 4. Basic general education shall be compulsory. Parents or guardians shall ensure that children receive a basic
p.000037: general education.
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p.000037: • Right to academic freedom
p.000037: • Reference to art
p.000037: • Provisions for intellectual property
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to culture
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p.000037: • Presumption of innocence in trials
p.000037: 5. The Russian Federation shall establish federal State educational standards and shall support various forms of
p.000037: education and self-education.
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p.000037: Article 44
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed the freedom of literary, artistic, scientific, technical and
p.000037: other types of creative activity and teaching. Intellectual property shall be protected by law.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to participate in cultural life and use cultural establishments, and
p.000037: the right of access to cultural valuables.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall be obliged to care for the preservation of the cultural and historical
p.000037: heritage, and to protect monuments of history and culture.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 45
p.000037: 1. State protection of human and civil rights and freedoms in the Russian Federation shall
p.000037: be guaranteed.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to protect his (her) rights and freedoms by all means not prohibited
p.000037: by law.
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p.000037: Article 46
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed protection in court of his (her) rights and freedoms.
p.000037: 2. Decisions and actions (or inaction) of State government bodies, local
p.000037: self-government bodies, public organisations and officials may be appealed against in court.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall have the right in accordance with international treaties of the Russian Federation
p.000037: to appeal to interstate bodies for the protection of human rights and freedoms if all available internal means
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p.000037:
p.000037: Article 70
p.000037: 1. The state flag, emblem and anthem of the Russian Federation, their description and the procedure for the
p.000037: official use thereof shall be established by federal constitutional law.
p.000037: 2. The capital of the Russian Federation shall be the city of Moscow. The status of the capital shall be
p.000037: established by federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 71
p.000037: The Russian Federation shall have jurisdiction over:
p.000037:
p.000037: a. the adoption and amending of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws, control
p.000037: over compliance therewith;
p.000037:
p.000037: b. the federative structure and the territory of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: c. regulation and protection of human and civil rights and freedoms; citizenship in
p.000037: the Russian Federation, regulation and protection of the rights of national minorities;
p.000037:
p.000037: d. establishment of the system of federal legislative, executive and judicial bodies, the procedure for
p.000037: their organisation and activities, the formation of federal State government bodies;
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p.000037: e. federal State property and administration thereof;
p.000037:
p.000037: f. establishment of the basic principles of federal policy and federal programmes in
p.000037: the sphere of State, economic, ecological, social, cultural and national development of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: g. establishment of the basic legal principles for the unified market; financial, currency, credit and
p.000037: customs regulation; money emission; the basic principles of pricing policy, federal economic services,
p.000037: including federal banks;
p.000037:
p.000037: h. the federal budget, federal taxes and levies, federal funds of regional development;
p.000037:
p.000037: i. federal power-engineering systems, nuclear power, fissile materials, federal transport, railways, information
p.000037: and communication, activities in space;
p.000037:
p.000037: j. foreign policy and international relations of the Russian Federation, international treaties
p.000037: of the Russian Federation, issues of war and peace;
p.000037:
p.000037: k. foreign economic relations of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: l. defence and security; military production; determination of the procedure for selling and purchasing
p.000037: weapons, ammunition, military equipment and other military hardware; production of poisonous
p.000037: substances, narcotic substances and the procedure for their use;
p.000037:
p.000037: m. determination of the status and protection of the State border, territorial sea, air space, the
p.000037: exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: n. the judicial system, public prosecution, criminal, criminal-procedural and criminal-executive
p.000037: legislation, amnesty and remission, civil, civil-procedural and arbitration-procedural legislation, legal
p.000037: regulation of intellectual property;
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p.000037: o. federal collision law;
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p.000037: p. meteorological service, standards, metric and time systems, geodesy and cartography, names of
p.000037: geographical units, official statistics and accounting;
p.000037:
p.000037: q. State awards and honorary titles of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: r. federal State service.
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p.000037: Article 72
p.000037: 1. The following shall be within the joint jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and constituent entities of the
p.000037: Russian Federation:
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p.000037: a. measures to ensure the correspondence of constitutions and laws of republics, the
p.000037: charters, laws and other normative legal acts of krays, oblasts, cities of federal significance,
p.000037: autonomous oblast and autonomous okrugs to the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws;
p.000037:
p.000037: b. protection of human and civil rights and freedoms, protection of the rights of national minorities, ensuring
p.000037: lawfulness, law and order, public security; border zone regimes;
p.000037:
p.000037: c. issues of the possession, utilisation and management of land and of subsurface, water and
p.000037: other natural resources;
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p.000037: d. demarcation of State property;
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p.000037: • Protection of environment
p.000037: e. use of natural resources, protection of the environment and provisions for ecological safety; specially
p.000037: protected natural territories, protection of historical and cultural monuments;
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p.000037: • Reference to science
p.000037: f. general issues of upbringing, education, science, culture, physical education and sport;
p.000037:
p.000037: j. coordination of health care issues; protection of the family, maternity, fatherhood and childhood,
p.000037: social protection, including social security;
p.000037:
p.000037: h. carrying out measures against catastrophes, natural disasters, epidemics and rectification of their
p.000037: consequences;
p.000037:
p.000037: i. establishment of common principles of taxation and levies in the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: j. administrative, administrative-procedural, labour, family, housing, land, water and forest
p.000037: legislation; legislation on subsurface resources and on environmental protection;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Municipal government
p.000037: k. personnel of judicial and law enforcement bodies; lawyers, notaries;
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p.000037: Federation candidates for the posts of deputy chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal
p.000037: ministers.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 113
p.000037: The Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian
p.000037: Federation, federal laws and edicts of the President of the Russian Federation, shall determine the basic
p.000037: objectives of the activities of the Government of the Russian Federation and shall organize its work.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 114
p.000037: 1. The Government of the Russian Federation:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Budget bills
p.000037: • Legislative oversight of the executive
p.000037: a. shall develop and submit to the State Duma a federal budget and provide for its implementation;
p.000037: shall submit to the State Duma a report on the implementation of the federal budget; and shall submit to the
p.000037: State Duma annual reports on the results of its work, including on issues raised by the State Duma;
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p.000037: b. shall ensure the implementation in the Russian Federation of a uniform financial, credit and monetary
p.000037: policy;
p.000037:
p.000037: c. shall ensure the implementation in the Russian Federation of a uniform State policy in the
p.000037: sphere of culture, science, education, health, social security and ecology;
p.000037:
p.000037: d. shall carry out the administration of federal property;
p.000037:
p.000037: e. shall carry out measures to secure the defense of the country, State security, and
p.000037: implementation of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: f. shall implement measures to ensure lawfulness and civil rights and freedoms, protect
p.000037: property and public order, and combat crime;
p.000037:
p.000037: g. shall exercise other functions, which are entrusted to it by the Constitution of the Russian Federation,
p.000037: federal laws and edicts of the President of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. The procedure for the activities of the Government of the Russian Federation shall be determined by
p.000037: federal constitutional law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 115
p.000037: 1. On the basis of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal laws and normative edicts of
p.000037: the President of the Russian Federation and for the purpose of their implementation, the Government of the
p.000037: Russian Federation shall issue decrees and regulations and ensure their implementation.
p.000037: 2. Decrees and regulations of the Government of the Russian Federation shall be binding in the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. In the event that decrees and regulations of the Government of the Russian Federation conflict with
p.000037: the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal laws and edicts of the President of the Russian Federation, they
p.000037: may be abolished by the President of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 116
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Cabinet removal
p.000037: • Head of government removal
p.000037: The Government of the Russian Federation shall resign its powers before a newly-elected President
p.000037: of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 117
p.000037: 1. The Government of the Russian Federation may offer its resignation and the President of the Russian
p.000037: Federation shall either accept or reject it.
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p.000037: Court of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, the Supreme
p.000037: Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation and other federal courts shall be established by federal
p.000037: constitutional law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 129
p.000037: 1. The office of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation shall be a single centralised structure in
p.000037: which public prosecutors are subordinated to higher public prosecutors and to the Prosecutor General of the
p.000037: Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. The Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation shall be appointed and dismissed by the
p.000037: Council of Federation upon a proposal of the President of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. Public prosecutors of constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be appointed by the
p.000037: Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation by agreement with the constituent entities.
p.000037: 4. Other public prosecutors shall be appointed by the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 5. The powers, organisation and procedure for the activities of the office of the Prosecutor General
p.000037: of the Russian Federation shall be determined by federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: CHAPTER 8: LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 130
p.000037: 1. Local self-government in the Russian Federation shall provide for the independent
p.000037: resolution by the population of issues of local importance, and the possession, use and management of municipal
p.000037: property.
p.000037: 2. Local self-government shall be exercised by citizens by means of referendum, elections and other
p.000037: forms of direct expression of their will, and through elected and other bodies of local self-government.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 131
p.000037: 1. Local self-government shall be administered in urban and rural settlements and on other territories with
p.000037: due consideration to historical and other local traditions. The structure of bodies of local
p.000037: self-government shall be determined by the population independently.
p.000037: 2. Changes of borders of the territories in which local self-government is administered shall
p.000037: be permitted with due consideration to the opinion of the inhabitants of the relevant territories.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 132
p.000037: 1. Bodies of local self-government shall independently manage municipal property, form, approve and implement the
p.000037: local budget, introduce local taxes and levies, ensure the preservation of public order, and resolve
p.000037: other issues of local importance.
p.000037: 2. Bodies of local self-government may be vested by law with certain State powers and accordingly receive material
p.000037: and financial resources which are necessary for their implementation. The implementation of the vested
p.000037: power shall be controlled by the State.
p.000037:
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p.000037: Article 133
p.000037: Local self-government in the Russian Federation shall be guaranteed by the right to legal protection and
p.000037: compensation of additional expenses arising as a result of decisions adopted by State government bodies,
p.000037: and by a ban on restrictions of the rights of local self-government which are established by the
p.000037: Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws.
p.000037:
p.000037: CHAPTER 9: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Constitution amendment procedure
p.000037: Article 134
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Constitution amendment procedure
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Referenda
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p.000030: 30
p.000030: Preamble
p.000003: 3
p.000003: Presumption of innocence in trials
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Prohibition of corporal punishment
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Prohibition of cruel treatment
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Prohibition of double jeopardy
p.000012: 12
p.000012:
p.000012: Prohibition of slavery Prohibition of torture
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p.000012: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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p.000012: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
p.000012: Protection from ex post facto laws
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Protection from expropriation
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Protection from self-incrimination
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Protection from unjustified restraint
p.000012: 7, 11
p.000012: Protection of environment
p.000012: 13, 18
p.000012: Protection of language use
p.000016: 16
p.000016: Protection of stateless persons
p.000014: 14
p.000014: Protection of victim's rights
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Provisions for intellectual property
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Public or private sessions
p.000026: 26
p.000026: R
p.000026: Reference to art
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Reference to science
p.000018: 18
p.000018: Referenda
p.000018: 3, 22, 35, 36
p.000018: Regulation of evidence collection
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Requirements for birthright citizenship
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Restrictions on voting
p.000004: 8, 13
p.000004: Right of petition
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to academic freedom
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Right to appeal judicial decisions
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Right to choose occupation
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to competitive marketplace
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to conscientious objection
p.000013: 13
p.000013: Right to counsel
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Right to culture
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Right to equal pay for work
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to establish a business
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to fair trial
p.000033: 33
p.000033: Right to health care
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Right to information
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to join trade unions
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Right to life
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to own property
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to privacy
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to public trial
p.000033: 33
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p.000033: Page 42
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p.000033: Right to renounce citizenship
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Right to rest and leisure
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to safe work environment
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to self determination
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Right to shelter
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Right to strike
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to transfer property
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to work
p.000009: 9
p.000009:
p.000009: Rights of children
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p.000009: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000009: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
p.000009: Secession of territory
p.000015: 15
p.000015: Second chamber reserved policy areas
p.000026: 26
p.000026: Second chamber selection
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Secret ballot
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Selection of active-duty commanders
p.000022: 22
p.000022: Separation of church and state
p.000005: 5
p.000005: Size of first chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Size of second chamber
p.000025: 15, 25
p.000025: Source of constitutional authority
p.000003: 3
p.000003: State support for the disabled
p.000010: 10
p.000010: State support for the elderly
p.000010: 10
p.000010: State support for the unemployed
p.000010: 9, 10
p.000010: Structure of legislative chamber(s)
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Structure of the courts
p.000034: 34
p.000034: Subsidiary unit government
p.000034: 15, 18, 19, 20, 28, 35
p.000034: Supermajority required for legislation
p.000029: 29
p.000029: Supreme court powers
p.000034: 34
p.000034: Supreme court selection
p.000034: 22, 34
p.000034:
p.000034: Supreme court term length
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p.000034: . . . . . . . . . 32
p.000034: Tax bills
p.000028: 28
p.000028: Term length for first chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Transitional provisions
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p.000037:
p.000037: Article 15
p.000037: 1. The Constitution of the Russian Federation shall have supreme legal force, direct effect and
p.000037: shall be applicable on the entire territory of the Russian Federation. Laws and other legal
p.000037: acts, which are adopted in the Russian
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Duty to obey the constitution
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Customary international law
p.000037: • International law
p.000037: • Treaty ratification
p.000037: • Legal status of treaties
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Customary international law
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Inalienable rights
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
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p.000037: • General guarantee of equality
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Equality regardless of gender
p.000037: • Equality regardless of financial status
p.000037: • Equality regardless of nationality
p.000037: • Equality regardless of origin
p.000037: • Equality regardless of race
p.000037: • Equality regardless of language
p.000037: • Equality regardless of religion
p.000037:
p.000037: • Equality regardless of gender
p.000037: Federation, must not contradict the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies, local self-government bodies, officials, citizens and their associations
p.000037: shall be obliged to observe the Constitution of the Russian Federation and laws.
p.000037: 3. Laws must be officially published. Unpublished laws shall not have force. Any normative legal
p.000037: acts concerning human and civil rights, freedoms and obligations shall not have force unless they
p.000037: have been officially published for the information of the general public.
p.000037: 4. Universally recognized principles and norms of international law as well as international agreements
p.000037: of the Russian Federation should be an integral part of its legal system. If an international agreement
p.000037: of the Russian Federation establishes rules, which differ from those stipulated by law, then the rules of the
p.000037: international agreement shall be applied.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 16
p.000037: 1. The provisions of this Chapter of the Constitution shall constitute the fundamental
p.000037: principles of the constitutional order of the Russian Federation and may not be changed except in accordance with the
p.000037: procedure established by this Constitution.
p.000037: 2. No other provisions of this Constitution may conflict with the fundamental principles of the
p.000037: constitutional order of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: CHAPTER 2: HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 17
p.000037: 1. In the Russian Federation human and civil rights and freedoms shall be recognized and
p.000037: guaranteed according to the universally recognized principles and norms of international law and this
p.000037: Constitution.
p.000037: 2. Basic human rights and freedoms shall be inalienable and shall be enjoyed by everyone from birth.
p.000037: 3. The exercise of human and civil rights and freedoms must not violate the rights and freedoms of other people.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 18
p.000037: Human and civil rights and freedoms shall have direct force. They shall determine the meaning, content and
p.000037: implementation of laws, the functioning of legislative and executive authority and of local self-government, and shall
p.000037: be guaranteed by law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 19
p.000037: 1. All persons shall be equal before the law and the court.
p.000037: 2. The State guarantees the equality of human and civil rights and freedoms regardless of
p.000037: sex, race, nationality, language, origin, material and official status, place of residence, attitude to
p.000037: religion, convictions, membership of public associations, or of other circumstances. All forms of limitations
p.000037: of human rights on social, racial, national, language or religious grounds shall be prohibited.
p.000037: 3. Men and women shall enjoy equal rights and freedoms and equal opportunities to exercise them.
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to life
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Human dignity
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Prohibition of corporal punishment
p.000037: • Prohibition of cruel treatment
p.000037: • Prohibition of torture
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection from unjustified restraint
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to privacy
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Right to information
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p.000032: . . . . 33, 34
p.000032: Customary international law
p.000032: 6, 14
p.000032: D
p.000032: Deputy executive
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Designation of commander in chief
p.000030: 23, 26
p.000030: Dismissal of the legislature
p.000030: 22, 29, 30, 32
p.000030: Division of labor between chambers
p.000028: 28
p.000028: Duty to obey the constitution
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Duty to pay taxes
p.000013: 13
p.000013: Duty to serve in the military
p.000013: 13
p.000013: E
p.000013: Eligibility for administrative judges
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Eligibility for const court judges
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Eligibility for first chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Eligibility for head of state
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Eligibility for second chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Eligibility for supreme court judges
p.000032: 32
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p.000032: Emergency provisions
p.000032: 13, 23, 26, 29
p.000032: Equality regardless of financial status
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of gender
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of language
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of nationality
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of origin
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of race
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of religion
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Establishment of administrative courts
p.000006: 32, 34
p.000006: Establishment of cabinet/ministers
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Establishment of constitutional court
p.000030: 32, 33, 34
p.000030: Extradition procedure
p.000014: 14
p.000014: Extraordinary legislative sessions
p.000026: 26
p.000026: F
p.000026: First chamber reserved policy areas
p.000028: 28
p.000028: First chamber selection
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Foreign affairs representative
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Free education
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Freedom of assembly
p.000008: 8
p.000008:
p.000008: Freedom of association Freedom of expression
p.000008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
p.000008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
p.000008: Freedom of movement
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Freedom of press
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Freedom of religion
p.000008: 8
p.000008: G
p.000008:
p.000008: General guarantee of equality
p.000008: H
p.000008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000008: . . . . . . . . 6
p.000008: Head of government removal
p.000031: 31
p.000031: Head of government replacement
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Head of government selection
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Head of state decree power
p.000024: 24
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p.000037: Article 12
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p.000037: • Separation of church and state
p.000037:
p.000037: • Official religion
p.000037: Local self-government shall be recognized and guaranteed in the Russian Federation. Local self-government shall be
p.000037: independent within the limits of its competence. Bodies of local self-government shall not form
p.000037: part of the system of State government bodies.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 13
p.000037: 1. Ideological diversity shall be recognized in the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. No ideology shall be proclaimed as State ideology or as obligatory.
p.000037: 3. Political diversity and the multi-party system shall be recognized in the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 4. Public associations shall be equal before the law.
p.000037: 5. The establishment and activities of public associations whose goals and activities are
p.000037: aimed at the forcible changing of the basis of the constitutional order and at violating the integrity of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, at undermining its security, at creating armed units, and at instigating social, racial,
p.000037: national and religious strife shall be prohibited.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 14
p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation shall be a secular state. No religion may be established as the State religion or as
p.000037: obligatory.
p.000037: 2. Religious associations shall be separate from the State and shall be equal before the law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 15
p.000037: 1. The Constitution of the Russian Federation shall have supreme legal force, direct effect and
p.000037: shall be applicable on the entire territory of the Russian Federation. Laws and other legal
p.000037: acts, which are adopted in the Russian
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p.000037: • International law
p.000037: • Treaty ratification
p.000037: • Legal status of treaties
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p.000037: constitutional order of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: CHAPTER 2: HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
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p.000037: Article 17
p.000037: 1. In the Russian Federation human and civil rights and freedoms shall be recognized and
p.000037: guaranteed according to the universally recognized principles and norms of international law and this
p.000037: Constitution.
p.000037: 2. Basic human rights and freedoms shall be inalienable and shall be enjoyed by everyone from birth.
p.000037: 3. The exercise of human and civil rights and freedoms must not violate the rights and freedoms of other people.
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p.000037: Article 18
p.000037: Human and civil rights and freedoms shall have direct force. They shall determine the meaning, content and
p.000037: implementation of laws, the functioning of legislative and executive authority and of local self-government, and shall
p.000037: be guaranteed by law.
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p.000037: Article 19
p.000037: 1. All persons shall be equal before the law and the court.
p.000037: 2. The State guarantees the equality of human and civil rights and freedoms regardless of
p.000037: sex, race, nationality, language, origin, material and official status, place of residence, attitude to
p.000037: religion, convictions, membership of public associations, or of other circumstances. All forms of limitations
p.000037: of human rights on social, racial, national, language or religious grounds shall be prohibited.
p.000037: 3. Men and women shall enjoy equal rights and freedoms and equal opportunities to exercise them.
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p.000037: • Prohibition of corporal punishment
p.000037: • Prohibition of cruel treatment
p.000037: • Prohibition of torture
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p.000037: Article 20
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to life.
p.000037: 2. Capital punishment until its complete abolition may be established by federal law as an exclusive
p.000037: form of punishment for particularly grave crimes against life, and the accused shall be granted the right to have his
p.000037: case examined by a court with the participation of a jury.
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p.000037: Article 27
p.000037: 1. Everyone who is legally present on the territory of the Russian Federation shall have the right to travel
p.000037: freely and freely to choose the place of temporary or permanent residence.
p.000037: 2. Everyone may freely leave the Russian Federation. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the
p.000037: right freely to return to the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: Article 28
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p.000037: • Freedom of expression
p.000037: • Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience
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p.000037: • Freedom of press
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Freedom of association
p.000037: • Right to join trade unions
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p.000037: • Freedom of assembly
p.000037: Everyone shall be guaranteed freedom of conscience and religion, including the right to profess individually or
p.000037: collectively any religion or not to profess any religion, and freely to choose, possess and disseminate religious and
p.000037: other convictions and act in accordance with them.
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p.000037: Article 29
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed freedom of thought and speech.
p.000037: 2. Propaganda or agitation, which arouses social, racial, national or religious hatred and hostility shall be
p.000037: prohibited. Propaganda of social, racial, national, religious or linguistic supremacy shall also be prohibited.
p.000037: 3. Nobody shall be forced to express his thoughts and convictions or to deny them.
p.000037: 4. Everyone shall have the right freely to seek, receive, transmit, produce and disseminate
p.000037: information by any legal means. The list of types of information, which constitute State secrets, shall be
p.000037: determined by federal law.
p.000037: 5. The freedom of the mass media shall be guaranteed. Censorship shall be prohibited.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 30
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right of association, including the right to establish trade unions for the
p.000037: protection of his(her) interests. The freedom of activity of public associations shall be guaranteed.
p.000037: 2. Nobody may be compelled to join any association or to stay there.
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p.000037: • Municipal government
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p.000037: • Restrictions on voting
p.000037: Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to assemble peacefully, without weapons, hold
p.000037: rallies, mass meetings and demonstrations, marches and pickets.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 32
p.000037: 1. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to participate in managing State affairs both directly
p.000037: and through their representatives.
p.000037: 2. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to elect and be elected to State government bodies
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p.000037: • Motives for writing constitution
p.000037: • Preamble
p.000037: Preamble
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p.000037: • Source of constitutional authority
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p.000037: • Source of constitutional authority
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p.000037: • Source of constitutional authority
p.000037: • Referenda
p.000037: We, the multinational people of the Russian Federation, united by a common fate on our land, establishing human rights
p.000037: and freedoms, civil peace and accord, preserving the historically established State unity, proceeding from
p.000037: universally acknowledged principles of equality and self-determination of peoples, revering the memory of
p.000037: ancestors who have passed on to us their love for the Fatherland and faith in good and justice, reviving the sovereign
p.000037: statehood of Russia and asserting the firmness of its democratic basis, striving to ensure the well-being and
p.000037: prosperity of Russia,
p.000037: proceeding from the responsibility for our Fatherland before present and future generations,
p.000037: recognizing ourselves to be a part of the world community,
p.000037: do hereby adopt THE CONSTITUTION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
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p.000037: SECTION 1
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p.000037: CHAPTER 1: THE BASIS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM
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p.000037: Article 1
p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation -Russia is a democratic federative law-governed state with a republican form of
p.000037: government.
p.000037: 2. The names Russian Federation and Russia are equivalent.
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p.000037: Article 2
p.000037: Man, his rights and freedoms shall be the supreme value. The recognition, observance and
p.000037: protection of human and civil rights and freedoms shall be an obligation of the State.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 3
p.000037: 1. The bearer of sovereignty and the sole source of power in the Russian Federation shall
p.000037: be its multinational people.
p.000037: 2. The people shall exercise its power directly, as well as through State
p.000037: government bodies and local self-government bodies.
p.000037: 3. The supreme direct expression of the power of the people shall be referendum and free elections.
p.000037: 4. Nobody may usurp power in the Russian Federation. The seizure of power or usurpation of State
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p.000037: • Claim of executive independence
p.000037: 2. Land and other natural resources may be subject to private, State, municipal and other forms of ownership.
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p.000037: Article 10
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p.000037: State power in the Russian Federation shall be exercised on the basis of its division into legislative, executive and
p.000037: judicial authority. Bodies of legislative, executive and judicial authority shall be independent.
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p.000037: Article 11
p.000037: 1. State power in the Russian Federation shall be exercised by the President of the Russian Federation, the
p.000037: Federal Assembly (the Council of Federation and the State Duma), the Government of the Russian Federation, and
p.000037: the courts of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. State power in constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be exercised by bodies of State government
p.000037: formed by those constituent entities.
p.000037: 3. The division of authorities and powers among State government bodies of the Russian Federation and
p.000037: State government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be established by this
p.000037: Constitution, the Federation Treaty and other treaties on the division of authorities and powers.
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p.000037: • Separation of church and state
p.000037:
p.000037: • Official religion
p.000037: Local self-government shall be recognized and guaranteed in the Russian Federation. Local self-government shall be
p.000037: independent within the limits of its competence. Bodies of local self-government shall not form
p.000037: part of the system of State government bodies.
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p.000037: Article 13
p.000037: 1. Ideological diversity shall be recognized in the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. No ideology shall be proclaimed as State ideology or as obligatory.
p.000037: 3. Political diversity and the multi-party system shall be recognized in the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 4. Public associations shall be equal before the law.
p.000037: 5. The establishment and activities of public associations whose goals and activities are
p.000037: aimed at the forcible changing of the basis of the constitutional order and at violating the integrity of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, at undermining its security, at creating armed units, and at instigating social, racial,
p.000037: national and religious strife shall be prohibited.
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p.000037: Article 14
p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation shall be a secular state. No religion may be established as the State religion or as
p.000037: obligatory.
p.000037: 2. Religious associations shall be separate from the State and shall be equal before the law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 15
p.000037: 1. The Constitution of the Russian Federation shall have supreme legal force, direct effect and
p.000037: shall be applicable on the entire territory of the Russian Federation. Laws and other legal
p.000037: acts, which are adopted in the Russian
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p.000037: • Duty to obey the constitution
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p.000037: • Customary international law
p.000037: • International law
p.000037: • Treaty ratification
p.000037: • Legal status of treaties
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p.000037: • Customary international law
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p.000037: • Inalienable rights
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p.000037: • General guarantee of equality
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p.000037: • Equality regardless of gender
p.000037: • Equality regardless of financial status
p.000037: • Equality regardless of nationality
p.000037: • Equality regardless of origin
p.000037: • Equality regardless of race
p.000037: • Equality regardless of language
p.000037: • Equality regardless of religion
p.000037:
p.000037: • Equality regardless of gender
p.000037: Federation, must not contradict the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies, local self-government bodies, officials, citizens and their associations
p.000037: shall be obliged to observe the Constitution of the Russian Federation and laws.
p.000037: 3. Laws must be officially published. Unpublished laws shall not have force. Any normative legal
p.000037: acts concerning human and civil rights, freedoms and obligations shall not have force unless they
p.000037: have been officially published for the information of the general public.
p.000037: 4. Universally recognized principles and norms of international law as well as international agreements
p.000037: of the Russian Federation should be an integral part of its legal system. If an international agreement
p.000037: of the Russian Federation establishes rules, which differ from those stipulated by law, then the rules of the
p.000037: international agreement shall be applied.
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p.000037: Article 16
p.000037: 1. The provisions of this Chapter of the Constitution shall constitute the fundamental
p.000037: principles of the constitutional order of the Russian Federation and may not be changed except in accordance with the
p.000037: procedure established by this Constitution.
p.000037: 2. No other provisions of this Constitution may conflict with the fundamental principles of the
p.000037: constitutional order of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: CHAPTER 2: HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 17
p.000037: 1. In the Russian Federation human and civil rights and freedoms shall be recognized and
p.000037: guaranteed according to the universally recognized principles and norms of international law and this
p.000037: Constitution.
p.000037: 2. Basic human rights and freedoms shall be inalienable and shall be enjoyed by everyone from birth.
p.000037: 3. The exercise of human and civil rights and freedoms must not violate the rights and freedoms of other people.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 18
p.000037: Human and civil rights and freedoms shall have direct force. They shall determine the meaning, content and
p.000037: implementation of laws, the functioning of legislative and executive authority and of local self-government, and shall
p.000037: be guaranteed by law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 19
p.000037: 1. All persons shall be equal before the law and the court.
p.000037: 2. The State guarantees the equality of human and civil rights and freedoms regardless of
p.000037: sex, race, nationality, language, origin, material and official status, place of residence, attitude to
p.000037: religion, convictions, membership of public associations, or of other circumstances. All forms of limitations
p.000037: of human rights on social, racial, national, language or religious grounds shall be prohibited.
p.000037: 3. Men and women shall enjoy equal rights and freedoms and equal opportunities to exercise them.
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p.000037: • Right to life
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p.000037: • Human dignity
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Prohibition of corporal punishment
p.000037: • Prohibition of cruel treatment
p.000037: • Prohibition of torture
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Protection from unjustified restraint
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to privacy
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p.000037: • Right to information
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p.000037: • Inalienable rights
p.000037: Article 20
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to life.
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p.000037: permitted without his (her) consent.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies and their officials shall be obliged to
p.000037: provide everyone with access to documents and materials directly affecting his(her) rights and freedoms,
p.000037: unless otherwise envisaged by law.
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p.000037: Article 25
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p.000037: The home shall be inviolable. Nobody shall have the right to enter a dwelling place against the will
p.000037: of those residing therein, except in those cases provided for by federal laws or on the basis of a court
p.000037: order.
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p.000037: Article 26
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to determine and declare his (her) nationality. Nobody shall be forced
p.000037: to determine and declare his (her) nationality.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to use his (her) native language and to a free choice of the language of
p.000037: communication, upbringing, education and creative work.
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p.000037: • Freedom of religion
p.000037: Article 27
p.000037: 1. Everyone who is legally present on the territory of the Russian Federation shall have the right to travel
p.000037: freely and freely to choose the place of temporary or permanent residence.
p.000037: 2. Everyone may freely leave the Russian Federation. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the
p.000037: right freely to return to the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: • Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience
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p.000037: • Right to join trade unions
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p.000037: • Freedom of assembly
p.000037: Everyone shall be guaranteed freedom of conscience and religion, including the right to profess individually or
p.000037: collectively any religion or not to profess any religion, and freely to choose, possess and disseminate religious and
p.000037: other convictions and act in accordance with them.
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p.000037: Article 29
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed freedom of thought and speech.
p.000037: 2. Propaganda or agitation, which arouses social, racial, national or religious hatred and hostility shall be
p.000037: prohibited. Propaganda of social, racial, national, religious or linguistic supremacy shall also be prohibited.
p.000037: 3. Nobody shall be forced to express his thoughts and convictions or to deny them.
p.000037: 4. Everyone shall have the right freely to seek, receive, transmit, produce and disseminate
p.000037: information by any legal means. The list of types of information, which constitute State secrets, shall be
p.000037: determined by federal law.
p.000037: 5. The freedom of the mass media shall be guaranteed. Censorship shall be prohibited.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 30
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right of association, including the right to establish trade unions for the
p.000037: protection of his(her) interests. The freedom of activity of public associations shall be guaranteed.
p.000037: 2. Nobody may be compelled to join any association or to stay there.
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p.000032: Customary international law
p.000032: 6, 14
p.000032: D
p.000032: Deputy executive
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Designation of commander in chief
p.000030: 23, 26
p.000030: Dismissal of the legislature
p.000030: 22, 29, 30, 32
p.000030: Division of labor between chambers
p.000028: 28
p.000028: Duty to obey the constitution
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Duty to pay taxes
p.000013: 13
p.000013: Duty to serve in the military
p.000013: 13
p.000013: E
p.000013: Eligibility for administrative judges
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Eligibility for const court judges
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Eligibility for first chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Eligibility for head of state
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Eligibility for second chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Eligibility for supreme court judges
p.000032: 32
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p.000032: Emergency provisions
p.000032: 13, 23, 26, 29
p.000032: Equality regardless of financial status
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of gender
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of language
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of nationality
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of origin
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of race
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of religion
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Establishment of administrative courts
p.000006: 32, 34
p.000006: Establishment of cabinet/ministers
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Establishment of constitutional court
p.000030: 32, 33, 34
p.000030: Extradition procedure
p.000014: 14
p.000014: Extraordinary legislative sessions
p.000026: 26
p.000026: F
p.000026: First chamber reserved policy areas
p.000028: 28
p.000028: First chamber selection
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Foreign affairs representative
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Free education
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Freedom of assembly
p.000008: 8
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p.000008: Freedom of movement
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Freedom of press
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Freedom of religion
p.000008: 8
p.000008: G
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p.000008: Head of government removal
p.000031: 31
p.000031: Head of government replacement
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Head of government selection
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Head of state decree power
p.000024: 24
p.000024: Head of state immunity
p.000024: 24
p.000024: Head of state powers
p.000023: 23
p.000023: Head of state removal
p.000023: 24, 25
p.000023: Head of state replacement
p.000024: 24
p.000024: Head of state selection
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Head of state term length
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Head of state term limits
p.000021: 21
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p.000021: Human dignity
p.000021: I
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p.000025: 25
p.000025: Inalienable rights
p.000025: 6, 7
p.000025: Initiation of general legislation
p.000028: 28
p.000028: International law
p.000028: 6, 28, 33
p.000028: International organizations
p.000028: 11, 22
p.000028: J
p.000028: Joint meetings of legislative chambers
p.000026: 26
p.000026: Judicial independence
p.000032: 32
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p.000032: Leader of first chamber
p.000026: 26
p.000026: Leader of second chamber
p.000026: 26
p.000026: Legal status of treaties
p.000026: 6, 34
p.000026: Legislative committees
p.000026: 26
p.000026: Legislative oversight of the executive
p.000026: 27, 30
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p.000026: Min age of administrative judges
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Min age of const court judges
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Minimum age for first chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Minimum age of head of state
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Minimum age of supreme court judges
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Motives for writing constitution
p.000003: 3
p.000003: Municipal government
p.000003: 8, 15, 18, 20, 28, 35
p.000003: N
p.000003: Name/structure of executive(s)
p.000003: 20, 30
p.000003: National anthem
p.000016: 16
p.000016: National capital
p.000016: 16
p.000016: National flag
p.000016: 16
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p.000016: National vs subnational laws
p.000016: O
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p.000016: Oaths to abide by constitution
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Official or national languages
p.000016: 16
p.000016: Official religion
p.000005: 5
p.000005: Ordinary court selection
p.000034: 34
p.000034: Outside professions of legislators
p.000025: 25
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p.000025: Ownership of natural resources
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p.000025: . . . . . . 18
p.000025: Power to pardon
p.000024: 24
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p.000024: Powers of cabinet
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Preamble
p.000003: 3
p.000003: Presumption of innocence in trials
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Prohibition of corporal punishment
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Prohibition of cruel treatment
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Prohibition of double jeopardy
p.000012: 12
p.000012:
p.000012: Prohibition of slavery Prohibition of torture
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p.000012: Protection from ex post facto laws
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Protection from expropriation
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Protection from self-incrimination
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Protection from unjustified restraint
p.000012: 7, 11
p.000012: Protection of environment
p.000012: 13, 18
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p.000037: Article 12
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p.000037: • Separation of church and state
p.000037:
p.000037: • Official religion
p.000037: Local self-government shall be recognized and guaranteed in the Russian Federation. Local self-government shall be
p.000037: independent within the limits of its competence. Bodies of local self-government shall not form
p.000037: part of the system of State government bodies.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 13
p.000037: 1. Ideological diversity shall be recognized in the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. No ideology shall be proclaimed as State ideology or as obligatory.
p.000037: 3. Political diversity and the multi-party system shall be recognized in the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 4. Public associations shall be equal before the law.
p.000037: 5. The establishment and activities of public associations whose goals and activities are
p.000037: aimed at the forcible changing of the basis of the constitutional order and at violating the integrity of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, at undermining its security, at creating armed units, and at instigating social, racial,
p.000037: national and religious strife shall be prohibited.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 14
p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation shall be a secular state. No religion may be established as the State religion or as
p.000037: obligatory.
p.000037: 2. Religious associations shall be separate from the State and shall be equal before the law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 15
p.000037: 1. The Constitution of the Russian Federation shall have supreme legal force, direct effect and
p.000037: shall be applicable on the entire territory of the Russian Federation. Laws and other legal
p.000037: acts, which are adopted in the Russian
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p.000037: • Duty to obey the constitution
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p.000037: • Customary international law
p.000037: • International law
p.000037: • Treaty ratification
p.000037: • Legal status of treaties
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p.000037: • Customary international law
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p.000037: • Inalienable rights
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p.000037: • General guarantee of equality
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p.000037: • Equality regardless of gender
p.000037: • Equality regardless of financial status
p.000037: • Equality regardless of nationality
p.000037: • Equality regardless of origin
p.000037: • Equality regardless of race
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p.000037: CHAPTER 2: HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 17
p.000037: 1. In the Russian Federation human and civil rights and freedoms shall be recognized and
p.000037: guaranteed according to the universally recognized principles and norms of international law and this
p.000037: Constitution.
p.000037: 2. Basic human rights and freedoms shall be inalienable and shall be enjoyed by everyone from birth.
p.000037: 3. The exercise of human and civil rights and freedoms must not violate the rights and freedoms of other people.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 18
p.000037: Human and civil rights and freedoms shall have direct force. They shall determine the meaning, content and
p.000037: implementation of laws, the functioning of legislative and executive authority and of local self-government, and shall
p.000037: be guaranteed by law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 19
p.000037: 1. All persons shall be equal before the law and the court.
p.000037: 2. The State guarantees the equality of human and civil rights and freedoms regardless of
p.000037: sex, race, nationality, language, origin, material and official status, place of residence, attitude to
p.000037: religion, convictions, membership of public associations, or of other circumstances. All forms of limitations
p.000037: of human rights on social, racial, national, language or religious grounds shall be prohibited.
p.000037: 3. Men and women shall enjoy equal rights and freedoms and equal opportunities to exercise them.
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p.000037: • Right to life
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p.000037: • Human dignity
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Prohibition of corporal punishment
p.000037: • Prohibition of cruel treatment
p.000037: • Prohibition of torture
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Protection from unjustified restraint
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p.000037: • Right to privacy
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p.000037: • Inalienable rights
p.000037: Article 20
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to life.
p.000037: 2. Capital punishment until its complete abolition may be established by federal law as an exclusive
p.000037: form of punishment for particularly grave crimes against life, and the accused shall be granted the right to have his
p.000037: case examined by a court with the participation of a jury.
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p.000037: 1. Human dignity shall be protected by the State. Nothing may serve as a basis for its derogation.
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p.000037: Article 27
p.000037: 1. Everyone who is legally present on the territory of the Russian Federation shall have the right to travel
p.000037: freely and freely to choose the place of temporary or permanent residence.
p.000037: 2. Everyone may freely leave the Russian Federation. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the
p.000037: right freely to return to the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: • Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience
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p.000037: • Freedom of press
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p.000037: • Freedom of association
p.000037: • Right to join trade unions
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p.000037: • Freedom of assembly
p.000037: Everyone shall be guaranteed freedom of conscience and religion, including the right to profess individually or
p.000037: collectively any religion or not to profess any religion, and freely to choose, possess and disseminate religious and
p.000037: other convictions and act in accordance with them.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 29
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed freedom of thought and speech.
p.000037: 2. Propaganda or agitation, which arouses social, racial, national or religious hatred and hostility shall be
p.000037: prohibited. Propaganda of social, racial, national, religious or linguistic supremacy shall also be prohibited.
p.000037: 3. Nobody shall be forced to express his thoughts and convictions or to deny them.
p.000037: 4. Everyone shall have the right freely to seek, receive, transmit, produce and disseminate
p.000037: information by any legal means. The list of types of information, which constitute State secrets, shall be
p.000037: determined by federal law.
p.000037: 5. The freedom of the mass media shall be guaranteed. Censorship shall be prohibited.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 30
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right of association, including the right to establish trade unions for the
p.000037: protection of his(her) interests. The freedom of activity of public associations shall be guaranteed.
p.000037: 2. Nobody may be compelled to join any association or to stay there.
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p.000037: • Restrictions on voting
p.000037: Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to assemble peacefully, without weapons, hold
p.000037: rallies, mass meetings and demonstrations, marches and pickets.
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p.000037: Article 32
p.000037: 1. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to participate in managing State affairs both directly
p.000037: and through their representatives.
p.000037: 2. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to elect and be elected to State government bodies
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p.000037: thereof may be introduced subject to the circumstances and in accordance with the procedure stipulated by
p.000037: federal constitutional law.
p.000037: 3. The rights and freedoms specified in Articles 20, 21, 23 (part 1), 24, 28, 34 (part 1), 40 (part 1), and
p.000037: 46-54 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation might not be restricted.
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p.000037: • Protection of environment
p.000037: Everyone shall be obliged to pay legally established taxes and levies. Laws, which establish new taxes
p.000037: or deteriorate the position of taxpayers, shall not have retroactive force.
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p.000037: • Right to conscientious objection
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p.000037: • Restrictions on voting
p.000037: Everyone shall have a duty to preserve nature and the environment and to treat natural resources with
p.000037: care.
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p.000037: Article 59
p.000037: 1. Defence of the Fatherland shall be the duty and obligation of a citizen of the Russian
p.000037: Federation.
p.000037: 2. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall perform military service in accordance with federal law.
p.000037: 3. In the event that their convictions or religious beliefs run counter to military service and in
p.000037: other cases established by federal law, citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to replace it
p.000037: with alternative civilian service.
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p.000037: Article 60
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p.000037: A citizen of the Russian Federation may exercise all of his (her) rights and duties independently from
p.000037: the age of 18 years.
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p.000037: Article 61
p.000037: 1. A citizen of the Russian Federation may not be deported from the Russian Federation or extradited
p.000037: to another state.
p.000037: 2. The Russian Federation shall guarantee its citizens protection and patronage abroad.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 62
p.000037: 1. A citizen of the Russian Federation may have citizenship of a foreign state (dual citizenship) in accordance
p.000037: with federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: • Cabinet removal
p.000037: e. in accordance with proposals of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, shall
p.000037: appoint and relieve of their post deputy chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal ministers;
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p.000037: • Constitutional court selection
p.000037: • Supreme court selection
p.000037: f. shall present to the Council of Federation candidates for the posts of judges of the Constitutional Court of
p.000037: the Russian Federation, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Arbitration Court of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, and a candidate for the post of Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation; shall
p.000037: submit to the Council of Federation proposals to relieve the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation of
p.000037: his post; and shall appoint judges of other federal courts;
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p.000037: g. shall form and head the Security Council of the Russian Federation, the status of which shall be
p.000037: determined by federal law;
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p.000037: h. shall approve the military doctrine of the Russian Federation;
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p.000037: i. shall form the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation;
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p.000037: j. shall appoint and dismiss plenipotentiary representatives of the President of the Russian Federation;
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p.000037: • Selection of active-duty commanders
p.000037: k. shall appoint and dismiss supreme commanders of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation;
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p.000037: l. shall appoint and recall after consultations with appropriate committees and commissions of the
p.000037: chambers of the Federal Assembly diplomatic representatives of the Russian Federation
p.000037: in foreign States and international organisations.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 84
p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation:
p.000037:
p.000037: a. shall announce elections to the State Duma in accordance with the Constitution of the
p.000037: Russian Federation and federal law;
p.000037:
p.000037: b. shall dissolve the State Duma in the cases and in accordance with the procedure provided for by the
p.000037: Constitution of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Referenda
p.000037: c. shall announce referendums in accordance with the procedure established by federal constitutional law;
p.000037:
p.000037: d. shall submit draft laws to the State Duma;
p.000037:
p.000037: e. shall sign and promulgate federal laws;
p.000037:
p.000037: f. shall address the Federal Assembly with annual messages on the situation in the country and on the basic
p.000037: objectives of the internal and foreign policy of the State.
p.000037:
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p.000037: Federation. In the event that no agreed decision is reached, he (she) shall have the right to refer the
p.000037: dispute to the appropriate court.
p.000037: 2. The President of the Russian Federation shall have the right to suspend acts of executive government bodies of
p.000037: constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the event that these acts conflict with the
p.000037: Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws or with international commitments of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, or violate human and civil rights and freedoms until the issue is resolved by an
p.000037: appropriate court.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 86
p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation:
p.000037:
p.000037: a. shall direct the foreign policy of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Treaty ratification
p.000037: b. shall hold negotiations and sign international treaties of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: c. shall sign instruments of ratification;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Designation of commander in chief
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Emergency provisions
p.000037: d. shall receive letters of credence and letters of recall of diplomatic representatives
p.000037: accredited to his (her) office.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 87
p.000037: 1. The President of the Russian Federation shall be the Supreme
p.000037: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. In the event of aggression against the Russian Federation or of a direct threat of aggression, the President of
p.000037: the Russian Federation shall introduce martial law on the territory of the Russian Federation or on certain parts
p.000037: thereof and shall immediately inform the Council of Federation and the State Duma of this.
p.000037: 3. The regime of martial law shall be defined by federal constitutional law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 88
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Head of state powers
p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation, in the circumstances and in accordance with the procedure envisaged
p.000037: by federal constitutional law, shall introduce a state of emergency on the territory of the Russian Federation or on
p.000037: certain parts thereof and shall immediately inform the Council of Federation and the State Duma of this.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 89
p.000037:
p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation:
p.000037:
p.000037: a. shall decide on issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation and of granting political
p.000037: asylum;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Duty to pay taxes
p.000037: Article 56
p.000037: 1. In the conditions of a state of emergency, in order to ensure the safety of citizens and the
p.000037: protection of the constitutional order and in accordance with federal constitutional law, certain restrictions
p.000037: may be imposed on human rights and freedoms with an indication of their limits and the period for which
p.000037: they have effect.
p.000037: 2. A state of emergency on the entire territory of the Russian Federation and in certain areas
p.000037: thereof may be introduced subject to the circumstances and in accordance with the procedure stipulated by
p.000037: federal constitutional law.
p.000037: 3. The rights and freedoms specified in Articles 20, 21, 23 (part 1), 24, 28, 34 (part 1), 40 (part 1), and
p.000037: 46-54 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation might not be restricted.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 57
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection of environment
p.000037: Everyone shall be obliged to pay legally established taxes and levies. Laws, which establish new taxes
p.000037: or deteriorate the position of taxpayers, shall not have retroactive force.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 58
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Duty to serve in the military
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to conscientious objection
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Restrictions on voting
p.000037: Everyone shall have a duty to preserve nature and the environment and to treat natural resources with
p.000037: care.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 59
p.000037: 1. Defence of the Fatherland shall be the duty and obligation of a citizen of the Russian
p.000037: Federation.
p.000037: 2. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall perform military service in accordance with federal law.
p.000037: 3. In the event that their convictions or religious beliefs run counter to military service and in
p.000037: other cases established by federal law, citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to replace it
p.000037: with alternative civilian service.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 60
p.000037:
p.000037: A citizen of the Russian Federation may exercise all of his (her) rights and duties independently from
p.000037: the age of 18 years.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 61
p.000037: 1. A citizen of the Russian Federation may not be deported from the Russian Federation or extradited
p.000037: to another state.
p.000037: 2. The Russian Federation shall guarantee its citizens protection and patronage abroad.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 62
p.000037: 1. A citizen of the Russian Federation may have citizenship of a foreign state (dual citizenship) in accordance
p.000037: with federal law or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection of stateless persons
p.000037: • Customary international law
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Extradition procedure
p.000037: 2. The possession of foreign citizenship by a citizen of the Russian Federation shall not diminish his (her)
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p.000037:
p.000037: d. establishment of the system of federal legislative, executive and judicial bodies, the procedure for
p.000037: their organisation and activities, the formation of federal State government bodies;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: e. federal State property and administration thereof;
p.000037:
p.000037: f. establishment of the basic principles of federal policy and federal programmes in
p.000037: the sphere of State, economic, ecological, social, cultural and national development of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: g. establishment of the basic legal principles for the unified market; financial, currency, credit and
p.000037: customs regulation; money emission; the basic principles of pricing policy, federal economic services,
p.000037: including federal banks;
p.000037:
p.000037: h. the federal budget, federal taxes and levies, federal funds of regional development;
p.000037:
p.000037: i. federal power-engineering systems, nuclear power, fissile materials, federal transport, railways, information
p.000037: and communication, activities in space;
p.000037:
p.000037: j. foreign policy and international relations of the Russian Federation, international treaties
p.000037: of the Russian Federation, issues of war and peace;
p.000037:
p.000037: k. foreign economic relations of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: l. defence and security; military production; determination of the procedure for selling and purchasing
p.000037: weapons, ammunition, military equipment and other military hardware; production of poisonous
p.000037: substances, narcotic substances and the procedure for their use;
p.000037:
p.000037: m. determination of the status and protection of the State border, territorial sea, air space, the
p.000037: exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: n. the judicial system, public prosecution, criminal, criminal-procedural and criminal-executive
p.000037: legislation, amnesty and remission, civil, civil-procedural and arbitration-procedural legislation, legal
p.000037: regulation of intellectual property;
p.000037:
p.000037: o. federal collision law;
p.000037:
p.000037: p. meteorological service, standards, metric and time systems, geodesy and cartography, names of
p.000037: geographical units, official statistics and accounting;
p.000037:
p.000037: q. State awards and honorary titles of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: r. federal State service.
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Subsidiary unit government
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Ownership of natural resources
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p.000037:
p.000037: c. shall adopt decisions on the resignation of the Government of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: d. shall nominate to the State Duma a candidate for appointment to the post of Chairman of the Central Bank
p.000037: of the Russian Federation; shall raise before the State Duma the issue of relieving the Chairman of the
p.000037: Central Bank of the Russian Federation of his post;
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Cabinet removal
p.000037: e. in accordance with proposals of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, shall
p.000037: appoint and relieve of their post deputy chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal ministers;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Constitutional court selection
p.000037: • Supreme court selection
p.000037: f. shall present to the Council of Federation candidates for the posts of judges of the Constitutional Court of
p.000037: the Russian Federation, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Arbitration Court of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, and a candidate for the post of Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation; shall
p.000037: submit to the Council of Federation proposals to relieve the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation of
p.000037: his post; and shall appoint judges of other federal courts;
p.000037:
p.000037: g. shall form and head the Security Council of the Russian Federation, the status of which shall be
p.000037: determined by federal law;
p.000037:
p.000037: h. shall approve the military doctrine of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: i. shall form the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: j. shall appoint and dismiss plenipotentiary representatives of the President of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Selection of active-duty commanders
p.000037: k. shall appoint and dismiss supreme commanders of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • International organizations
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Dismissal of the legislature
p.000037: l. shall appoint and recall after consultations with appropriate committees and commissions of the
p.000037: chambers of the Federal Assembly diplomatic representatives of the Russian Federation
p.000037: in foreign States and international organisations.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 84
p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation:
p.000037:
p.000037: a. shall announce elections to the State Duma in accordance with the Constitution of the
p.000037: Russian Federation and federal law;
p.000037:
p.000037: b. shall dissolve the State Duma in the cases and in accordance with the procedure provided for by the
p.000037: Constitution of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Referenda
p.000037: c. shall announce referendums in accordance with the procedure established by federal constitutional law;
p.000037:
p.000037: d. shall submit draft laws to the State Duma;
p.000037:
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p.000037: 2. In the event of aggression against the Russian Federation or of a direct threat of aggression, the President of
p.000037: the Russian Federation shall introduce martial law on the territory of the Russian Federation or on certain parts
p.000037: thereof and shall immediately inform the Council of Federation and the State Duma of this.
p.000037: 3. The regime of martial law shall be defined by federal constitutional law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 88
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Head of state powers
p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation, in the circumstances and in accordance with the procedure envisaged
p.000037: by federal constitutional law, shall introduce a state of emergency on the territory of the Russian Federation or on
p.000037: certain parts thereof and shall immediately inform the Council of Federation and the State Duma of this.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 89
p.000037:
p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation:
p.000037:
p.000037: a. shall decide on issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation and of granting political
p.000037: asylum;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: b. shall bestow State awards of the Russian Federation and confer honorary titles of the Russian
p.000037: Federation and supreme military and supreme special titles;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Power to pardon
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Head of state decree power
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Head of state immunity
p.000037: c. shall grant pardon.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 90
p.000037: 1. The President of the Russian Federation shall issue edicts and regulations.
p.000037: 2. The edicts and regulations of the President of the Russian Federation shall be binding on the
p.000037: entire territory of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. Edicts and regulations of the President of the Russian Federation must not conflict with the
p.000037: Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 91
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Head of state replacement
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Head of state removal
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Head of state removal
p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation shall have immunity.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 92
p.000037: 1. The President of the Russian Federation shall begin to exercise his (her) powers from the moment of taking the
p.000037: oath and shall cease to do so when his (her) term of office expires and after a newly-elected the
p.000037: President of the Russian Federation has been sworn in.
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p.000029: Attorney general
p.000035: 35
p.000035: B
p.000035: Budget bills
p.000035: 28, 30
p.000035: C
p.000035:
p.000035: Cabinet removal Cabinet selection
p.000035: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000035: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 31
p.000035: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000035: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
p.000035: Central bank
p.000035: 19, 21
p.000035: Claim of executive independence
p.000005: 5
p.000005: Colonies
p.000015: 15
p.000015: Compulsory education
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Conditions for revoking citizenship
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Constitution amendment procedure
p.000004: 29, 36
p.000004: Constitutional court powers
p.000033: 33
p.000033: Constitutional court selection
p.000033: 22, 27
p.000033: Constitutional court term length
p.000032: 32
p.000032:
p.000032: Constitutional interpretation Constitutionality of legislation
p.000032: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000032: . . . . . 33, 34
p.000032: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000032: . . . . 33, 34
p.000032: Customary international law
p.000032: 6, 14
p.000032: D
p.000032: Deputy executive
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Designation of commander in chief
p.000030: 23, 26
p.000030: Dismissal of the legislature
p.000030: 22, 29, 30, 32
p.000030: Division of labor between chambers
p.000028: 28
p.000028: Duty to obey the constitution
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Duty to pay taxes
p.000013: 13
p.000013: Duty to serve in the military
p.000013: 13
p.000013: E
p.000013: Eligibility for administrative judges
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Eligibility for const court judges
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Eligibility for first chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Eligibility for head of state
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Eligibility for second chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Eligibility for supreme court judges
p.000032: 32
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p.000032: Emergency provisions
p.000032: 13, 23, 26, 29
p.000032: Equality regardless of financial status
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of gender
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of language
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of nationality
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of origin
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of race
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of religion
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Establishment of administrative courts
p.000006: 32, 34
p.000006: Establishment of cabinet/ministers
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Establishment of constitutional court
p.000030: 32, 33, 34
p.000030: Extradition procedure
p.000014: 14
p.000014: Extraordinary legislative sessions
p.000026: 26
p.000026: F
p.000026: First chamber reserved policy areas
p.000028: 28
p.000028: First chamber selection
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Foreign affairs representative
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Free education
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Freedom of assembly
p.000008: 8
p.000008:
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p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies shall promote housing construction and
p.000037: create conditions for exercising the right to a home.
p.000037: 3. Low-income citizens and other citizens mentioned in law who are in need of a home may receive
p.000037: it either free of charge or for an affordable payment from State, municipal and other housing funds according
p.000037: to the norms established by law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 41
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to health protection and medical care. Medical care in State and
p.000037: municipal health institutions shall be rendered to citizens free of charge at the expense of the appropriate
p.000037: budget, insurance premiums and other proceeds.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation federal programmes for the protection and improvement of
p.000037: the health of the public shall be financed, measures shall be taken to develop State, municipal and private
p.000037: healthcare systems, and activities shall be encouraged which contribute to the improvement of human health, the
p.000037: development of physical education and sport, and ecological, sanitary and epidemiological well-being.
p.000037: 3. The concealment by officials of facts and circumstances, which pose a threat to the life and health of people,
p.000037: shall result in liability according to federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 42
p.000037: Everyone shall have the right to a favourable environment, reliable information on the state of the
p.000037: environment and compensation for damage caused to his (her) health and property by violations of environmental
p.000037: laws.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 43
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to education.
p.000037: 2. General access and free pre-school, secondary and secondary vocational education in State
p.000037: and municipal educational institutions and at enterprises shall be guaranteed.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall have the right to receive on a competitive basis free higher education in State and
p.000037: municipal educational institutions and at enterprises.
p.000037: 4. Basic general education shall be compulsory. Parents or guardians shall ensure that children receive a basic
p.000037: general education.
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
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p.000037: 2. The President of the Russian Federation shall have the right to suspend acts of executive government bodies of
p.000037: constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the event that these acts conflict with the
p.000037: Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws or with international commitments of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, or violate human and civil rights and freedoms until the issue is resolved by an
p.000037: appropriate court.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 86
p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation:
p.000037:
p.000037: a. shall direct the foreign policy of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Treaty ratification
p.000037: b. shall hold negotiations and sign international treaties of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: c. shall sign instruments of ratification;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Designation of commander in chief
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Emergency provisions
p.000037: d. shall receive letters of credence and letters of recall of diplomatic representatives
p.000037: accredited to his (her) office.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 87
p.000037: 1. The President of the Russian Federation shall be the Supreme
p.000037: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. In the event of aggression against the Russian Federation or of a direct threat of aggression, the President of
p.000037: the Russian Federation shall introduce martial law on the territory of the Russian Federation or on certain parts
p.000037: thereof and shall immediately inform the Council of Federation and the State Duma of this.
p.000037: 3. The regime of martial law shall be defined by federal constitutional law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 88
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Head of state powers
p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation, in the circumstances and in accordance with the procedure envisaged
p.000037: by federal constitutional law, shall introduce a state of emergency on the territory of the Russian Federation or on
p.000037: certain parts thereof and shall immediately inform the Council of Federation and the State Duma of this.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 89
p.000037:
p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation:
p.000037:
p.000037: a. shall decide on issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation and of granting political
p.000037: asylum;
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: b. shall bestow State awards of the Russian Federation and confer honorary titles of the Russian
p.000037: Federation and supreme military and supreme special titles;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Power to pardon
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Head of state decree power
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to life
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Human dignity
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Prohibition of corporal punishment
p.000037: • Prohibition of cruel treatment
p.000037: • Prohibition of torture
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection from unjustified restraint
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to privacy
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to information
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Inalienable rights
p.000037: Article 20
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to life.
p.000037: 2. Capital punishment until its complete abolition may be established by federal law as an exclusive
p.000037: form of punishment for particularly grave crimes against life, and the accused shall be granted the right to have his
p.000037: case examined by a court with the participation of a jury.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 21
p.000037: 1. Human dignity shall be protected by the State. Nothing may serve as a basis for its derogation.
p.000037: 2. Nobody should be subjected to torture, violence, or other severe or humiliating treatment or punishment.
p.000037: Nobody may be subjected to medical, scientific or other experiments without voluntary consent.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 22
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom and personal inviolability.
p.000037: 2. Arrest, detention and keeping in custody shall be permissible only under a court order.
p.000037: A person may not be detained for more than 48 hours without a court order.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 23
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to the inviolability of his (her) private life, personal and family privacy, and
p.000037: protection of his (her) honour and good name.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to privacy of correspondence, of telephone conversations and
p.000037: of postal, telegraph and other communications. This right may be limited only on the basis of a court order.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 24
p.000037: 1. Collecting, keeping, using and disseminating information about the private life of a person shall not be
p.000037: permitted without his (her) consent.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies and their officials shall be obliged to
p.000037: provide everyone with access to documents and materials directly affecting his(her) rights and freedoms,
p.000037: unless otherwise envisaged by law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 25
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p.000037: a court sentence, shall not have the right to elect and be elected.
p.000037: 4. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall enjoy equal access to State service.
p.000037: 5. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to participate in administering
p.000037: justice.
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right of petition
p.000037: Article 33
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to establish a business
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to competitive marketplace
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to own property
p.000037: • Right to own property
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection from expropriation
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to transfer property
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to work
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to choose occupation
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Prohibition of slavery
p.000037: • State support for the unemployed
p.000037: • Right to equal pay for work
p.000037: • Right to safe work environment
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to strike
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to rest and leisure
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Rights of children
p.000037: Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to appeal in person and make individual and collective appeals
p.000037: to State bodies and local self-government bodies.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 34
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to use freely his (her) abilities and property for entrepreneurial
p.000037: and other economic activity not prohibited by law.
p.000037: 2. Economic activity aimed at monopolization and unfair competition shall not be permitted.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 35
p.000037: 1. The right of private property shall be protected by law.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to have property and to possess, use and dispose of it both individually and
p.000037: jointly with other persons.
p.000037: 3. Nobody may be deprived of property except under a court order. Forced alienation of
p.000037: property for State requirements may take place only subject to prior and fair compensation.
p.000037: 4. The right of inheritance shall be guaranteed.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 36
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p.000037: 3. Everyone shall have the right to work in conditions, which meet safety and hygiene requirements,
p.000037: and to receive remuneration for labour without any discrimination whatsoever and not below the minimum
p.000037: wage established by federal law, as well as the right of protection against unemployment.
p.000037: 4. The right of individual and collective labour disputes with the use of the methods for
p.000037: their resolution, which are provided for by federal law, including the right to strike, shall be recognized.
p.000037: 5. Everyone shall have the right to rest. For those working under labour contracts the duration of work time, days
p.000037: of rest and public holidays and annual paid leave established by federal law shall be guaranteed.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 38
p.000037: 1. Maternity, childhood and family shall be protected by the State.
p.000037: 2. Care for children and their upbringing shall be the equal right and duty of parents.
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • State support for the elderly
p.000037: • State support for the unemployed
p.000037: • State support for the disabled
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to shelter
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to health care
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Free education
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Compulsory education
p.000037: 3. Able-bodied children over 18 years of age must take care of disabled parents.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 39
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed social security for old age, in case of illness, disability and loss
p.000037: of the breadwinner, for the bringing up of children and in other cases specified by law.
p.000037: 2. State pensions and social benefits shall be established by law.
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p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to own property
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to privacy
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to public trial
p.000033: 33
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p.000033: Right to renounce citizenship
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Right to rest and leisure
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to safe work environment
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to self determination
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Right to shelter
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Right to strike
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to transfer property
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to work
p.000009: 9
p.000009:
p.000009: Rights of children
p.000009: S
p.000009: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000009: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
p.000009: Secession of territory
p.000015: 15
p.000015: Second chamber reserved policy areas
p.000026: 26
p.000026: Second chamber selection
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Secret ballot
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Selection of active-duty commanders
p.000022: 22
p.000022: Separation of church and state
p.000005: 5
p.000005: Size of first chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Size of second chamber
p.000025: 15, 25
p.000025: Source of constitutional authority
p.000003: 3
p.000003: State support for the disabled
p.000010: 10
p.000010: State support for the elderly
p.000010: 10
p.000010: State support for the unemployed
p.000010: 9, 10
p.000010: Structure of legislative chamber(s)
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Structure of the courts
p.000034: 34
p.000034: Subsidiary unit government
p.000034: 15, 18, 19, 20, 28, 35
p.000034: Supermajority required for legislation
p.000029: 29
p.000029: Supreme court powers
p.000034: 34
p.000034: Supreme court selection
p.000034: 22, 34
p.000034:
p.000034: Supreme court term length
p.000034: T
p.000034: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000034: . . . . . . . . . 32
p.000034: Tax bills
p.000028: 28
p.000028: Term length for first chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Transitional provisions
p.000037: 37
p.000037: Treaty ratification
p.000037: 6, 23, 28
p.000037: U
p.000037: Ultra-vires administrative actions
p.000012: 12
p.000012: V
p.000012:
p.000012: Veto override procedure
p.000029: 29
p.000029:
p.000029:
p.000029:
p.000029:
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p.000037: jointly with other persons.
p.000037: 3. Nobody may be deprived of property except under a court order. Forced alienation of
p.000037: property for State requirements may take place only subject to prior and fair compensation.
p.000037: 4. The right of inheritance shall be guaranteed.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 36
p.000037: 1. Citizens and their associations shall have the right to possess land as private property.
p.000037: 2. Possession, utilisation and disposal of land and other natural resources shall be exercised by the owners
p.000037: freely provided that this is not detrimental to the environment and does not violate the rights and lawful
p.000037: interests of other people.
p.000037: 3. The conditions and procedure for the use of land shall be determined by federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 37
p.000037: 1. Labour shall be free. Everyone shall have the right freely to use his (her) labour skills and to choose the
p.000037: type of activity and occupation.
p.000037: 2. Compulsory labour shall be forbidden.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall have the right to work in conditions, which meet safety and hygiene requirements,
p.000037: and to receive remuneration for labour without any discrimination whatsoever and not below the minimum
p.000037: wage established by federal law, as well as the right of protection against unemployment.
p.000037: 4. The right of individual and collective labour disputes with the use of the methods for
p.000037: their resolution, which are provided for by federal law, including the right to strike, shall be recognized.
p.000037: 5. Everyone shall have the right to rest. For those working under labour contracts the duration of work time, days
p.000037: of rest and public holidays and annual paid leave established by federal law shall be guaranteed.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 38
p.000037: 1. Maternity, childhood and family shall be protected by the State.
p.000037: 2. Care for children and their upbringing shall be the equal right and duty of parents.
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • State support for the elderly
p.000037: • State support for the unemployed
p.000037: • State support for the disabled
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to shelter
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to health care
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037: assistance shall be provided free of charge.
p.000037: 2. Any person detained, taken into custody or accused of committing a crime shall have the right to use the
p.000037: assistance of a lawyer (counsel for the defence) from the moment of being detained, placed in custody or
p.000037: accused.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 49
p.000037: 1. Any person accused of committing a crime shall be considered innocent until his (her) guilt is proven in
p.000037: accordance with the procedure stipulated by federal law and is confirmed by a court sentence which has entered into
p.000037: legal force.
p.000037: 2. The accused shall not be obliged to prove his (her) innocence.
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Prohibition of double jeopardy
p.000037: • Regulation of evidence collection
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to appeal judicial decisions
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Regulation of evidence collection
p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection from self-incrimination
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection of victim's rights
p.000037: 3. Irremovable doubts about the guilt of a person shall be interpreted in favour of the accused.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 50
p.000037: 1. Nobody may be convicted twice for one and the same crime.
p.000037: 2. In administering justice it shall not be permitted to use evidence received through
p.000037: violating federal law.
p.000037: 3. Any person convicted of a crime shall have the right to appeal against the verdict to a higher court in
p.000037: accordance with the procedure established by federal law, as well as to request pardon or mitigation of the punishment.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 51
p.000037: 1. Nobody shall be obliged to testify against him self, his (her) spouse or close relatives, the
p.000037: range of whom shall be determined by federal law.
p.000037: 2. Federal law may establish other cases where the obligation to give evidence may be lifted.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 52
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Ultra-vires administrative actions
p.000037: The rights of victims of crimes and of abuses of office shall be protected by law. The State shall provide the victims
p.000037: with access to justice and compensation for damage sustained.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 53
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection from ex post facto laws
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p.000024: Powers of cabinet
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Preamble
p.000003: 3
p.000003: Presumption of innocence in trials
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Prohibition of corporal punishment
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Prohibition of cruel treatment
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Prohibition of double jeopardy
p.000012: 12
p.000012:
p.000012: Prohibition of slavery Prohibition of torture
p.000012: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000012: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
p.000012: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000012: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
p.000012: Protection from ex post facto laws
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Protection from expropriation
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Protection from self-incrimination
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Protection from unjustified restraint
p.000012: 7, 11
p.000012: Protection of environment
p.000012: 13, 18
p.000012: Protection of language use
p.000016: 16
p.000016: Protection of stateless persons
p.000014: 14
p.000014: Protection of victim's rights
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Provisions for intellectual property
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Public or private sessions
p.000026: 26
p.000026: R
p.000026: Reference to art
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Reference to science
p.000018: 18
p.000018: Referenda
p.000018: 3, 22, 35, 36
p.000018: Regulation of evidence collection
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Requirements for birthright citizenship
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Restrictions on voting
p.000004: 8, 13
p.000004: Right of petition
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to academic freedom
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Right to appeal judicial decisions
p.000012: 12
p.000012: Right to choose occupation
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to competitive marketplace
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to conscientious objection
p.000013: 13
p.000013: Right to counsel
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Right to culture
p.000011: 11
p.000011: Right to equal pay for work
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to establish a business
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to fair trial
p.000033: 33
p.000033: Right to health care
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Right to information
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to join trade unions
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Right to life
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to own property
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to privacy
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to public trial
p.000033: 33
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p.000033: Right to renounce citizenship
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Right to rest and leisure
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to safe work environment
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to self determination
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Right to shelter
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Right to strike
p.000009: 9
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p.000037: Article 17
p.000037: 1. In the Russian Federation human and civil rights and freedoms shall be recognized and
p.000037: guaranteed according to the universally recognized principles and norms of international law and this
p.000037: Constitution.
p.000037: 2. Basic human rights and freedoms shall be inalienable and shall be enjoyed by everyone from birth.
p.000037: 3. The exercise of human and civil rights and freedoms must not violate the rights and freedoms of other people.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 18
p.000037: Human and civil rights and freedoms shall have direct force. They shall determine the meaning, content and
p.000037: implementation of laws, the functioning of legislative and executive authority and of local self-government, and shall
p.000037: be guaranteed by law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 19
p.000037: 1. All persons shall be equal before the law and the court.
p.000037: 2. The State guarantees the equality of human and civil rights and freedoms regardless of
p.000037: sex, race, nationality, language, origin, material and official status, place of residence, attitude to
p.000037: religion, convictions, membership of public associations, or of other circumstances. All forms of limitations
p.000037: of human rights on social, racial, national, language or religious grounds shall be prohibited.
p.000037: 3. Men and women shall enjoy equal rights and freedoms and equal opportunities to exercise them.
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p.000037: • Right to life
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p.000037: • Human dignity
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Prohibition of corporal punishment
p.000037: • Prohibition of cruel treatment
p.000037: • Prohibition of torture
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Protection from unjustified restraint
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to privacy
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p.000037: • Right to information
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p.000037: • Inalienable rights
p.000037: Article 20
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to life.
p.000037: 2. Capital punishment until its complete abolition may be established by federal law as an exclusive
p.000037: form of punishment for particularly grave crimes against life, and the accused shall be granted the right to have his
p.000037: case examined by a court with the participation of a jury.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 21
p.000037: 1. Human dignity shall be protected by the State. Nothing may serve as a basis for its derogation.
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p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to privacy of correspondence, of telephone conversations and
p.000037: of postal, telegraph and other communications. This right may be limited only on the basis of a court order.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 24
p.000037: 1. Collecting, keeping, using and disseminating information about the private life of a person shall not be
p.000037: permitted without his (her) consent.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies and their officials shall be obliged to
p.000037: provide everyone with access to documents and materials directly affecting his(her) rights and freedoms,
p.000037: unless otherwise envisaged by law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 25
p.000037:
p.000037: The home shall be inviolable. Nobody shall have the right to enter a dwelling place against the will
p.000037: of those residing therein, except in those cases provided for by federal laws or on the basis of a court
p.000037: order.
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p.000037: Article 26
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to determine and declare his (her) nationality. Nobody shall be forced
p.000037: to determine and declare his (her) nationality.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to use his (her) native language and to a free choice of the language of
p.000037: communication, upbringing, education and creative work.
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p.000037: • Freedom of movement
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p.000037: • Freedom of religion
p.000037: Article 27
p.000037: 1. Everyone who is legally present on the territory of the Russian Federation shall have the right to travel
p.000037: freely and freely to choose the place of temporary or permanent residence.
p.000037: 2. Everyone may freely leave the Russian Federation. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the
p.000037: right freely to return to the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 28
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p.000037: • Freedom of expression
p.000037: • Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Freedom of press
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p.000037: • Freedom of association
p.000037: • Right to join trade unions
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Freedom of assembly
p.000037: Everyone shall be guaranteed freedom of conscience and religion, including the right to profess individually or
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p.000037: 5. Everyone shall have the right to rest. For those working under labour contracts the duration of work time, days
p.000037: of rest and public holidays and annual paid leave established by federal law shall be guaranteed.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 38
p.000037: 1. Maternity, childhood and family shall be protected by the State.
p.000037: 2. Care for children and their upbringing shall be the equal right and duty of parents.
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p.000037: • State support for the elderly
p.000037: • State support for the unemployed
p.000037: • State support for the disabled
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Right to shelter
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p.000037: • Right to health care
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Free education
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Compulsory education
p.000037: 3. Able-bodied children over 18 years of age must take care of disabled parents.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 39
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed social security for old age, in case of illness, disability and loss
p.000037: of the breadwinner, for the bringing up of children and in other cases specified by law.
p.000037: 2. State pensions and social benefits shall be established by law.
p.000037: 3. Voluntary social insurance, the creation of additional forms of social security and charity shall be
p.000037: encouraged.
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p.000037: Article 40
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to a home. Nobody may be arbitrarily deprived of his (her) home.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies shall promote housing construction and
p.000037: create conditions for exercising the right to a home.
p.000037: 3. Low-income citizens and other citizens mentioned in law who are in need of a home may receive
p.000037: it either free of charge or for an affordable payment from State, municipal and other housing funds according
p.000037: to the norms established by law.
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p.000037: Article 41
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to health protection and medical care. Medical care in State and
p.000037: municipal health institutions shall be rendered to citizens free of charge at the expense of the appropriate
p.000037: budget, insurance premiums and other proceeds.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation federal programmes for the protection and improvement of
p.000037: the health of the public shall be financed, measures shall be taken to develop State, municipal and private
p.000037: healthcare systems, and activities shall be encouraged which contribute to the improvement of human health, the
p.000037: development of physical education and sport, and ecological, sanitary and epidemiological well-being.
p.000037: 3. The concealment by officials of facts and circumstances, which pose a threat to the life and health of people,
p.000037: shall result in liability according to federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 42
p.000037: Everyone shall have the right to a favourable environment, reliable information on the state of the
p.000037: environment and compensation for damage caused to his (her) health and property by violations of environmental
p.000037: laws.
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p.000037: Article 43
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to education.
p.000037: 2. General access and free pre-school, secondary and secondary vocational education in State
p.000037: and municipal educational institutions and at enterprises shall be guaranteed.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall have the right to receive on a competitive basis free higher education in State and
p.000037: municipal educational institutions and at enterprises.
p.000037: 4. Basic general education shall be compulsory. Parents or guardians shall ensure that children receive a basic
p.000037: general education.
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p.000037: • Right to academic freedom
p.000037: • Reference to art
p.000037: • Provisions for intellectual property
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to culture
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p.000037: • International organizations
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p.000037: • Protection from unjustified restraint
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Right to counsel
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p.000037: • Presumption of innocence in trials
p.000037: 5. The Russian Federation shall establish federal State educational standards and shall support various forms of
p.000037: education and self-education.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 44
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed the freedom of literary, artistic, scientific, technical and
p.000037: other types of creative activity and teaching. Intellectual property shall be protected by law.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to participate in cultural life and use cultural establishments, and
p.000037: the right of access to cultural valuables.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall be obliged to care for the preservation of the cultural and historical
p.000037: heritage, and to protect monuments of history and culture.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 45
p.000037: 1. State protection of human and civil rights and freedoms in the Russian Federation shall
p.000037: be guaranteed.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to protect his (her) rights and freedoms by all means not prohibited
p.000037: by law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 46
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed protection in court of his (her) rights and freedoms.
p.000037: 2. Decisions and actions (or inaction) of State government bodies, local
p.000037: self-government bodies, public organisations and officials may be appealed against in court.
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p.000037: • Ownership of natural resources
p.000037: Article 72
p.000037: 1. The following shall be within the joint jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and constituent entities of the
p.000037: Russian Federation:
p.000037:
p.000037: a. measures to ensure the correspondence of constitutions and laws of republics, the
p.000037: charters, laws and other normative legal acts of krays, oblasts, cities of federal significance,
p.000037: autonomous oblast and autonomous okrugs to the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws;
p.000037:
p.000037: b. protection of human and civil rights and freedoms, protection of the rights of national minorities, ensuring
p.000037: lawfulness, law and order, public security; border zone regimes;
p.000037:
p.000037: c. issues of the possession, utilisation and management of land and of subsurface, water and
p.000037: other natural resources;
p.000037:
p.000037: d. demarcation of State property;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection of environment
p.000037: e. use of natural resources, protection of the environment and provisions for ecological safety; specially
p.000037: protected natural territories, protection of historical and cultural monuments;
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Reference to science
p.000037: f. general issues of upbringing, education, science, culture, physical education and sport;
p.000037:
p.000037: j. coordination of health care issues; protection of the family, maternity, fatherhood and childhood,
p.000037: social protection, including social security;
p.000037:
p.000037: h. carrying out measures against catastrophes, natural disasters, epidemics and rectification of their
p.000037: consequences;
p.000037:
p.000037: i. establishment of common principles of taxation and levies in the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: j. administrative, administrative-procedural, labour, family, housing, land, water and forest
p.000037: legislation; legislation on subsurface resources and on environmental protection;
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p.000037: • Municipal government
p.000037: k. personnel of judicial and law enforcement bodies; lawyers, notaries;
p.000037:
p.000037: l. protection of the traditional habitat and the traditional way of life of small ethnic communities;
p.000037:
p.000037: m. establishment of general principles of the organisation of the system of State government and local
p.000037: self-government bodies;
p.000037:
p.000037: n. coordination of international and foreign economic relations of constituent entities of the Russian Federation,
p.000037: observance of international agreements of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: 2. The Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation shall propose to the President of the Russian
p.000037: Federation candidates for the posts of deputy chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal
p.000037: ministers.
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p.000037: Article 113
p.000037: The Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian
p.000037: Federation, federal laws and edicts of the President of the Russian Federation, shall determine the basic
p.000037: objectives of the activities of the Government of the Russian Federation and shall organize its work.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 114
p.000037: 1. The Government of the Russian Federation:
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p.000037: • Budget bills
p.000037: • Legislative oversight of the executive
p.000037: a. shall develop and submit to the State Duma a federal budget and provide for its implementation;
p.000037: shall submit to the State Duma a report on the implementation of the federal budget; and shall submit to the
p.000037: State Duma annual reports on the results of its work, including on issues raised by the State Duma;
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p.000037: b. shall ensure the implementation in the Russian Federation of a uniform financial, credit and monetary
p.000037: policy;
p.000037:
p.000037: c. shall ensure the implementation in the Russian Federation of a uniform State policy in the
p.000037: sphere of culture, science, education, health, social security and ecology;
p.000037:
p.000037: d. shall carry out the administration of federal property;
p.000037:
p.000037: e. shall carry out measures to secure the defense of the country, State security, and
p.000037: implementation of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: f. shall implement measures to ensure lawfulness and civil rights and freedoms, protect
p.000037: property and public order, and combat crime;
p.000037:
p.000037: g. shall exercise other functions, which are entrusted to it by the Constitution of the Russian Federation,
p.000037: federal laws and edicts of the President of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. The procedure for the activities of the Government of the Russian Federation shall be determined by
p.000037: federal constitutional law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 115
p.000037: 1. On the basis of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal laws and normative edicts of
p.000037: the President of the Russian Federation and for the purpose of their implementation, the Government of the
p.000037: Russian Federation shall issue decrees and regulations and ensure their implementation.
p.000037: 2. Decrees and regulations of the Government of the Russian Federation shall be binding in the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. In the event that decrees and regulations of the Government of the Russian Federation conflict with
p.000037: the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal laws and edicts of the President of the Russian Federation, they
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p.000037: 4. The Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation may raise before the State Duma the
p.000037: issue of confidence in the Government of the Russian Federation. If the State Duma returns a vote of
p.000037: no confidence, the President shall within seven days adopt a decision on the resignation of the Government of the
p.000037: Russian Federation or on the dissolution of the State Duma and the announcement of new elections.
p.000037: 5. In the event of the resignation or cessation of the powers of the Government of the Russian Federation, it
p.000037: shall continue to work on the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation until a new
p.000037: Government of the Russian Federation is formed.
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: Article 118
p.000037: 1. Justice in the Russian Federation shall be administered only by court.
p.000037: 2. Judicial authority shall be exercised by means of constitutional, civil,
p.000037: administrative and criminal proceedings.
p.000037: 3. The judicial system in the Russian Federation shall be established by the Constitution
p.000037: of the Russian Federation and federal constitutional law. The creation of extraordinary courts shall
p.000037: not be permitted.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 119
p.000037: Judges shall be citizens of the Russian Federation over 25 years of age with a higher education in law who have served
p.000037: in the legal profession for not less than five years. Federal law may establish additional requirements for
p.000037: judges of the courts of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 120
p.000037: 1. Judges shall be independent and shall be subordinate only to the Constitution of the Russian Federation and
p.000037: federal law.
p.000037: 2. Should a court establish when considering a case that a legal act of a State or other body
p.000037: conflicts with law, it shall take a decision in accordance with the law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 121
p.000037: 1. Judges shall be irremovable.
p.000037: 2. The powers of a judge may be terminated or suspended only on the grounds and in accordance with the procedure
p.000037: established by federal law.
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p.000037: • Right to public trial
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p.000037: • Right to fair trial
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Jury trials required
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p.000037: • Constitutional court powers
p.000037: • Establishment of constitutional court
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Constitutional interpretation
p.000037: Article 122
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p.000037: Topic index
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p.000037:
p.000037: A
p.000037: Accession of territory
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p.000037: Administrative court selection
p.000035: 35
p.000035: Administrative court term length
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Approval of general legislation
p.000029: 29
p.000029: Attorney general
p.000035: 35
p.000035: B
p.000035: Budget bills
p.000035: 28, 30
p.000035: C
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p.000035: Cabinet removal Cabinet selection
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p.000035: Central bank
p.000035: 19, 21
p.000035: Claim of executive independence
p.000005: 5
p.000005: Colonies
p.000015: 15
p.000015: Compulsory education
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Conditions for revoking citizenship
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Constitution amendment procedure
p.000004: 29, 36
p.000004: Constitutional court powers
p.000033: 33
p.000033: Constitutional court selection
p.000033: 22, 27
p.000033: Constitutional court term length
p.000032: 32
p.000032:
p.000032: Constitutional interpretation Constitutionality of legislation
p.000032: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000032: . . . . . 33, 34
p.000032: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000032: . . . . 33, 34
p.000032: Customary international law
p.000032: 6, 14
p.000032: D
p.000032: Deputy executive
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Designation of commander in chief
p.000030: 23, 26
p.000030: Dismissal of the legislature
p.000030: 22, 29, 30, 32
p.000030: Division of labor between chambers
p.000028: 28
p.000028: Duty to obey the constitution
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Duty to pay taxes
p.000013: 13
p.000013: Duty to serve in the military
p.000013: 13
p.000013: E
p.000013: Eligibility for administrative judges
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Eligibility for const court judges
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Eligibility for first chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Eligibility for head of state
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Eligibility for second chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Eligibility for supreme court judges
p.000032: 32
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p.000032: Emergency provisions
p.000032: 13, 23, 26, 29
p.000032: Equality regardless of financial status
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of gender
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of language
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of nationality
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of origin
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of race
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of religion
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Establishment of administrative courts
p.000006: 32, 34
p.000006: Establishment of cabinet/ministers
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Establishment of constitutional court
p.000030: 32, 33, 34
p.000030: Extradition procedure
p.000014: 14
p.000014: Extraordinary legislative sessions
p.000026: 26
p.000026: F
p.000026: First chamber reserved policy areas
p.000028: 28
p.000028: First chamber selection
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Foreign affairs representative
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Free education
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Freedom of assembly
p.000008: 8
p.000008:
p.000008: Freedom of association Freedom of expression
p.000008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
p.000008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
p.000008: Freedom of movement
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Freedom of press
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Freedom of religion
p.000008: 8
p.000008: G
p.000008:
p.000008: General guarantee of equality
p.000008: H
p.000008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000008: . . . . . . . . 6
p.000008: Head of government removal
p.000031: 31
p.000031: Head of government replacement
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Head of government selection
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Head of state decree power
p.000024: 24
p.000024: Head of state immunity
p.000024: 24
p.000024: Head of state powers
p.000023: 23
p.000023: Head of state removal
p.000023: 24, 25
p.000023: Head of state replacement
p.000024: 24
p.000024: Head of state selection
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Head of state term length
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Head of state term limits
p.000021: 21
p.000021:
p.000021: Human dignity
p.000021: I
p.000021: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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p.000037: budget, insurance premiums and other proceeds.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation federal programmes for the protection and improvement of
p.000037: the health of the public shall be financed, measures shall be taken to develop State, municipal and private
p.000037: healthcare systems, and activities shall be encouraged which contribute to the improvement of human health, the
p.000037: development of physical education and sport, and ecological, sanitary and epidemiological well-being.
p.000037: 3. The concealment by officials of facts and circumstances, which pose a threat to the life and health of people,
p.000037: shall result in liability according to federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 42
p.000037: Everyone shall have the right to a favourable environment, reliable information on the state of the
p.000037: environment and compensation for damage caused to his (her) health and property by violations of environmental
p.000037: laws.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 43
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to education.
p.000037: 2. General access and free pre-school, secondary and secondary vocational education in State
p.000037: and municipal educational institutions and at enterprises shall be guaranteed.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall have the right to receive on a competitive basis free higher education in State and
p.000037: municipal educational institutions and at enterprises.
p.000037: 4. Basic general education shall be compulsory. Parents or guardians shall ensure that children receive a basic
p.000037: general education.
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to academic freedom
p.000037: • Reference to art
p.000037: • Provisions for intellectual property
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to culture
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • International organizations
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection from unjustified restraint
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to counsel
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Presumption of innocence in trials
p.000037: 5. The Russian Federation shall establish federal State educational standards and shall support various forms of
p.000037: education and self-education.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 44
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed the freedom of literary, artistic, scientific, technical and
p.000037: other types of creative activity and teaching. Intellectual property shall be protected by law.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to participate in cultural life and use cultural establishments, and
p.000037: the right of access to cultural valuables.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall be obliged to care for the preservation of the cultural and historical
p.000037: heritage, and to protect monuments of history and culture.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 45
p.000037: 1. State protection of human and civil rights and freedoms in the Russian Federation shall
p.000037: be guaranteed.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to protect his (her) rights and freedoms by all means not prohibited
p.000037: by law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 46
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p.000037: obligatory.
p.000037: 2. Religious associations shall be separate from the State and shall be equal before the law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 15
p.000037: 1. The Constitution of the Russian Federation shall have supreme legal force, direct effect and
p.000037: shall be applicable on the entire territory of the Russian Federation. Laws and other legal
p.000037: acts, which are adopted in the Russian
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Duty to obey the constitution
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Customary international law
p.000037: • International law
p.000037: • Treaty ratification
p.000037: • Legal status of treaties
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Customary international law
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Inalienable rights
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • General guarantee of equality
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Equality regardless of gender
p.000037: • Equality regardless of financial status
p.000037: • Equality regardless of nationality
p.000037: • Equality regardless of origin
p.000037: • Equality regardless of race
p.000037: • Equality regardless of language
p.000037: • Equality regardless of religion
p.000037:
p.000037: • Equality regardless of gender
p.000037: Federation, must not contradict the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies, local self-government bodies, officials, citizens and their associations
p.000037: shall be obliged to observe the Constitution of the Russian Federation and laws.
p.000037: 3. Laws must be officially published. Unpublished laws shall not have force. Any normative legal
p.000037: acts concerning human and civil rights, freedoms and obligations shall not have force unless they
p.000037: have been officially published for the information of the general public.
p.000037: 4. Universally recognized principles and norms of international law as well as international agreements
p.000037: of the Russian Federation should be an integral part of its legal system. If an international agreement
p.000037: of the Russian Federation establishes rules, which differ from those stipulated by law, then the rules of the
p.000037: international agreement shall be applied.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 16
p.000037: 1. The provisions of this Chapter of the Constitution shall constitute the fundamental
p.000037: principles of the constitutional order of the Russian Federation and may not be changed except in accordance with the
p.000037: procedure established by this Constitution.
p.000037: 2. No other provisions of this Constitution may conflict with the fundamental principles of the
p.000037: constitutional order of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: CHAPTER 2: HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 17
p.000037: 1. In the Russian Federation human and civil rights and freedoms shall be recognized and
p.000037: guaranteed according to the universally recognized principles and norms of international law and this
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p.000004: 4
p.000004: Constitution amendment procedure
p.000004: 29, 36
p.000004: Constitutional court powers
p.000033: 33
p.000033: Constitutional court selection
p.000033: 22, 27
p.000033: Constitutional court term length
p.000032: 32
p.000032:
p.000032: Constitutional interpretation Constitutionality of legislation
p.000032: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000032: . . . . . 33, 34
p.000032: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000032: . . . . 33, 34
p.000032: Customary international law
p.000032: 6, 14
p.000032: D
p.000032: Deputy executive
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Designation of commander in chief
p.000030: 23, 26
p.000030: Dismissal of the legislature
p.000030: 22, 29, 30, 32
p.000030: Division of labor between chambers
p.000028: 28
p.000028: Duty to obey the constitution
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Duty to pay taxes
p.000013: 13
p.000013: Duty to serve in the military
p.000013: 13
p.000013: E
p.000013: Eligibility for administrative judges
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Eligibility for const court judges
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Eligibility for first chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Eligibility for head of state
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Eligibility for second chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Eligibility for supreme court judges
p.000032: 32
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p.000032: Emergency provisions
p.000032: 13, 23, 26, 29
p.000032: Equality regardless of financial status
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of gender
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of language
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of nationality
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of origin
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of race
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of religion
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Establishment of administrative courts
p.000006: 32, 34
p.000006: Establishment of cabinet/ministers
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Establishment of constitutional court
p.000030: 32, 33, 34
p.000030: Extradition procedure
p.000014: 14
p.000014: Extraordinary legislative sessions
p.000026: 26
p.000026: F
p.000026: First chamber reserved policy areas
p.000028: 28
p.000028: First chamber selection
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Foreign affairs representative
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Free education
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Freedom of assembly
p.000008: 8
p.000008:
p.000008: Freedom of association Freedom of expression
p.000008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
p.000008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
p.000008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
p.000008: Freedom of movement
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Freedom of press
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Freedom of religion
p.000008: 8
p.000008: G
p.000008:
p.000008: General guarantee of equality
p.000008: H
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p.000037: freely provided that this is not detrimental to the environment and does not violate the rights and lawful
p.000037: interests of other people.
p.000037: 3. The conditions and procedure for the use of land shall be determined by federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 37
p.000037: 1. Labour shall be free. Everyone shall have the right freely to use his (her) labour skills and to choose the
p.000037: type of activity and occupation.
p.000037: 2. Compulsory labour shall be forbidden.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall have the right to work in conditions, which meet safety and hygiene requirements,
p.000037: and to receive remuneration for labour without any discrimination whatsoever and not below the minimum
p.000037: wage established by federal law, as well as the right of protection against unemployment.
p.000037: 4. The right of individual and collective labour disputes with the use of the methods for
p.000037: their resolution, which are provided for by federal law, including the right to strike, shall be recognized.
p.000037: 5. Everyone shall have the right to rest. For those working under labour contracts the duration of work time, days
p.000037: of rest and public holidays and annual paid leave established by federal law shall be guaranteed.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 38
p.000037: 1. Maternity, childhood and family shall be protected by the State.
p.000037: 2. Care for children and their upbringing shall be the equal right and duty of parents.
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • State support for the elderly
p.000037: • State support for the unemployed
p.000037: • State support for the disabled
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to shelter
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to health care
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Free education
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Compulsory education
p.000037: 3. Able-bodied children over 18 years of age must take care of disabled parents.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 39
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed social security for old age, in case of illness, disability and loss
p.000037: of the breadwinner, for the bringing up of children and in other cases specified by law.
p.000037: 2. State pensions and social benefits shall be established by law.
p.000037: 3. Voluntary social insurance, the creation of additional forms of social security and charity shall be
p.000037: encouraged.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 40
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to a home. Nobody may be arbitrarily deprived of his (her) home.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies shall promote housing construction and
p.000037: create conditions for exercising the right to a home.
p.000037: 3. Low-income citizens and other citizens mentioned in law who are in need of a home may receive
p.000037: it either free of charge or for an affordable payment from State, municipal and other housing funds according
p.000037: to the norms established by law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 41
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to health protection and medical care. Medical care in State and
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p.000037: healthcare systems, and activities shall be encouraged which contribute to the improvement of human health, the
p.000037: development of physical education and sport, and ecological, sanitary and epidemiological well-being.
p.000037: 3. The concealment by officials of facts and circumstances, which pose a threat to the life and health of people,
p.000037: shall result in liability according to federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 42
p.000037: Everyone shall have the right to a favourable environment, reliable information on the state of the
p.000037: environment and compensation for damage caused to his (her) health and property by violations of environmental
p.000037: laws.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 43
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to education.
p.000037: 2. General access and free pre-school, secondary and secondary vocational education in State
p.000037: and municipal educational institutions and at enterprises shall be guaranteed.
p.000037: 3. Everyone shall have the right to receive on a competitive basis free higher education in State and
p.000037: municipal educational institutions and at enterprises.
p.000037: 4. Basic general education shall be compulsory. Parents or guardians shall ensure that children receive a basic
p.000037: general education.
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to academic freedom
p.000037: • Reference to art
p.000037: • Provisions for intellectual property
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to culture
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037: • International organizations
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Protection from unjustified restraint
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to counsel
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Presumption of innocence in trials
p.000037: 5. The Russian Federation shall establish federal State educational standards and shall support various forms of
p.000037: education and self-education.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 44
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p.000037: order.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 26
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to determine and declare his (her) nationality. Nobody shall be forced
p.000037: to determine and declare his (her) nationality.
p.000037: 2. Everyone shall have the right to use his (her) native language and to a free choice of the language of
p.000037: communication, upbringing, education and creative work.
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Freedom of religion
p.000037: Article 27
p.000037: 1. Everyone who is legally present on the territory of the Russian Federation shall have the right to travel
p.000037: freely and freely to choose the place of temporary or permanent residence.
p.000037: 2. Everyone may freely leave the Russian Federation. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the
p.000037: right freely to return to the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: Article 28
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p.000037: • Freedom of expression
p.000037: • Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Freedom of press
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Freedom of association
p.000037: • Right to join trade unions
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Freedom of assembly
p.000037: Everyone shall be guaranteed freedom of conscience and religion, including the right to profess individually or
p.000037: collectively any religion or not to profess any religion, and freely to choose, possess and disseminate religious and
p.000037: other convictions and act in accordance with them.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 29
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed freedom of thought and speech.
p.000037: 2. Propaganda or agitation, which arouses social, racial, national or religious hatred and hostility shall be
p.000037: prohibited. Propaganda of social, racial, national, religious or linguistic supremacy shall also be prohibited.
p.000037: 3. Nobody shall be forced to express his thoughts and convictions or to deny them.
p.000037: 4. Everyone shall have the right freely to seek, receive, transmit, produce and disseminate
p.000037: information by any legal means. The list of types of information, which constitute State secrets, shall be
p.000037: determined by federal law.
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p.000037: Council of Federation upon a proposal of the President of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. Public prosecutors of constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be appointed by the
p.000037: Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation by agreement with the constituent entities.
p.000037: 4. Other public prosecutors shall be appointed by the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 5. The powers, organisation and procedure for the activities of the office of the Prosecutor General
p.000037: of the Russian Federation shall be determined by federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: CHAPTER 8: LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 130
p.000037: 1. Local self-government in the Russian Federation shall provide for the independent
p.000037: resolution by the population of issues of local importance, and the possession, use and management of municipal
p.000037: property.
p.000037: 2. Local self-government shall be exercised by citizens by means of referendum, elections and other
p.000037: forms of direct expression of their will, and through elected and other bodies of local self-government.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 131
p.000037: 1. Local self-government shall be administered in urban and rural settlements and on other territories with
p.000037: due consideration to historical and other local traditions. The structure of bodies of local
p.000037: self-government shall be determined by the population independently.
p.000037: 2. Changes of borders of the territories in which local self-government is administered shall
p.000037: be permitted with due consideration to the opinion of the inhabitants of the relevant territories.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 132
p.000037: 1. Bodies of local self-government shall independently manage municipal property, form, approve and implement the
p.000037: local budget, introduce local taxes and levies, ensure the preservation of public order, and resolve
p.000037: other issues of local importance.
p.000037: 2. Bodies of local self-government may be vested by law with certain State powers and accordingly receive material
p.000037: and financial resources which are necessary for their implementation. The implementation of the vested
p.000037: power shall be controlled by the State.
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p.000037: Local self-government in the Russian Federation shall be guaranteed by the right to legal protection and
p.000037: compensation of additional expenses arising as a result of decisions adopted by State government bodies,
p.000037: and by a ban on restrictions of the rights of local self-government which are established by the
p.000037: Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws.
p.000037:
p.000037: CHAPTER 9: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Constitution amendment procedure
p.000037: Article 134
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p.000032: 13, 23, 26, 29
p.000032: Equality regardless of financial status
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of gender
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of language
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of nationality
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of origin
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of race
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Equality regardless of religion
p.000006: 6
p.000006: Establishment of administrative courts
p.000006: 32, 34
p.000006: Establishment of cabinet/ministers
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Establishment of constitutional court
p.000030: 32, 33, 34
p.000030: Extradition procedure
p.000014: 14
p.000014: Extraordinary legislative sessions
p.000026: 26
p.000026: F
p.000026: First chamber reserved policy areas
p.000028: 28
p.000028: First chamber selection
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Foreign affairs representative
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Free education
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Freedom of assembly
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p.000008: Freedom of movement
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Freedom of press
p.000008: 8
p.000008: Freedom of religion
p.000008: 8
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p.000008: General guarantee of equality
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p.000008: Head of government removal
p.000031: 31
p.000031: Head of government replacement
p.000032: 32
p.000032: Head of government selection
p.000030: 30
p.000030: Head of state decree power
p.000024: 24
p.000024: Head of state immunity
p.000024: 24
p.000024: Head of state powers
p.000023: 23
p.000023: Head of state removal
p.000023: 24, 25
p.000023: Head of state replacement
p.000024: 24
p.000024: Head of state selection
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Head of state term length
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Head of state term limits
p.000021: 21
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p.000025: 25
p.000025: Inalienable rights
p.000025: 6, 7
p.000025: Initiation of general legislation
p.000028: 28
p.000028: International law
p.000028: 6, 28, 33
p.000028: International organizations
p.000028: 11, 22
p.000028: J
p.000028: Joint meetings of legislative chambers
p.000026: 26
p.000026: Judicial independence
p.000032: 32
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p.000037: • Compulsory education
p.000037: 3. Able-bodied children over 18 years of age must take care of disabled parents.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 39
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall be guaranteed social security for old age, in case of illness, disability and loss
p.000037: of the breadwinner, for the bringing up of children and in other cases specified by law.
p.000037: 2. State pensions and social benefits shall be established by law.
p.000037: 3. Voluntary social insurance, the creation of additional forms of social security and charity shall be
p.000037: encouraged.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 40
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to a home. Nobody may be arbitrarily deprived of his (her) home.
p.000037: 2. State government bodies and local self-government bodies shall promote housing construction and
p.000037: create conditions for exercising the right to a home.
p.000037: 3. Low-income citizens and other citizens mentioned in law who are in need of a home may receive
p.000037: it either free of charge or for an affordable payment from State, municipal and other housing funds according
p.000037: to the norms established by law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 41
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to health protection and medical care. Medical care in State and
p.000037: municipal health institutions shall be rendered to citizens free of charge at the expense of the appropriate
p.000037: budget, insurance premiums and other proceeds.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation federal programmes for the protection and improvement of
p.000037: the health of the public shall be financed, measures shall be taken to develop State, municipal and private
p.000037: healthcare systems, and activities shall be encouraged which contribute to the improvement of human health, the
p.000037: development of physical education and sport, and ecological, sanitary and epidemiological well-being.
p.000037: 3. The concealment by officials of facts and circumstances, which pose a threat to the life and health of people,
p.000037: shall result in liability according to federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 42
p.000037: Everyone shall have the right to a favourable environment, reliable information on the state of the
p.000037: environment and compensation for damage caused to his (her) health and property by violations of environmental
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p.000037: Everyone shall have the right to State compensation for damage caused by unlawful actions (inaction) of State
p.000037: government bodies and their officials.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 54
p.000037: 1. A law, which introduces or increases liability, shall not have retroactive force.
p.000037: 2. Nobody may bear liability for an action, which was not regarded as a crime when it was committed. If, after an
p.000037: offense has been committed, the extent of liability for it is lifted or mitigated, the new law shall be applied.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 55
p.000037: 1. The enumeration in the Constitution of the Russian Federation of the basic rights and freedoms
p.000037: should not be interpreted as a denial or diminution of other universally recognized human and civil rights and
p.000037: freedoms.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation no laws must be adopted which abolish or diminish human and civil rights
p.000037: and freedoms.
p.000037: 3. Human and civil rights and freedoms may be limited by federal law only to the extent necessary for the
p.000037: protection of the basis of the constitutional order, morality, health, rights and lawful interests of other
p.000037: people, and for ensuring the defence of the country and the security of the State.
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p.000037: • Emergency provisions
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Duty to pay taxes
p.000037: Article 56
p.000037: 1. In the conditions of a state of emergency, in order to ensure the safety of citizens and the
p.000037: protection of the constitutional order and in accordance with federal constitutional law, certain restrictions
p.000037: may be imposed on human rights and freedoms with an indication of their limits and the period for which
p.000037: they have effect.
p.000037: 2. A state of emergency on the entire territory of the Russian Federation and in certain areas
p.000037: thereof may be introduced subject to the circumstances and in accordance with the procedure stipulated by
p.000037: federal constitutional law.
p.000037: 3. The rights and freedoms specified in Articles 20, 21, 23 (part 1), 24, 28, 34 (part 1), 40 (part 1), and
p.000037: 46-54 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation might not be restricted.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 57
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection of environment
p.000037: Everyone shall be obliged to pay legally established taxes and levies. Laws, which establish new taxes
p.000037: or deteriorate the position of taxpayers, shall not have retroactive force.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 58
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Duty to serve in the military
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to conscientious objection
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Restrictions on voting
p.000037: Everyone shall have a duty to preserve nature and the environment and to treat natural resources with
p.000037: care.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 59
p.000037: 1. Defence of the Fatherland shall be the duty and obligation of a citizen of the Russian
p.000037: Federation.
p.000037: 2. Citizens of the Russian Federation shall perform military service in accordance with federal law.
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p.000037: Article 85
p.000037: 1. The President of the Russian Federation may use conciliatory procedures to resolve disputes between
p.000037: State government bodies of the Russian Federation and State government bodies of constituent entities of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, and disputes between State government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian
p.000037: Federation. In the event that no agreed decision is reached, he (she) shall have the right to refer the
p.000037: dispute to the appropriate court.
p.000037: 2. The President of the Russian Federation shall have the right to suspend acts of executive government bodies of
p.000037: constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the event that these acts conflict with the
p.000037: Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws or with international commitments of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, or violate human and civil rights and freedoms until the issue is resolved by an
p.000037: appropriate court.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 86
p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation:
p.000037:
p.000037: a. shall direct the foreign policy of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Treaty ratification
p.000037: b. shall hold negotiations and sign international treaties of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: c. shall sign instruments of ratification;
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Designation of commander in chief
p.000037:
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p.000037: d. shall receive letters of credence and letters of recall of diplomatic representatives
p.000037: accredited to his (her) office.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 87
p.000037: 1. The President of the Russian Federation shall be the Supreme
p.000037: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. In the event of aggression against the Russian Federation or of a direct threat of aggression, the President of
p.000037: the Russian Federation shall introduce martial law on the territory of the Russian Federation or on certain parts
p.000037: thereof and shall immediately inform the Council of Federation and the State Duma of this.
p.000037: 3. The regime of martial law shall be defined by federal constitutional law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 88
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Head of state powers
p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation, in the circumstances and in accordance with the procedure envisaged
p.000037: by federal constitutional law, shall introduce a state of emergency on the territory of the Russian Federation or on
p.000037: certain parts thereof and shall immediately inform the Council of Federation and the State Duma of this.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 89
p.000037:
p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation:
p.000037:
p.000037: a. shall decide on issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation and of granting political
p.000037: asylum;
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p.000037: b. shall bestow State awards of the Russian Federation and confer honorary titles of the Russian
p.000037: Federation and supreme military and supreme special titles;
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Power to pardon
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Head of state decree power
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Head of state immunity
p.000037: c. shall grant pardon.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 90
p.000037: 1. The President of the Russian Federation shall issue edicts and regulations.
p.000037: 2. The edicts and regulations of the President of the Russian Federation shall be binding on the
p.000037: entire territory of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. Edicts and regulations of the President of the Russian Federation must not conflict with the
p.000037: Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 91
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p.000037:
p.000037: Article 101
p.000037: 1. The Council of Federation shall elect from among its members the Chairman of the Council of Federation and
p.000037: his (her) deputies. The State Duma shall elect from among its members the Chairman of the State Duma and his
p.000037: (her) deputies.
p.000037: 2. The Chairman of the Council of Federation and his (her) deputies and the Chairman of the State Duma
p.000037: and his (her) deputies shall chair sessions and shall be in charge of the internal routine of the chamber.
p.000037: 3. The Council of Federation and the State Duma shall set up committees and commissions and shall
p.000037: hold parliamentary hearings on issues under their authority.
p.000037: 4. Each of the chambers shall adopt its procedural regulations and resolve issues relating to the
p.000037: routine procedures for its activities.
p.000037: 5. To monitor implementation of the federal budget the Council of Federation and the State Duma shall set up
p.000037: the Accounts Chamber, whose composition and work procedures shall be determined by federal law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 102
p.000037: 1. The following shall be within the jurisdiction of the Council of Federation:
p.000037:
p.000037: a. approval of border changes between constituent entities of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Second chamber reserved policy areas
p.000037: b. approval of edict of the President of the Russian Federation on the introduction of
p.000037: martial law;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Emergency provisions
p.000037: • Second chamber reserved policy areas
p.000037: c. approval of edict of the President of the Russian Federation on the introduction of a
p.000037: state of emergency;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Designation of commander in chief
p.000037: • Second chamber reserved policy areas
p.000037: d. deciding on the possibility of using the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation outside
p.000037: the territory of the Russian Federation;
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p.000037: e. announcement of elections of the President of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: f. impeachment of the President of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Constitutional court selection
p.000037: g. appointment of judges of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, of
p.000037: the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, and of the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: h. appointment and dismissal of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: i. appointment and dismissal of the deputy Chairman and half of the auditors of the Accounts Chamber.
p.000037: 2. The Council of Federation shall adopt decrees on issues referred to its authority by the Constitution of the
p.000037: Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. Decrees of the Council of Federation shall be adopted by a majority of the total number of members of the
p.000037: Council of Federation unless another procedure for adopting decisions is envisaged by the Constitution of the Russian
p.000037: Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 103
p.000037: The following shall be within the jurisdiction of the State Duma:
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p.000037:
p.000037: Article 106
p.000037: Federal laws adopted by the State Duma on the following issues must compulsorily be examined by the Council of
p.000037: Federation:
p.000037:
p.000037: a. the federal budget;
p.000037:
p.000037: b. federal taxes and levies;
p.000037:
p.000037: c. financial, currency, credit and customs regulation, money emission;
p.000037:
p.000037: d. ratification and denunciation of international treaties of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
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p.000037: e. the status and protection of the State border of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Approval of general legislation
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Approval of general legislation
p.000037: • Veto override procedure
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Constitution amendment procedure
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Supermajority required for legislation
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Dismissal of the legislature
p.000037:
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p.000037: 1. An adopted federal law shall be submitted within five days to the President of the Russian
p.000037: Federation for signing and promulgation.
p.000037: 2. The President of the Russian Federation shall sign the federal law and promulgate it
p.000037: within fourteen days.
p.000037: 3. If the President of the Russian Federation rejects a federal law within fourteen days of receiving it,
p.000037: the State Duma and the Council of Federation shall reconsider that law in accordance with
p.000037: the procedure established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation. If upon reconsideration
p.000037: the law is approved in the previously adopted wording by a majority of not less than two thirds of the total
p.000037: number of members of the Council of Federation and of deputies of the State Duma, it must be signed by the
p.000037: President within seven days and promulgated.
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p.000037: 1. Federal constitutional laws shall be adopted on issues envisaged by the Constitution of the
p.000037: Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. A federal constitutional law shall be considered to have been adopted if it is approved by a
p.000037: majority of not less than three quarters of the total number of members of the Council of Federation and not
p.000037: less than two-thirds of the total number of deputies of the State Duma. An adopted federal constitutional
p.000037: law shall be signed by the President of the Russian Federation and promulgated within fourteen days.
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p.000037: 1. The State Duma may be dissolved by the President of the Russian Federation in the cases envisaged by Articles
p.000037: 111 and 117 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. In the event that the State Duma is dissolved, the President of the Russian Federation shall
p.000037: announce the date of elections so that a newly-elected State Duma may be convened not later than four months
p.000037: after the dissolution.
p.000037: 3. The State Duma may not be dissolved on the grounds envisaged in Article 117 of the Constitution of the Russian
p.000037: Federation during the year following its election.
p.000037: 4. The State Duma may not be dissolved from the moment that it brings charges against the President
p.000037: of the Russian Federation until the Council of Federation adopts a decision on the issue.
p.000037: 5. The State Duma may not be dissolved while a state of emergency or martial law is in effect on the whole
p.000037: territory of the Russian Federation, or during the last six months of the term of office of the President of the
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p.000037: 1. Executive power in the Russian Federation shall be exercised by the Government of
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p.000037: 2. The Government of the Russian Federation shall consist of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian
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p.000037: • Referenda
p.000037: We, the multinational people of the Russian Federation, united by a common fate on our land, establishing human rights
p.000037: and freedoms, civil peace and accord, preserving the historically established State unity, proceeding from
p.000037: universally acknowledged principles of equality and self-determination of peoples, revering the memory of
p.000037: ancestors who have passed on to us their love for the Fatherland and faith in good and justice, reviving the sovereign
p.000037: statehood of Russia and asserting the firmness of its democratic basis, striving to ensure the well-being and
p.000037: prosperity of Russia,
p.000037: proceeding from the responsibility for our Fatherland before present and future generations,
p.000037: recognizing ourselves to be a part of the world community,
p.000037: do hereby adopt THE CONSTITUTION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
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p.000037: CHAPTER 1: THE BASIS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM
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p.000037: Article 1
p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation -Russia is a democratic federative law-governed state with a republican form of
p.000037: government.
p.000037: 2. The names Russian Federation and Russia are equivalent.
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p.000037: Article 2
p.000037: Man, his rights and freedoms shall be the supreme value. The recognition, observance and
p.000037: protection of human and civil rights and freedoms shall be an obligation of the State.
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p.000037: Article 3
p.000037: 1. The bearer of sovereignty and the sole source of power in the Russian Federation shall
p.000037: be its multinational people.
p.000037: 2. The people shall exercise its power directly, as well as through State
p.000037: government bodies and local self-government bodies.
p.000037: 3. The supreme direct expression of the power of the people shall be referendum and free elections.
p.000037: 4. Nobody may usurp power in the Russian Federation. The seizure of power or usurpation of State
p.000037: authority shall be prosecuted under federal law.
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p.000037: 1. The sovereignty of the Russian Federation shall extend to the entirety of its territory.
p.000037: 2. The Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws shall have supremacy on the
p.000037: entire territory of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: 3. The Russian Federation shall ensure the integrity and inviolability of its territory.
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p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation shall consist of republics, krays, oblasts, cities of federal significance, an
p.000037: autonomous oblast and autonomous okrugs, which shall have equal rights as constituent entities of the Russian
p.000037: Federation.
p.000037: 2. A republic (state) shall have its own constitution and legislation. A kray, oblast, city of federal
p.000037: significance, autonomous oblast and autonomous okrug shall have its own charter and legislation.
p.000037: 3. The federal structure of the Russian Federation shall be based on its State integrity, the unity
p.000037: of the system of State power, the division of matters of authority and powers between State
p.000037: government bodies of the Russian Federation and State government bodies of constituent entities of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, the equality and self-determination of peoples in the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 4. All constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be equal with one another in
p.000037: relations with federal State government bodies.
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p.000037: 1. Citizenship of the Russian Federation shall be acquired and terminated in accordance with
p.000037: federal law, and shall be one and equal, irrespective of the grounds on which it is acquired.
p.000037: 2. Every citizen of the Russian Federation shall enjoy all rights and freedoms on its territory and shall bear
p.000037: equal responsibilities as envisaged in the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. A citizen of the Russian Federation may not be deprived of his (her) citizenship or of the right to change it.
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p.000037: 1. The Russian Federation shall be a social state whose policy is aimed at creating conditions ensuring a worthy
p.000037: life and a free development of Man.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation the labour and health of people shall be protected, a guaranteed minimum wage shall
p.000037: be established, State support shall be provided for the family, maternity, fatherhood and childhood, to the
p.000037: disabled and to elderly citizens, the system of social services shall be developed and State pensions,
p.000037: allowances and other social security guarantees shall be established.
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p.000037: 1. In the Russian Federation the integrity of economic space, free flow of goods, services and
p.000037: financial resources, support of competition, and the freedom of economic activity shall be guaranteed.
p.000037: 2. In the Russian Federation private, State, municipal and other forms of property shall be recognized and shall
p.000037: be protected on an equal basis.
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p.000037: 1. Land and other natural resources shall be utilized and protected in the Russian Federation as the basis of
p.000037: the life and activity of the peoples living on the territories concerned.
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p.000037: 2. Land and other natural resources may be subject to private, State, municipal and other forms of ownership.
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p.000037: State power in the Russian Federation shall be exercised on the basis of its division into legislative, executive and
p.000037: judicial authority. Bodies of legislative, executive and judicial authority shall be independent.
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p.000037: 1. State power in the Russian Federation shall be exercised by the President of the Russian Federation, the
p.000037: Federal Assembly (the Council of Federation and the State Duma), the Government of the Russian Federation, and
p.000037: the courts of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. State power in constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be exercised by bodies of State government
p.000037: formed by those constituent entities.
p.000037: 3. The division of authorities and powers among State government bodies of the Russian Federation and
p.000037: State government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be established by this
p.000037: Constitution, the Federation Treaty and other treaties on the division of authorities and powers.
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p.000037: Local self-government shall be recognized and guaranteed in the Russian Federation. Local self-government shall be
p.000037: independent within the limits of its competence. Bodies of local self-government shall not form
p.000037: part of the system of State government bodies.
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p.000037: 1. Ideological diversity shall be recognized in the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: of the Russian Federation should be an integral part of its legal system. If an international agreement
p.000037: of the Russian Federation establishes rules, which differ from those stipulated by law, then the rules of the
p.000037: international agreement shall be applied.
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p.000037: 1. The provisions of this Chapter of the Constitution shall constitute the fundamental
p.000037: principles of the constitutional order of the Russian Federation and may not be changed except in accordance with the
p.000037: procedure established by this Constitution.
p.000037: 2. No other provisions of this Constitution may conflict with the fundamental principles of the
p.000037: constitutional order of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: 1. In the Russian Federation human and civil rights and freedoms shall be recognized and
p.000037: guaranteed according to the universally recognized principles and norms of international law and this
p.000037: Constitution.
p.000037: 2. Basic human rights and freedoms shall be inalienable and shall be enjoyed by everyone from birth.
p.000037: 3. The exercise of human and civil rights and freedoms must not violate the rights and freedoms of other people.
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p.000037: Human and civil rights and freedoms shall have direct force. They shall determine the meaning, content and
p.000037: implementation of laws, the functioning of legislative and executive authority and of local self-government, and shall
p.000037: be guaranteed by law.
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p.000037: 1. All persons shall be equal before the law and the court.
p.000037: 2. The State guarantees the equality of human and civil rights and freedoms regardless of
p.000037: sex, race, nationality, language, origin, material and official status, place of residence, attitude to
p.000037: religion, convictions, membership of public associations, or of other circumstances. All forms of limitations
p.000037: of human rights on social, racial, national, language or religious grounds shall be prohibited.
p.000037: 3. Men and women shall enjoy equal rights and freedoms and equal opportunities to exercise them.
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p.000037: 2. The provisions of this Article shall be equally valid for republics, krays, oblasts, cities of federal
p.000037: significance, autonomous oblast and autonomous okrugs.
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p.000037: Outside the limits of authority of the Russian Federation and the powers of the Russian Federation on
p.000037: issues under the joint jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and constituent entities of the Russian
p.000037: Federation, the constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall enjoy full State power.
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p.000037: 1. In the territory of the Russian Federation it shall not be permitted to establish custom borders, duties,
p.000037: levies or any other barriers to the free flow of goods, services and financial resources.
p.000037: 2. Restrictions on the movement of goods and services may be introduced in accordance with federal
p.000037: law only to ensure security, to protect the life and health of people and top reserve nature and cultural
p.000037: values.
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p.000037: Article 75
p.000037: 1. The monetary unit in the Russian Federation shall be the rouble. Money emission shall
p.000037: be carried out exclusively by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. The introduction and emission of
p.000037: other currencies in Russia shall not be permitted.
p.000037: 2. Protecting and ensuring the stability of the rouble shall be the principal function of the Central Bank of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, which it shall fulfil independently of other State governmental bodies.
p.000037: 3. The system of taxes paid to the federal budget and the general principles of taxation and levies
p.000037: in the Russian Federation shall be determined by federal law.
p.000037: 4. State loans shall be issued in accordance with the procedure specified by federal law and shall be floated on a
p.000037: voluntary basis.
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p.000037: Article 76
p.000037: 1. On issues under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation, federal
p.000037: constitutional laws and federal laws shall be adopted. These shall have direct force on the entire territory
p.000037: of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. On issues under the joint jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and the constituent
p.000037: entities of the Russian Federation, in addition to federal laws, laws and other normative legal acts of constituent
p.000037: entities of the Russian Federation shall be issued which are adopted in accordance with those federal laws.
p.000037: 3. Federal laws may not conflict with federal constitutional laws.
p.000037: 4. Outside the limits of authority of the Russian Federation and of the joint jurisdiction
p.000037: of the Russian Federation and constituent entities of the Russian Federation republics, krays, oblasts,
p.000037: cities of federal significance, autonomous oblast and autonomous okrugs shall exercise their own
p.000037: legal regulation, including the adoption of laws and other normative legal acts.
p.000037: 5. Laws and other normative legal acts of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall not
p.000037: conflict with federal laws which are adopted in accordance with parts one and two of this Article. In the
p.000037: event of a conflict between a federal law and any other act issued in the Russian Federation, the federal law
p.000037: shall prevail.
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p.000037: 6. In the event of a conflict between a federal law and a normative legal act of a constituent
p.000037: entity of the Russian Federation issued in accordance with part four of this Article, the normative legal act of
p.000037: the constituent entity of the Russian Federation shall prevail.
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p.000037: Article 77
p.000037: 1. The system of State government bodies of republics, krays, oblasts, cities of federal
p.000037: significance, autonomous oblast and autonomous okrugs shall be established by the constituent entities of
p.000037: the Russian Federation independently in accordance with the basic principles of the constitutional order of the Russian
p.000037: Federation and the general principles of the organisation of representative and executive State government bodies which
p.000037: are established by federal law.
p.000037: 2. Within the limits of the jurisdiction and powers of the Russian Federation on issues under the
p.000037: joint jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and the constituent entities of the Russian Federation federal
p.000037: executive government bodies and executive government bodies of the constituent entities of the
p.000037: Russian Federation shall form a unified system of executive authority in the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: Article 78
p.000037: 1. Federal executive government bodies may, in order to exercise their powers, establish their own
p.000037: territorial bodies and appoint appropriate officials.
p.000037: 2. Federal executive government bodies, by agreement with executive government
p.000037: bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, may delegate some of their powers to the
p.000037: latter provided that this does not conflict with the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws.
p.000037: 3. Executive government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, by agreement with federal
p.000037: executive government bodies, may delegate some of their powers to the latter.
p.000037: 4. The President of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Russian Federation shall provide
p.000037: for the implementation of the powers of federal State power on the entire territory of the Russian Federation in
p.000037: accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: Article 79
p.000037: The Russian Federation may participate in interstate associations and transfer some of its powers to those
p.000037: associations in accordance with international treaties provided that this does not entail restrictions on
p.000037: human and civil rights and freedoms and does not conflict with the basic principles of the constitutional
p.000037: order of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: Article 80
p.000037: 1. The President of the Russian Federation shall be the Head of State.
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p.000037: 2. The State Duma shall convene its first session on the thirtieth day after election. The President of the
p.000037: Russian Federation may convene a session of the State Duma earlier than this date.
p.000037: 3. The first session of the State Duma shall be opened by the oldest deputy.
p.000037: 4. From the moment that the State Duma of a new convocation begins to work the powers of the State Duma of the
p.000037: previous convocation shall expire.
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p.000037: Article 100
p.000037: 1. The Council of Federation and the State Duma shall hold separate sessions.
p.000037: 2. Sessions of the Council of Federation and of the State Duma shall be open. In the cases envisaged by the
p.000037: procedural regulations of a chamber, the latter shall have the right to hold closed-door sessions.
p.000037: 3. The chambers may hold joint sessions to hear messages of the President of the Russian Federation, messages
p.000037: of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation and speeches of leaders of foreign states.
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p.000037: Article 101
p.000037: 1. The Council of Federation shall elect from among its members the Chairman of the Council of Federation and
p.000037: his (her) deputies. The State Duma shall elect from among its members the Chairman of the State Duma and his
p.000037: (her) deputies.
p.000037: 2. The Chairman of the Council of Federation and his (her) deputies and the Chairman of the State Duma
p.000037: and his (her) deputies shall chair sessions and shall be in charge of the internal routine of the chamber.
p.000037: 3. The Council of Federation and the State Duma shall set up committees and commissions and shall
p.000037: hold parliamentary hearings on issues under their authority.
p.000037: 4. Each of the chambers shall adopt its procedural regulations and resolve issues relating to the
p.000037: routine procedures for its activities.
p.000037: 5. To monitor implementation of the federal budget the Council of Federation and the State Duma shall set up
p.000037: the Accounts Chamber, whose composition and work procedures shall be determined by federal law.
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p.000037: Article 102
p.000037: 1. The following shall be within the jurisdiction of the Council of Federation:
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p.000037: a. approval of border changes between constituent entities of the Russian Federation;
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p.000037: • Second chamber reserved policy areas
p.000037: b. approval of edict of the President of the Russian Federation on the introduction of
p.000037: martial law;
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p.000037: • Emergency provisions
p.000037: • Second chamber reserved policy areas
p.000037: c. approval of edict of the President of the Russian Federation on the introduction of a
p.000037: state of emergency;
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p.000037: • Designation of commander in chief
p.000037: • Second chamber reserved policy areas
p.000037: d. deciding on the possibility of using the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation outside
p.000037: the territory of the Russian Federation;
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p.000037: e. announcement of elections of the President of the Russian Federation;
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p.000037: f. impeachment of the President of the Russian Federation;
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p.000037: • Constitutional court selection
p.000037: g. appointment of judges of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, of
p.000037: the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, and of the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation;
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p.000037: h. appointment and dismissal of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: i. appointment and dismissal of the deputy Chairman and half of the auditors of the Accounts Chamber.
p.000037: 2. The Council of Federation shall adopt decrees on issues referred to its authority by the Constitution of the
p.000037: Russian Federation.
p.000037: 3. Decrees of the Council of Federation shall be adopted by a majority of the total number of members of the
p.000037: Council of Federation unless another procedure for adopting decisions is envisaged by the Constitution of the Russian
p.000037: Federation.
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p.000037: The following shall be within the jurisdiction of the State Duma:
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p.000037: a. consent to the appointment of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation by the
p.000037: President of the Russian Federation;
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p.000037: b. deciding the issue of confidence in the Government of the Russian Federation;
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p.000037: • Legislative oversight of the executive
p.000037: c. hearing annual reports from the Government of the Russian Federation on the results of its work, including on
p.000037: issues raised by the State Duma;
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p.000037: d. appointment and dismissal of the Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: e. appointment and dismissal of the Chairman and half of the auditors of the Accounts Chamber;
p.000037:
p.000037: f. appointment and dismissal of the Commissioner for Human Rights, who shall act according to federal
p.000037: constitutional law;
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p.000037: g. announcement of amnesty;
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p.000037: h. bringing charges against the President of the Russian Federation for his (her) impeachment;
p.000037: 2. The State Duma shall adopt decrees on issues referred to its authority by the Constitution of the
p.000037: Russian Federation.
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p.000037: • Municipal government
p.000037: • Subsidiary unit government
p.000037: • Initiation of general legislation
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p.000037: • Budget bills
p.000037: • First chamber reserved policy areas
p.000037: • Tax bills
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p.000037: • Treaty ratification
p.000037: 3. Decrees of the State Duma shall be adopted by a majority of the total number of deputies of the State Duma,
p.000037: unless another procedure for adopting decisions is envisaged by the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 104
p.000037: 1. The right of legislative initiative shall belong to the President of the Russian Federation, the
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p.000037: • Constitutional court term length
p.000037: • Supreme court term length
p.000037: 3. The State Duma may express no confidence in the Government of the Russian Federation. A
p.000037: resolution of no confidence in the Government shall be adopted by a majority of votes of the total number of
p.000037: deputies of the State Duma. After the State Duma has expressed no confidence in the Government of the Russian
p.000037: Federation, the President of the Russian Federation shall have the right to announce the resignation of
p.000037: the Government or to reject the decision of the State Duma. In the event that the State Duma expresses
p.000037: no confidence in the Government of the Russian Federation again within three months, the President of the Russian
p.000037: Federation shall announce the resignation of the Government or dissolve the State Duma.
p.000037: 4. The Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation may raise before the State Duma the
p.000037: issue of confidence in the Government of the Russian Federation. If the State Duma returns a vote of
p.000037: no confidence, the President shall within seven days adopt a decision on the resignation of the Government of the
p.000037: Russian Federation or on the dissolution of the State Duma and the announcement of new elections.
p.000037: 5. In the event of the resignation or cessation of the powers of the Government of the Russian Federation, it
p.000037: shall continue to work on the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation until a new
p.000037: Government of the Russian Federation is formed.
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p.000037: CHAPTER 7: JUDICIAL AUTHORITY
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 118
p.000037: 1. Justice in the Russian Federation shall be administered only by court.
p.000037: 2. Judicial authority shall be exercised by means of constitutional, civil,
p.000037: administrative and criminal proceedings.
p.000037: 3. The judicial system in the Russian Federation shall be established by the Constitution
p.000037: of the Russian Federation and federal constitutional law. The creation of extraordinary courts shall
p.000037: not be permitted.
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p.000037: Article 119
p.000037: Judges shall be citizens of the Russian Federation over 25 years of age with a higher education in law who have served
p.000037: in the legal profession for not less than five years. Federal law may establish additional requirements for
p.000037: judges of the courts of the Russian Federation.
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p.000037: Article 120
p.000037: 1. Judges shall be independent and shall be subordinate only to the Constitution of the Russian Federation and
p.000037: federal law.
p.000037: 2. Should a court establish when considering a case that a legal act of a State or other body
p.000037: conflicts with law, it shall take a decision in accordance with the law.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 121
p.000037: 1. Judges shall be irremovable.
p.000037: 2. The powers of a judge may be terminated or suspended only on the grounds and in accordance with the procedure
p.000037: established by federal law.
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p.000037: Russian Federation and the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation, and legislative
p.000037: and executive government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, shall decide on cases
p.000037: on conformity to the Constitution of the Russian Federation of:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Constitutionality of legislation
p.000037: a. federal laws, normative acts of the President of the Russian Federation, the Council of Federation, the
p.000037: State Duma, the Government of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: b. constitutions of republics, charters, and laws and other normative acts of constituent entities of
p.000037: the Russian Federation adopted on issues under the jurisdiction of State government bodies of the Russian Federation or
p.000037: under the joint jurisdiction of State government bodies of the Russian Federation and State government bodies
p.000037: of constituent entities of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
p.000037: c. treaties between State government bodies of the Russian Federation and State government bodies of
p.000037: constituent entities of the Russian Federation, treaties between State government bodies of constituent entities
p.000037: of the Russian Federation;
p.000037:
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p.000037: • International law
p.000037: d. international treaties of the Russian Federation, which are not in force.
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p.000037: 3. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation shall resolve disputes on authority:
p.000037:
p.000037: a. between federal State government bodies;
p.000037:
p.000037: b. between State government bodies of the Russian Federation and State government bodies of constituent
p.000037: entities of the Russian Federation;
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p.000037: • Constitutionality of legislation
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p.000037: • Legal status of treaties
p.000037: • Constitutionality of legislation
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p.000037: c. between higher State government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 4. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, on receiving complaints about violations of the
p.000037: constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens and upon request of courts, shall check, in accordance with the
p.000037: procedure established by federal law, the constitutionality of a law which is used or is to be used in
p.000037: a particular case.
p.000037: 5. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, upon request of the President of the
p.000037: Russian Federation, the Council of Federation, the State Duma, the Government of the Russian Federation,
p.000037: and legislative authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, shall provide
p.000037: interpretation of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 6. Acts or certain provisions thereof, which are recognized as unconstitutional, shall lose force;
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p.000011: Right to equal pay for work
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to establish a business
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to fair trial
p.000033: 33
p.000033: Right to health care
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Right to information
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p.000007: Right to join trade unions
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p.000008: Right to life
p.000007: 7
p.000007: Right to own property
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to privacy
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p.000007: Right to public trial
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p.000004: Right to rest and leisure
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to safe work environment
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to self determination
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Right to shelter
p.000010: 10
p.000010: Right to strike
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p.000009: Right to transfer property
p.000009: 9
p.000009: Right to work
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p.000009: Secession of territory
p.000015: 15
p.000015: Second chamber reserved policy areas
p.000026: 26
p.000026: Second chamber selection
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Secret ballot
p.000021: 21
p.000021: Selection of active-duty commanders
p.000022: 22
p.000022: Separation of church and state
p.000005: 5
p.000005: Size of first chamber
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p.000025: Size of second chamber
p.000025: 15, 25
p.000025: Source of constitutional authority
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p.000003: State support for the disabled
p.000010: 10
p.000010: State support for the elderly
p.000010: 10
p.000010: State support for the unemployed
p.000010: 9, 10
p.000010: Structure of legislative chamber(s)
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Structure of the courts
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p.000034: Subsidiary unit government
p.000034: 15, 18, 19, 20, 28, 35
p.000034: Supermajority required for legislation
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p.000029: Supreme court powers
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p.000034: Supreme court selection
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p.000028: Term length for first chamber
p.000025: 25
p.000025: Transitional provisions
p.000037: 37
p.000037: Treaty ratification
p.000037: 6, 23, 28
p.000037: U
p.000037: Ultra-vires administrative actions
p.000012: 12
p.000012: V
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Appendix

Indicator List

IndicatorVulnerability
accessAccess to Social Goods
ageAge
armedXforcesSoldier
arrestperson under arrest
arrestedperson under arrest
asylumRefugee Status
authorityRelationship to Authority
childrenChild
convictsCriminal Convictions
crimeIllegal Activity
criminalcriminal
detainedperson in detention center
disabilityMentally Disabled
disabledMentally Disabled
educationeducation
educationaleducation
elderlyElderly
emergencyPublic Emergency
ethnicEthnicity
faithReligion
familyMotherhood/Family
gendergender
homeProperty Ownership
illnessPhysically Disabled
incapableMentally Incapacitated
indigenousIndigenous
languageLinguistic Proficiency
linguisticLinguistic Proficiency
low-incomeEconomic/Poverty
militarySoldier
nativeIndigenous
occupationOccupation
opinionphilosophical differences/differences of opinion
parentsparents
partypolitical affiliation
persecutedPersecuted
politicalpolitical affiliation
propertyProperty Ownership
prosecutedProsecuted
raceRacial Minority
racialRacial Minority
religionReligion
religiousReligion
restrictedIncarcerated
singleMarital Status
statelessstateless persons
threatThreat of Stigma
unemployedUnemployment
unemploymentUnemployment
unlawfulIllegal Activity
victimVictim of Abuse
violenceThreat of Violence
womenWomen

Indicator Peers (Indicators in Same Vulnerability)

IndicatorPeers
armedXforces['military']
arrest['arrested']
arrested['arrest']
crime['unlawful']
disability['disabled']
disabled['disability']
education['educational']
educational['education']
faith['religion', 'religious']
home['property']
indigenous['native']
language['linguistic']
linguistic['language']
military['armedXforces']
native['indigenous']
party['political']
political['party']
property['home']
race['racial']
racial['race']
religion['faith', 'religious']
religious['faith', 'religion']
unemployed['unemployment']
unemployment['unemployed']
unlawful['crime']

Trigger Words

consent

cultural

justice

protect

protection

self-determination


Applicable Type / Vulnerability / Indicator Overlay for this Input

Vulnerability TypeVulnerabilityIndicator# Matches
PoliticalCriminal Convictionsconvicts1
PoliticalIllegal Activitycrime13
PoliticalIllegal Activityunlawful1
PoliticalIndigenousindigenous1
PoliticalIndigenousnative2
PoliticalPersecutedpersecuted1
PoliticalProsecutedprosecuted1
PoliticalRefugee Statusasylum2
Politicalcriminalcriminal8
Politicalperson in detention centerdetained4
Politicalperson under arrestarrest2
Politicalperson under arrestarrested1
Politicalpolitical affiliationparty1
Politicalpolitical affiliationpolitical4
Politicalstateless personsstateless4
HealthMentally Disableddisabled4
HealthMentally Disableddisability1
HealthMentally Incapacitatedincapable1
HealthMotherhood/Familyfamily5
HealthPhysically Disabledillness1
SocialAccess to Social Goodsaccess5
SocialAgeage16
SocialChildchildren6
SocialElderlyelderly3
SocialEthnicityethnic1
SocialIncarceratedrestricted1
SocialLinguistic Proficiencylanguage12
SocialLinguistic Proficiencylinguistic1
SocialMarital Statussingle1
SocialOccupationoccupation3
SocialProperty Ownershiphome5
SocialProperty Ownershipproperty23
SocialRacial Minorityrace3
SocialRacial Minorityracial4
SocialReligionfaith1
SocialReligionreligion12
SocialReligionreligious7
SocialSoldierarmedXforces2
SocialSoldiermilitary9
SocialThreat of Stigmathreat2
SocialThreat of Violenceviolence1
SocialUnemploymentunemployed3
SocialUnemploymentunemployment1
SocialVictim of Abusevictim2
SocialWomenwomen1
Socialeducationeducation17
Socialeducationeducational3
Socialgendergender3
Socialparentsparents3
Socialphilosophical differences/differences of opinionopinion3
EconomicEconomic/Povertylow-income1
General/OtherPublic Emergencyemergency10
General/OtherRelationship to Authorityauthority20