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Constitution of the Russian Federation, Article 21
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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
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: 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
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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: • 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
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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
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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.
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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: • Emergency provisions
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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: • 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
p.000037: procedure which is established by this Constitution.
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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;
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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.
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p.000037: Article 116
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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
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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
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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.
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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: • 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.
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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.
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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: • Emergency provisions
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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.
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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
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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: 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 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
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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: • Protection of stateless persons
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.
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: 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
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: • 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.
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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: 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.000037: d. shall receive letters of credence and letters of recall of diplomatic representatives
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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: 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;
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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;
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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 public trial
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p.000037: • Right to fair trial
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p.000037: • Jury trials required
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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
p.000037: State Duma, the Government of the Russian Federation;
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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 administrative courts
p.000037: • Establishment of constitutional court
p.000037: • Supreme court powers
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p.000037: • Supreme court selection
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: Article 128
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: • Administrative court selection
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p.000037: • Attorney general
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p.000037: (Fundamental Law) of the Russian Federation-Russia, shall from the day that this Constitution comes into force
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 cruel treatment
p.000037: • Prohibition of torture
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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.
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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: 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.
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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: 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
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
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p.000037: • Right to appeal judicial decisions
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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: 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
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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: • Joint meetings of legislative chambers
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p.000037: • Leader of second chamber
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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: 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: 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: 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.
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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: • Public or private 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: • Legislative committees
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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: 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: 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: • Size of second chamber
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p.000037: d. shall receive letters of credence and letters of recall of diplomatic representatives
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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: 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: 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: 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
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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: • State support for the elderly
p.000037: • State support for the unemployed
p.000037: • State support for the disabled
p.000037:
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.
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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
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: • 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
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:
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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: 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
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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.
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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.
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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: 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;
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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;
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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: • 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.
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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: 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.
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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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: • 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
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 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
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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 choose occupation
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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: 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.
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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: 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: 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
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: • State support for the unemployed
p.000037: • State support for the disabled
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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: • 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: 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: • Secret ballot
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: 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: • Size of second chamber
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: • 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
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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: 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: 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: • Establishment of constitutional court
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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
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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.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.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.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
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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.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
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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
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: • 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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p.000037: • Right to shelter
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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.
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.
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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: • 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.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: 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.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
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:
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: 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:
p.000037:
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:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Central bank
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Central bank
p.000037:
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p.000037:
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:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Emergency provisions
p.000037:
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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:
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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
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:
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
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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
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Duty to obey the constitution
p.000037:
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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:
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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:
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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
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:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to life
p.000037:
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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:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection from unjustified restraint
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to privacy
p.000037:
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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.
p.000037:
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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.
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: 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:
p.000037: • Freedom of movement
p.000037:
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p.000037:
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.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 28
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Freedom of expression
p.000037: • Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience
p.000037:
p.000037:
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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
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p.000037: shall be determined by the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the charter of the
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: • 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:
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p.000037:
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: 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: 34
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:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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:
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:
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:
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
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
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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:
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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.
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.
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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 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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 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
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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: • 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: • 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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p.000037: Article 38
p.000037: 1. Maternity, childhood and family shall be protected by the State.
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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.
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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
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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: 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: 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.
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p.000037: Article 71
p.000037: The Russian Federation shall have jurisdiction over:
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p.000037: a. the adoption and amending of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws, control
p.000037: over compliance therewith;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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;
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p.000037: h. carrying out measures against catastrophes, natural disasters, epidemics and rectification of their
p.000037: consequences;
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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;
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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.
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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.
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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;
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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;
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.
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p.000037: Article 116
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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.
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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
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Constitution amendment procedure
p.000037:
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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: 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.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: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
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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
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Duty to obey the constitution
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p.000037:
p.000037:
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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:
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p.000037: • Customary international law
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Inalienable rights
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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: • Right to life
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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:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Right to privacy
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
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p.000008: Freedom of association Freedom of expression
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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.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.
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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: 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 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: • Freedom of opinion/thought/conscience
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p.000037: • Right to join trade unions
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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.
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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: 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: • Motives for writing constitution
p.000037: • Preamble
p.000037: Preamble
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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
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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.
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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: • Customary international law
p.000037: • International law
p.000037: • Treaty ratification
p.000037: • Legal status of treaties
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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
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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: • Right to privacy
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p.000037: Article 20
p.000037: 1. Everyone shall have the right to life.
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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: • 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: 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.
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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.000030: Dismissal of the legislature
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p.000032: Eligibility for const court judges
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p.000032: Eligibility for first chamber
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p.000025: Eligibility for head of state
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p.000021: Eligibility for second chamber
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p.000025: Eligibility for supreme court judges
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p.000032: Equality regardless of financial status
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p.000006: Equality regardless of gender
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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: H
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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: 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
p.000025: P
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p.000025: . . . . . . 18
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
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
p.000037:
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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:
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
p.000037:
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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.
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: • 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
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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: • 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: 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: Article 57
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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.
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
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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.
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p.000037: Article 84
p.000037: The President of the Russian Federation:
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p.000037: a. shall announce elections to the State Duma in accordance with the Constitution of the
p.000037: Russian Federation and federal law;
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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;
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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.
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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:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Designation of commander in chief
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
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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:
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:
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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: • 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:
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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:
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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: • 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:
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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: 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:
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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:
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:
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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;
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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:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Power to pardon
p.000037:
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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: • 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:
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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: • 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:
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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:
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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: • 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:
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p.000037:
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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.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.
p.000037:
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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: 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: 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: 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: • 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
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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.
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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: • 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.
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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.
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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: 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
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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;
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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;
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p.000037: h. carrying out measures against catastrophes, natural disasters, epidemics and rectification of their
p.000037: consequences;
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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;
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p.000037: l. protection of the traditional habitat and the traditional way of life of small ethnic communities;
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p.000037: m. establishment of general principles of the organisation of the system of State government and local
p.000037: self-government bodies;
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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.
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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;
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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;
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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
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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.
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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: 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: • Establishment of constitutional court
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p.000037: Article 122
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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: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 31
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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
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p.000032: Constitutional interpretation Constitutionality of legislation
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p.000032: Customary international law
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p.000032: D
p.000032: Deputy executive
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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: 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: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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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
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
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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:
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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:
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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:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
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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:
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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:
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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:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037:
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p.000037:
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p.000037:
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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:
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:
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p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: • International organizations
p.000037:
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p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Protection from unjustified restraint
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Right to counsel
p.000037:
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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:
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:
p.000037: • Freedom of movement
p.000037:
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p.000037:
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.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 28
p.000037:
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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.
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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
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Constitution amendment procedure
p.000037: Article 134
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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
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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.000021: Human dignity
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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
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p.000032: Jury trials required
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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: • 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
p.000037:
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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
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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
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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
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p.000037: • Head of state decree power
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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: 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;
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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;
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;
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p.000037: e. the status and protection of the State border of the Russian Federation;
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p.000037: • Approval of general legislation
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Approval of general legislation
p.000037: • Veto override procedure
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037: • Constitution amendment procedure
p.000037:
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p.000037:
p.000037:
p.000037: • Supermajority required for legislation
p.000037:
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p.000037: • Dismissal of the legislature
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p.000037: • Emergency provisions
p.000037: f. war and peace.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 107
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.
p.000037:
p.000037: Article 108
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
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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: 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: 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: 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
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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
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p.000037: 1. Ideological diversity shall be recognized in the Russian Federation.
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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: 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: 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: Article 74
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.
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:
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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;
p.000037:
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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;
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.
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p.000037: Article 103
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
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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
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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.
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:
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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;
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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;
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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:
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p.000037: a. between federal State government bodies;
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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
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p.000007: Right to own property
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p.000007: Right to public trial
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p.000004: Right to rest and leisure
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p.000009: Right to safe work environment
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p.000009: Right to self determination
p.000004: 4
p.000004: Right to shelter
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p.000010: Right to strike
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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.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)
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p.000025: Structure of the courts
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p.000025: Transitional provisions
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p.000037: Treaty ratification
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p.000037: Article 110
p.000037: 1. Executive power in the Russian Federation shall be exercised by the Government of
p.000037: the Russian Federation.
p.000037: 2. The Government of the Russian Federation shall consist of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian
p.000037: Federation, deputy chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal ministers.
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p.000037: Article 111
p.000037: 1. The Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation shall be appointed by the President of the Russian
p.000037: Federation with the consent of the State Duma.
p.000037: 2. Nominations for the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation shall be submitted not later
p.000037: than two weeks after a newly-elected President of the Russian Federation assumes office or after
p.000037: the resignation of the Government of the Russian Federation or within one week after the State Duma has
p.000037: rejected a nomination.
p.000037: 3. The State Duma shall consider the candidate nominated by the President of the Russian Federation for the post
p.000037: of Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation within one week after the submission of the nomination.
p.000037: 4. In the event that the State Duma rejects the candidates for the post of Chairman of the Government of the
p.000037: Russian Federation three times, the President of the Russian Federation shall appoint the Chairman of the
p.000037: Government of the Russian Federation, dissolve the State Duma and announce new elections.
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p.000037: Article 112
p.000037: 1. The Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation shall, not later than one week after appointment,
p.000037: submit to the President of the Russian Federation proposals on the structure of federal executive government bodies.
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
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Appendix
Indicator List
Indicator | Vulnerability |
access | Access to Social Goods |
age | Age |
armedXforces | Soldier |
arrest | person under arrest |
arrested | person under arrest |
asylum | Refugee Status |
authority | Relationship to Authority |
children | Child |
convicts | Criminal Convictions |
crime | Illegal Activity |
criminal | criminal |
detained | person in detention center |
disability | Mentally Disabled |
disabled | Mentally Disabled |
education | education |
educational | education |
elderly | Elderly |
emergency | Public Emergency |
ethnic | Ethnicity |
faith | Religion |
family | Motherhood/Family |
gender | gender |
home | Property Ownership |
illness | Physically Disabled |
incapable | Mentally Incapacitated |
indigenous | Indigenous |
language | Linguistic Proficiency |
linguistic | Linguistic Proficiency |
low-income | Economic/Poverty |
military | Soldier |
native | Indigenous |
occupation | Occupation |
opinion | philosophical differences/differences of opinion |
parents | parents |
party | political affiliation |
persecuted | Persecuted |
political | political affiliation |
property | Property Ownership |
prosecuted | Prosecuted |
race | Racial Minority |
racial | Racial Minority |
religion | Religion |
religious | Religion |
restricted | Incarcerated |
single | Marital Status |
stateless | stateless persons |
threat | Threat of Stigma |
unemployed | Unemployment |
unemployment | Unemployment |
unlawful | Illegal Activity |
victim | Victim of Abuse |
violence | Threat of Violence |
women | Women |
Indicator Peers (Indicators in Same Vulnerability)
Indicator | Peers |
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