Friday, March 15, 2024

Constitution Day in Belarus


 

Constitution Day of the Republic of Belarus is observed every year on 15 MarchThe Constitution is the Basic Law of the state, which underlies the entire legislation system.

The Constitution is the Fundamental Law of the State. The modern Constitution of the Republic of Belarus was adopted on 15 March 1994. It was amended during the national referendums of 24 November 1996, 17 October 2004 and 27 February 2022. This is the fifth Constitution in the history of Belarus (after the October Revolution of 1917).

The Belarus Constitution centres around 3 key elements:

  • the regulation of rights and freedoms
  • the establishment of a new state mechanism
  • the reworking of new laws and a new justice system

The new Constitution of Belarus came into force on 15 March 2022. It was amended as a result of the national referendum that took place on 27 February 2022. One new chapter and 11 new articles were introduced into the country’s fundamental law, 83 articles were amended and supplemented. The biggest changes were made to the articles related to the system of government, namely the status, formation and powers of the Belarusian People’s Congress that became the supreme representative body of people’s power.

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