Constitution Of Moldova (1994)
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The Moldovan Constitution of 1994 is the supreme law of the country, since 27 August 1994.


History

The current
Constitution of Moldova The current Constitution was adopted on 29 July 1994 by the Moldovan Parliament. It came into force on 27 August 1994 and has since been amended 8 times. The Constitution established the Republic of Moldova as a sovereign state, independent an ...
was adopted on 29 July 1994 by the
Moldovan Parliament The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova is the supreme representative body of the Republic of Moldova, the only state legislative authority, being a unicameral structure composed of 101 elected MPs on lists, for a period of 4 years. Parliamen ...
and published in the Moldovan official gazette on 12 August 1994. It came into force on 27 August 1994, abrogating the previous Constitution of 1978 in its entirety. Since 1994, the Constitution has been successfully amended eight times. There have also been unsuccessful attempts to amend it, such as the 2010
constitutional referendum A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...
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The Titles And Chapters

* Title I - General Principles * Title II - Fundamental Rights, Freedoms And Duties * Chapter I - General Provisions * Chapter II - Fundamental Rights And Freedoms * Chapter III - Fundamental Duties * Title III - Public Authorities * Chapter IV -
Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...
* First Section - Structure And Functioning * Second Section - The Status Of Parliament Members * Third Section - Legislation And Acts Of Parliament * Chapter V - the President Of The Republic Of Moldova * Chapter VI -
the Government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
* Chapter VII - The
parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...
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the Government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
Interrelationship * Chapter VIII - Public Administration * Chapter IX - Judicial Authority * First Section - Courts Of Law * Second Section - The Higher Magistrates' Council * Third Section - The Public Prosecution Office * Title IV - National Economy And Public Finance * Title V -
Constitutional Court A constitutional court is a high court that deals primarily with constitutional law. Its main authority is to rule on whether laws that are challenged are in fact unconstitutional, i.e. whether they conflict with constitutionally established ...
* Title VI - Revising The Constitution * Title VII - Final And Transitory Provisions


See also

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Moldovan constitutional referendum, 2010 The Moldovan referendum of 2010 was a nationwide referendum in Moldova held on 5 September on whether or not the country should amend the Constitution of Moldova to return to direct popular election of the president. Since 2001, the president ha ...
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Commission for constitutional reform in Moldova The Commission for constitutional reform ( ro, Comisia pentru reforma constituțională) is a commission instituted in Moldova by acting President Mihai Ghimpu to adopt a new version of the Constitution of Moldova (1994). The commission for cons ...
* Constitution of Moldova (1978) * Constitution of Moldova (1941)


External links

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Text of the Constitution of Moldova
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English translation of the Constitution of Moldova
Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnistr ...
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