The Constitution of the Republic of Crimea is the basic law of the
Republic of Crimea
The Republic of Crimea, translit. ''Respublika Krym'' ; uk, Республіка Крим, translit. ''Respublika Krym'' ; crh, , is an unrecognized federal subject ( republic) of Russia, located in the Crimean Peninsula. Its territory ...
as a claimed
federal subject of Russia formed in the aftermath of the
annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. It was ratified on 11 April 2014.
Its purpose is to replace the
based on the premise that it was repealed by
a referendum during the
2014 Crimean crisis
In February and March 2014, Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine. This event took place in the aftermath of the Revolution of Dignity and is part of the wider Russo-Ukrainian War.
The events in Kyiv ...
. The Ukrainian government and the majority of the international community do not recognize the annexation of Crimea by Russia and regard the Constitution of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea as active.
History
In March 2014, following the
takeover of Crimea by pro-Russian separatists and
Russian Armed Forces, a controversial referendum was held on the issue of reunification with Russia; the official result was that a large majority wished to join with Russia.
Russia then annexed the Republic of Crimea and
Sevastopol
Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...
as federal subjects of Russia.
The new Constitution was passed by Crimea's parliament on 11 April 2014.
References
External links
Constitution of the Republic of Crimea
{{Regional constitutions of Russia
Politics of Crimea