Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan
The present Costitution was amended in accordance with the Law of RU No. 989-XII dtd 28/12/1993, the Law of the RUz dtd 24.04.2003 Law of the RUz No. ZRU-89 dtd 11.04.2007
Preamble
Part one. Fundamental principles (Chapter 1-4)
Part two. Basic human and civil rights,
freedoms and duties (Chapter 5-11)
Part three. Sosiety and the individual (Chapter 12-15)
Part four. Administrative and territorial structure
and state system (Chapter 16-17)
Part five. Organization of state authority (Chapter 18-26)
Part six. Procedure for amending the constitution
Preamble
The people of Uzbekistan,
solemnly declaring their adherence to human rights and
principles of state soverignty,
aware of their ultimate responsibility to the present and the
future generations,
relying on historical experience in the development of Uzbek
statehood,
affirming their commitment to the ideals of democracy and
social justice,
recognizing priority of the generally accepted norms of the
international law,
aspiring to a worthy life for the citizens of the Republic,
setting forth the task of creating a humane and democratic rule
of law,
aiming to ensure civil peace and national accord,
represented by their plenipotentiary deputies adopt the present
Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Part one. Fundamental principles
Chapter 1. State sovereignty
Chapter 2. Democracy
Chapter 3. Supremacy of the constitution and the Law
Chapter 4. Foreign policy
Chapter 1. State sovereignty
Article 1. Uzbekistan is a sovereign democratic republic. Both
names of the state - the Republic of Uzbekistan and Uzbekistan - shall
be equivalent.
Article 2. The state shall express the will of the people and
serve their interests. State bodies and officials shall be accountable
to the society and the citizens.
Article 3. The Republic of Uzbekistan shall determine its
national-state and administrative-territorial structure, its structure
of state authority and administration, and shall pursue independent
home and foreign policies.
The state frontier and the territory of Uzbekistan shall be
inviolable and indivisible.
Article 4. The state language of the Republic of Uzbekistan
shall be Uzbek.
The Republic of Uzbekistan shall ensure a respectful attitude
toward the languages, customs and traditions of all nationalities and
ethnic groups living on its territory, and create the conditions
necessary for their development.
Article 5. The Republic of Uzbekistan shall have its state
symbols - the flag, the emblem, and the anthem - sanctioned by the law.
Article 6. The capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be
the city of Tashkent.
Chapter 2. Democracy
Article 7. The people are the sole source of state power.
State power in the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be exercised
in the interests of the people and solely by the bodies empowered
therefore by the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the
laws passed on its basis. Any seizure of powers belonging to
state authority, suspension or termination of activity of the bodies
of state authority contrary to the procedure prescribed by the
Constitution, as well as the formation of any new or parallel
bodies of state authority shall be regarded as unconstitutional and
punishable by law.
Article 8. All citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
regardless of their nationality, constitute the people of Uzbekistan.
Article 9. Major matters of public and state life shall be
submitted for a nation-wide discussion and put to a direct vote of the
people (a referendum). The procedure for holding referendums shall be
specified by law.
Article 10. The Oliy Majlis (Supreme Assembly) and President of
the Republic, elected by the people, shall have the exclusive right to
act on behalf of the people.
No section of society, political party, public association,
movement or individual shall have the right to act on behalf of the
people of Uzbekistan.
Article 11. The principle of the separation of powern between
the legislative, executive and judicial authorities shall underlie the
system of state authority in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 12. In the Republic of Uzbekistan, public life shall
develop on the basis of a diversity of political institutions'
ideologies and opinions.
No ideology shall be granted the status of state ideology.
Article 13. Democracy in the Republic of Uzbekistan shall rest
on the principles common to all mankind, according to which the
ultimate value is the human being, his life, freedom, honour, dignity
and other inalienable rights.
Democratic rights and freedoms shall be protected by the
Constitution and the laws.
Article 14. The state shall function on the principles of
social justice and legality in the interests of the people and society.
Chapter 3. Supremacy of the constitution and the Law
Article 15. The Constitution and the laws of the Republic of
Uzbekistan shall have absolute supremacy in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The state, its bodies, officials, public associations and
citizens shall act in accordance with the Constitution and the laws.
Article 16. None of the provisions of the present Constitution
shall be interpreted in a way detrimental to the rights and interests
of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
None of the laws or normative legal acts shall run counter to
the norms and principles established by the Constitution.
Chapter 4. Foreign policy
Article 17. The Republic of Uzbekistan shall have full rights
in international relations. Its foreign policy shall be based on the
principles of sovereign equality of the states, non-use of force or
threat of its use, inviolability of frontiers, peaceful settlement of
disputes, non-interference in the internal affairs of other states,
and other universally recognized norms of international law.
The Republic may form alliances, join or withdraw from unions
and other inter-state organizations proceeding from the ultimate
interests of the state and the people, their well-being and security.
Part two. Basic human and civil rights, freedoms and duties
Chapter 5. General provisions
Chapter 6. Citizenship
Chapter 7. Personal rights and freedoms
Chapter 8. Political rights
Chapter 9. Economic and social rights
Chapter 10. Guarantees of human rights and freedoms
Chapter 11. Duties of citizens
Chapter 5. General provisions
Article 18. All citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan shal
have equal rights and freedoms, and shall be equal before the law,
without discrimination by sex, race, nationality, language, religion,
social origin, convictions,individual and social status.
Any privileges may be granted solely by the law and shall
conform to the principles of social justice.
Article 19. Both citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the
state shall be bound by mutual rights and mutual responsibility.
Citizens' rights and freedoms, established by the Constitution and
the laws, shall be inalienable. No one shall have the power to deny a
citizen his rights and freedoms, or to infringe on them except by the
sentence of a court.
Article 20. The exercise of rights and freedoms by a citizen
shall not encroach on the lawful interests, rights and freedoms of
other citizens, the state or society.
Chapter 6. Citizenship
Article 21. In the Republic of Uzbekistan, uniform citizenship
shall be established throughout its territory.
Citizenship in the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be equal for
all regardless of the grounds of its acquisition.
Every citizen of the Republic of Karakalpakstan shal be a
citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The grounds and procedure for acquiring and forfeiting
citizenship shall be defined by law.
Article 22. The Republic of Uzbekistan shall guarantee legal
protection to all its citizens both on the territory of the republic
and abroad.
Article 23. Foreign citizens and stateless persons, during
their stay on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be
guaranteed the rights and freedoms in accordance with the norms of
international law.
They shall perform the duties established by the Constitution,
laws, and international agreements signed by the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Chapter 7. Personal rights and freedoms
Article 24. The right to exist is the inalienable right of
every human being. Attempts on anyone's life shall be regarded as the
gravest crime.
Article 25. Everyone shall have the right to freedom and
inviolability of the person.
No one may be arrested or taken into custody except on lawful
grounds.
Article 26. No one may be adjudged guilty of a crime except by
the sentence of a court and in conformity with he law. Such a person
shall be guaranteed the right to egal defence during open court
proceedings.
No one may be subject to torture, violence or any other cruel
or humiliating treatment.
No one may be subject to any medical or scientific experiments
without his consent;
Article 27. Everyone shall be entitled to protection gainst
encroachments on his honour, dignity, and interference in his private
life, and shall be guaranteed inviolability of the home.
No one may enter a home, carry out a search or an examination,
or violate the privacy of correspondence ind telephone conversations,
except on lawful grounds ind in accordance with the procedure
prescribed by law.
Article 28. Any citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall
have the right to freedom of movement on the terriory of the
Republic, as well as a free entry to and exit from it, except in the
events specified by law.
Article 29. Everyone shall be guaranteed freedom of bought,
speech and convictions. Everyone shall have the ight to seek, obtain
and disseminate any information, except that which is directed against
the existing constitutional system and in some other instances
specified by aw.
Freedom of opinion and its expression may be restriced by law
if any state or other secret is involved.
Article 30. All state bodies, public associations and officials
in the Republic of Uzbekistan shall allow any citizen access to
documents, resolutions and other materials, relating to their rights
and interests.
Article 31. Freedom of conscience is guaranteed to all.
Everyone shall have the right to profess or not to profess any
religion. Any compulsory imposition of religion shall be
impermissible.
Chapter 8. Political rights
Article 32. All citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall
have the right to participate in the management end administration of
public and state affairs, both directly and through representation.
They may exercise this right by way of self-government, referendums and
democratic formation of state bodies.
Article 33. All citizens shall have the right to engage in
public life by holding rallies, meetings and demonstrations in
accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The
bodies of authority shall have the right to suspend or ban such
undertakings exclusively on the grounds of security.
Article 34. All citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall
have the right to form trade unions, political parties and any other
public associations, and to participate in mass movements.
No one may infringe on the rights, freedoms and dignity of the
individuals, constituting the minority opposition in political parties,
public associations and mass movements, as well as in representative
bodies of authority.
Article 35. Everyone shall have the right, both individually and
collectively, to submit applications and proposals, and to lodge
complaints with competent state bodies, institutions and public
representatives.
Such applications, proposals and complaints shall be considered
in accordance with the procedure and within the time-limit specified by
law.
Chapter 9. Economic and social rights
Article 36. Everyone shall have the right to own property.
The privacy of bank deposits and the right to inheritance shall
be guaranteed by law.
Article 37. Everyone shall have the right to work, including
the right to choose their occupation. Every citizen shall be entitled
to fair conditions of labour and protection against unemployment in
accordance with the procedure prescribed by law.
Any forced labour shall be prohibited, except as punishment
under the sentence of a court, or in some other instances specified by
law.
Article 38. Citizens working on hire shall be entitled to a
paid rest. The number of working hours and the duration of paid leave
shall be specified by law.
Article 39. Everyone shall have the right to social security in
old age, in the event of disability and loss of the bread-winner as
well as in some other cases specified by law.
Pensions, allowances and other kinds of welfare may not be
lower than the officially fixed minimum subsistence wage.
Article 40. Everyone shall have the right to receive skilled
medical care.
Article 41. Everyone shall have the right to education. The
state shall guarantee free secondary education. Schooling shall be
under state supervision.
Article 42. Everyone shall be guaranteed the freedom of
scientific research and engineering work, as well as the right to enjoy
cultural benefits. The state shall promote the cultural, scientific
and technical development of society.
Chapter 10. Guarantees of human rights and freedoms
Article 43. The state shall safeguard the rights and freedoms
of citizens proclaimed by the Constitution and laws.
Article 44. Everyone shall be entitled to legally defend his
rights and freedoms, and shall have the right to appeal any unlawful
action of state bodies, officials and public associations.
Article 45. The rights of minors, the disabled, and the elderly
shall be protected by the state.
Article 46. Women and men shall have equal rights.
Chapter 11. Duties of citizens
Article 47. All citizens shall perform the duties established by
the Constitution.
Article 48. All citizens shall be obliged to observe the
Constitution and laws, and to respect the rights, freedoms, honour
and dignity of others.
Article 49. It is the duty of every citizen to protect the
historical, spiritual and cultural heritage of the people of
Uzbekistan.
Cultural monuments shall have protection by the state.
Article 50. All citizens shall protect the environment.
Article 51. All citizens shall be obliged to pay taxes and
local fees established by law.
Article 52. Defence of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the duty
of every citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Citizens will be
obliged to perform military or alternative service in accordance with
the procedure prescribed by law.
Part three. Sosiety and the individual
Chapter 12. The economic foundation of society
Chapter 13. Public associations
Chapter 14. Family
Chapter 15. Mass media
Chapter 12. The economic foundation of society
Article 53. The economy of Uzbekistan, evolving towards market
relations, is based on various forms of ownership. The state shall
guarantee freedom of economic activity, entrepreneurship and labour
with due regard for the priority of consumers' rights, as well as
equality and legal protection of all forms of ownership.
Private property, along with the other types of property, shall
be inviolable and protected by the state. An owner may be deprived of
his property solely in the cases and in accordance with the procedure
prescribed by law.
Article 54. An owner shall possess, use and dispose of his
property. The use of any property must not be harmful to the ecological
environment, nor shall it infringe on the rights and legally protected
interests of citizens, jaridical entities or the state.
Article 55. The land, its minerals, fauna and flora, as well as
other natural resources shall constitute the national wealth, and
shall be rationally used and protected by the state.
Chapter 13. Public associations
Article 56. Trade unions, political parties, and scientific
societies, as well as women's, veterans' and youth leagues,
professional associations, mass movements and other organizations
registered in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law, shall
have the status of public associations in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 57. The formation and functioning of political parties
and public associations aiming to do the following shall be
prohibited: changing the existing constitutional system by force:
coming out against the sovereignty, territorial integrity and
security of the Republic, as well as the constitutional rights and
freedoms of its citizens; advocating war and social, national, racial
and religious hostility, and encroaching on the health and morality of
the people, as well as of any armed associations and political
parties based on the national or religious principles.
All secret societies and associations shall be banned.
Article 58. The state shall safeguard the rights and lawful
interests of public associations and provide them with equal legal
possibilities for participating in public life.
Interference by state bodies and officials in the activity of
public associations, as well as interference by public associations in
the activity of state bodies and officials is impermissible.
Article 59. Trade unions shall express and protect the
socio-economic rights and interests of the working people. Membership
in trade unions is optional.
Article 60. Political parties shall express the political will
of various sections and groups of the population, and through their
democratically elected representatives shall participate in the
formation of state authority. Political parties shall submit public
reports on their financial sources to the Oliy Majlis or their
plenipotentiary body in a prescribed manner.
Article 61. Religious organizations and associations shall be
separated from the state and equal before law. The state shall not
interfere with the activity of religious associations.
Article 62. Public associations may be dissolved or banned, or
subject to restricted activity solely by the sentence of a court.
Chapter 14. Family
Article 63. The family is the primary unit of society and shall
have the right to state and societal protection.
Marriage shall be based on the willing consent and equality of
both parties.
Article 64. Parents shall be obliged to support and care for
their children until the latter are of age.
The state and society shall support, care for and educate
orphaned children, as well as children deprived of parental
guardianship, and encourage charity in their favour.
Article 65. All children shall be equal before the law
regardless of their origin and the civic status of their parents.
Motherhood and childhood shall be protected by the state.
Article 66. Able-bodied children who are of age shall be
obliged to care for their parents.
Chapter 15. Mass media
Article 67. The mass media shall be free and act in accordance
with the law. It shall bear responsibility for trustworthiness of
information in a prescribed manner. Censorship is impermissible.
Part four. Administrative and territorial structure and state system
Chapter 16. Administrative and territotial structure
of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Chapter 17. Republic of Karakalpakstan
Chapter 16. Administrative and territotial structure of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Article 68. The Republic of Uzbekistan shall consist of
regions, districts, cities, towns, settlements, kishlaks and auls
(villages) in Uzbekistan and the Republic of Karakalpakstan.
Article 69. Any alteration of the boundaries of the Republic of
Karakalpakstan, regions, the city of Tashkent, as well as the formation
and annulment of regions, cities' towns and districts shall be
sanctioned by the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Chapter 17. Republic of Karakalpakstan
Article 70. The sovereign Republic of Karakalpakstan is part of
the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The sovereignty of the Republic of Karakalpakstan shall be
protected by the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 71. The Republic of Karakalpakstan shall have its own
Constitution.
The Constitution of the Republic of Karakalpakstan must be in
accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 72. The laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be
binding on the territory of the Republic of Karakalpakstan.
Article 73. The territory and boundaries of the Republic of
Karakalpakstan may not be altered without the consent of
Karakalpakstan. The Republic of Karakalpakstan shall be independent
in determining its administrative and territorial structure.
Article 74. The Republic of Karakalpakstan shall have the right
to secede from the Republic of Uzbekistan on the basis of a nation-wide
referendum held by the people of Karakalpakstan.
Article 75. Relationship between the Republic of Uzbekistan and
the Republic of Karakalpakstan, within the framework of the
Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be regulated by
treaties and agreements concluded by the Republic of Uzbekistan and
the Republic of Karakalpakstan.
Any disputes between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic
of Karakalpakstan shall be settled by the way of reconciliation.
Part five. Organization of state authority
Chapter 18. Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Chapter 19. The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Chapter 20. Cabinet of Ministers
Chapter 21. Fundamental principles of local bodies
of state authority
Chapter 22. Judicial authority in the Republic of Uzbekistan
Chapter 23. Electoral system
Chapter 24. Procurator's office
Chapter 25. Finance and crediting
Chapter 26. Defence and security
Chapter 18 is stated in accordance with the Law of the
RUz dtd 24.04.2003 (Previous version)
Chapter 18. Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Article 76. The highest state representative body is the Oliy
Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan. This body exercises legislative
power.
The Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall consist of
two Chambers - the Legislative Chamber (lower house) and the Senate
(upper house).
Term of power of the Legislative Chamber and the Senate of the
Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be five years.
Article 77. The Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan shall consist of one hundred and twenty deputies
elected by territorial constituencies on multi-party basis.
The Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan
shall be a Chamber of territorial representation and shall consist of
members of the Senate (senators).
Members of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of
Uzbekistan shall be elected equally in groups of six - from the
Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent by secret
ballot at relevant joint sessions of the deputies of Zhokarga Kenes of
the Republic of Karakalpakstan, representative agencies of state power
of districts, regions and towns from among such deputies. Sixteen
members of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan
shall be appointed by the President from among most authoritative
citizens with abundant practical experience and significant
achievements in the sphere of science, art, literature, industry and
other spheres of state and social activities.
The citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan who have reached the
age of 25 by election day, domiciling in the territory of the Republic
of Uzbekistan not less than five years shall be the deputy of the
Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
as well as the member of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic
of Uzbekistan. Requirements to candidates shall be determined by law.
One and the same person may not be elected simultaneously a
deputy of the Legislative chamber and a member of the Senate of the
Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 78. Joint authority of the Legislative chamber and the
Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall include:
1) adoption and amending of the Constitution of the Republic
of Uzbekistan;
2) enactment and amending of constitutional laws of the Republic
of Uzbekistan;
3) taking of decision regarding holding of the Referendum of
the Republic of Uzbekistan and appointment of the date of its holding;
4) determination of the guidelines of home and foreign policies
of the Republic of Uzbekistan and approval of long-term projects;
5) determination of the structure and powers of the
legislative, executive and judicial branches of the Republic of
Uzbekistan;
6) admission of new states into the Republic of Uzbekistan and
approval of their decisions to secede from the Republic of Uzbekistan;
7) legislative regulation of customs, as well as of the
currency and credit systems;
8) approval of the state budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan
submitted by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan and
control over its execution;
9) determination of taxes and other compulsory payments;
10) legislative regulation of the administrative and
territorial structure, and alteration of frontiers of the Republic of
Uzbekistan;
11) formation, annulment and renaming of districts, towns,
cities and regions and alteration of their boundaries;
12) institution of state awards and honorary titles;
13) ratification of the decrees of the President of the
Republic of Uzbekistan on the formation and abolition of ministries,
state committees and other bodies of state administration;
14) formation of the Central election committee of the Republic
of Uzbekistan;
15) consideration and approval of a candidature of the Prime
Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan upon the nomination of the
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
16) election of the Plenipotentiary of the Oliy Majlis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan for human rights, as well as his deputy;
17) consideration of the report of the Counting Chamber of the
Republic of Uzbekistan;
18) approval of the decree of the President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan on declaration of war in case of aggression against the
Republic of Uzbekistan or necessity to fulfil treaty commitments on
mutual defence against aggression;
19) ratification of the decrees of the President of the
Republic of Uzbekistan on general or partial mobilization and on the
declaration, prolongation and discontinuance of a state of emergency;
20) ratification and denunciation of international treaties;
21) execution of other powers defined by the present
Constitution.
Matters to be within joint authority of the Chambers, shall be
considered, as a rule, at first by the Legislative Chamber, and then
by the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 79. The exclusive powers of the Legislative Chamber of
the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall include:
1) election of the Speaker and his deputies of the Legislative
Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as
the Chairmen and the Vice-Chairmen of the committees;
2) settlement of questions regarding deprivation of the deputy
of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of
Uzbekistan of immunity upon recommendation of the Procurator-General of
the Republic of Uzbekistan;
3) settlement of questions connected with the organization of
its activity and the Chamber's routine;
4) adoption of the resolutions on one or another matters in
political, social or economic spheres, as well as on matters associated
with home or foreign policy of a state.
Article 80. The exclusive powers of the Senate of the Oliy
Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall include:
1) election of the Chairman and the Vice-Chairmen of the Senate
of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Chairmen and the
Vice-Chairmen of the committees;
2) election, upon recommendation of the President of the
Republic of Uzbekistan, of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of
Uzbekistan;
3) election, upon recommendation of the President of the
Republic of Uzbekistan, of the Supreme Court of the Republic of
Uzbekistan;
4) election, upon recommendation of the President of the
Republic of Uzbekistan, of the Higher Economic Court of the Republic of
Uzbekistan;
5) appointment and dismissal of the Chairman of the State
Committee for Protection of Nature of the Republic of Uzbekistan upon
the nomination of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
6) ratification of the decrees of the President of the Republic
of Uzbekistan on appointment and removal of the Procurator-General of
the Republic of Uzbekistan and his deputies;
7) ratification of the decrees of the President of the Republic
of Uzbekistan on appointment and dismissal of the Chairman of the
National Security Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
8) appointment and dismissal, upon the nomination of the
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, of diplomatic and other
representatives of the Republic of Uzbekistan in foreign states;
9) appointment and dismissal, upon the nomination of the
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the Chairman of the Board
of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
10) adoption of acts on amnesty upon recommendation of the
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
11) settlement of questions on deprivation of the member of the
Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan of immunity on
recommendation of the Procurator-General of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
12) hearing of reports of the Procurator-General of the Republic
of Uzbekistan, the Chairman of the State Committee for Protection of
Nature of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Chairman of the Board of
the Central Bank;
13) settlement of questions connected with the organization of
its activity and the Chamber's routine;
14) adoption of the resolutions on one or another matters in
political, social or economic spheres, as well as on matters associated
with home or foreign policy of a state.
Article 81. On the expiry of their term, the Legislative Chamber
of and the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan
shall retain their powers until the newly-elected Legislative Chamber
and the Senate are convened.
The first sessions of the Legislative Chamber and the Senate of
the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be convened by the
Central Electoral Committee not later than in two months after election
to the Legislative Chamber and not later than in a month after
formation of the Senate.
The sessions of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of
the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be convened during a period of
sitting. The period of sitting, as a rule, shall begin on the first
date of September and end on the last working day of June of the next
year.
The sessions of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of
Uzbekistan shall be convened as far as required; but such sessions
shall be convened not less than tree times a year.
The sessions of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic
of Uzbekistan shall be legally qualified if not less than a half of a
total number of all deputies and senators attend them.
When constitutional law shall be adopted, not less than 2/3 of a
total number of all deputies and senators must attend the session.
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Prime
Minister, members of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Chairmen of the
Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and the Highest Economic Court,
the Procurator-General and the Chairman of the Board of the Bank may
attend the sessions of the Legislative Chamber and the Senate of the
Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as sessions of
their bodies. The Chairman of the Senate may attend the sessions of the
Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan
and its bodies, while the Speaker of the Legislative Chamber may attend
the sessions of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of
Uzbekistan and its bodies.
The Legislative Chamber and the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of
the Republic of Uzbekistan shall sit on separately.
Joint sessions of the Legislative Chamber and the Senate of the
Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be convened upon
adjuration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, speech of
the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan about important matters of
social and economic life, home and foreign policy of the country, as
well as speeches of the Heads of foreign states. Joint sessions on
other matters may be convened as agreed with the Chambers.
Article 82. The Legislative Chamber and the Senate of the Oliy
Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall adopt resolutions regarding
matters to be within their authority.
Resolutions of the Legislative Chamber and the Senate of the
Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be adopted by a
majority of the total voting power of the deputies of the Legislative
Chamber or members of the Senate, with the exception of cases
stipulated by the present Constitution.
Article 83. The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the
Republic of Karakalpakstan in the name of its higher representative
body of the state power, the deputies of the Legislative Chamber of the
Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Cabinet of Ministers of
the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Constitutional Court, the Supreme
Court, the Highest Economic Court and the Procurator-General of the
Republic of Uzbekistan shall have the right of legislative initiative;
the subjects of the right of legislative initiative shall exercise
such right by submission of draft law to the Legislative Chamber
of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 84. The law shall become legally effective if it is
passed by the Legislative Chamber, approved by the Senate, signed by
the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and is promulgated in
official editions in keeping with the established procedure.
The law passed by the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of
the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be forwarded to the Senate of the Oliy
Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan not later than ten days after the
date of its passing.
The law approved by the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan shall be forwarded to the President of the
Republic of Uzbekistan within ten days for signing and promulgation.
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall sign and
promulgate the law within thirty days.
The law rejected by the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be returned to the Legislative Chamber of
the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
In case where upon repeated consideration of the law, rejected
by the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the
Legislative Chamber shall approve the law anew by 2/3 of votes of a
total number of deputies, the law shall be considered passed by the
Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan and shall be forwarded by the
Legislative Chamber to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for
signing and promulgation.
As regards law rejected by the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of
the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Legislative Chamber and the Senate of
may form, on an equal footing, a conciliatory commission from among
the deputies of the Legislative Chamber and the members of the Senate to
negotiate disagreements arisen. Upon acceptance of proposals by the
conciliatory commission, the law shall be considered in the course of
work.
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have the
right to return the law with his objections to the Oliy Majlis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan.
In case where the law has been approved in early passed version
by not less than 2/3 of votes of the total number of deputies of
the Legislative Chamber and members of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of
the Republic of Uzbekistan respectively, the law shall be liable to
signing by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan within fourteen
days and promulgation.
Promulgation of laws and other normative and legal acts shall
be a compulsory condition for their enforcement.
Article 85. The Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan shall elect the Speaker of the Legislative
Chamber and his deputies from its members.
The Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan and his deputies shall be elected by a majority
of the total number of deputies by secret ballot for a term of powers
of the Legislative Chamber.
The Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of
the Republic of Uzbekistan may be recalled before completion of his
term of office by the decision of the Legislative Chamber approved by
more than 2/3 of votes of the total number of deputies of the
Legislative Chamber by secret ballot.
The Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of
the Republic of Uzbekistan shall:
1) convene the sessions of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy
Majlis and preside at the sessions;
2) exercise the general direction over a preliminary review of
matters to be submitted to the Legislative Chamber;
3) coordinate the work of the committees and commissions of the
Legislative Chamber;
4) organize the control over the execution of the laws and the
resolutions passed by the Legislative Chamber;
5) direct inter-parliamentary relations and the work of the
groups of the Legislative Chamber connected with international
parliamentary organizations;
6) represent the Legislative Chamber in relation with the
Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, other state
bodies, foreign states, international and other organizations;
7) sign the resolutions passed by the Legislative Chamber;
8) execute other powers stipulated by the Constitution and the
legislation.
The Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of
the Republic of Uzbekistan shall issue ordinances.
Article 86. The Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of
Uzbekistan shall elect the Chairman and the Vice-Chairmen of the Senate
from its members. The Chairman of the Senate shall be elected upon the
nomination of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The representative of the Republic of Karakalpakstan shall be
one of the Vice-Chairmen of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Chairman and the Vice-Chairmen of the Senate of the Oliy
Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be elected by majority of
the total number of senators by secret ballot for a term of powers of
the Senate.
The Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic
of Uzbekistan may be recalled before completion of his term of office
by the decision of the Senate approved by more than 2/3 of votes of the
total number of senators by secret ballot.
The Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majis of the Republic
of Uzbekistan shall:
1) convene the sessions of the Senate and preside at them;
2) exercise the general direction over a preliminary review of
matters to be submitted to the Senate;
3) coordinate the work of the committees and commissions of the
Senate;
4) organize the control over the execution of the laws of the
Republic of Uzbekistan and resolutions of the Senate;
5) direct inter-parliamentary relations and the work of the
groups of the Senate connected with international parliamentary
organizations;
6) represents the Senate in relations with the Legislative
Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, other state
bodies, foreign states, international and other organizations;
7) sign the resolutions passed by the Senate;
8) execute other powers stipulated by the Constitution and the
legislation.
The Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic
of Uzbekistan shall issue ordinances.
Article 87. The legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan shall elect for a term its powers from the
number of deputies of the Legislative Chamber committees to draft laws,
conduct preliminary review of matters to be submitted to the
Legislative Chamber and control the execution of the laws of the
Republic of Uzbekistan and resolutions passed by the Legislative
Chamber.
The Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan
shall elect for a term of its powers from the number of senators
committees to conduct preliminary review of matters to be submitted to
the Senate and control the execution of the laws of the Republic of
Uzbekistan and resolutions passed by the Senate.
In the event of necessity, the Legislative Chamber and the
Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall form
commissions from the number of deputies and senators to implement
specific targets.
Article 88. The expenses associated with deputy or senatorial
activity shall be reimbursed to the deputies of the Legislative
Chamber and the members of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan.
The deputies of the Legislative Chamber and the members of the
Senate working for the Senate on a permanent basis may not hold any
other paid post within a term of their power, except scientific
activity and teaching.
The deputy of the Legislative Chamber and the member of the
Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have the
right of immunity. They may not be prosecuted, detained, confined under
guard or incur a court-imposed administrative penalty without the
sanction of the Legislative Chamber or the Senate.
Chapter 19. The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
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Article 89. The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the
head of a state; he ensures coordinated operation and cooperation of
the agencies of a state power.
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Article 90. Any citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan who has
reached the age of 35, is in full command of official language and has
permanently resided in Uzbekistan for at least 10 years immediately
proceeding the elections, shall be eligible for the post of President
of the Republic of Uzbekistan. On and the same person may not be
elected as President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for more than two
consecutive terms.
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be elected
for a term o seven years. He shall be elected by citizens of the
Republic of Uzbekistan on the basis of the universal, equal and direct
suffrage by secret ballot. The Procedure for electing President shall
be specified by law of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 91. During his term of office, the President may not
hold any other paid post, serve as a deputy of a representative body or
engage in commercial activity.
The President shall enjoy personal immunity and protection
under law.
Article 92. The President shall be regarded as having assumed
office upon taking the following oath at a session of the Oliy Majlis:
"I do solemnly swear to faithfully serve the people of
Uzbekistan, to strictly comply with the Constitution and the laws of
the Republic, to guarantee the rights and freedoms of its citizens, and
to conscientiously perform the duties of the President of the Republic
of Uzbekistan".
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Article 93. The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall:
1) guarantee the rights and freedoms of citizens and observance
of the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
2) protect the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity
of the Republic of Uzbekistan and implement the decisions regarding
its national-state structure;
3) represent the Republic of Uzbekistan in domestic matters and
international relations;
4) conduct negotiations, sign treaties and agreements on
behalf of the Republic of Uzbekistan and ensure the observance of the
treaties and agreements signed by the Republic and the fulfillment of
its commitments;
5) receive letters of credence and recall from diplomats and
other representatives accredited to him;
6) present to the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of
Uzbekistan his nominees for the post of diplomats and other
representatives of the Republic of Uzbekistan in foreign states;
7) present annual reports to the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of
Uzbekistan on important matters of social and economic life, as well as
home and foreign policy of the country;
8) form the administration and lead it; ensure interaction
between the highest bodies of state authority and administration of the
Republic; set up and dissolve ministries, state committees and other
bodies of administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan, with subsequent
confirmation by the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of
Uzbekistan;
9) nominate a person to the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan for the post of Chairman of the Senate;
10) nominate a candidature of Prime Minister of the Republic of
Uzbekistan to be considered and approved by the Chambers of the Oliy
Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan and relieve him of his post;
11) approve, upon nomination of Prime Minister of the Republic
of Uzbekistan, members of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of
Uzbekistan and relieve them of their posts;
12) appoint and dismiss Procurator-General of the Republic of
Uzbekistan and his deputies with subsequent confirmation by the Senate
of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
13) present to the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of
Uzbekistan nominees for the posts of Chairman and judges of the
Constitutional Court, Chairman and judges of the Supreme Court,
Chairman and judges of the Higher Economic Court, Chairman of the Board
of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Chairman of the
State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Protection of Nature;
14) appoint and dismiss judges of regional, interregional,
district, city, military and economic courts;
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15) appoint and dismiss khokims of regions and the city of
Tashkent in accordance with the Law. The President shall have the right
to dismiss any khokim of a district or a city, should the latter violate
the Constitution or the laws, or perform an act discrediting the honour
and dignity of a khokim;
16) suspend and repeal any acts passed by the bodies of the
state administration or khokims;
17) sign and promulgate the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
the President may refer any law, with his own amendments, to the Oliy
Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for additional consideration and
vote;
18) proclaim a state of war in the event of an armed attack on
the Republic of Uzbekistan or when it is necessary to meet
international obligations relating to mutual defence against aggression,
and submit the decision to the Chambers of the Oliy Majis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan for confirmation within three days;
19) have the right to proclaim a state of emergency throughout
the Republic of Uzbekistan or in a particular locality in cases of
emergency (such as a real outside threat, mass disturbances, major
catastrophes, natural calamities or epidemics), in the interest of
people's security. The President shall submit his decision to the
Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for
confirmation within three days. The terms and the procedure for the
imposition of the state of emergency shall be specified by the law;
20) serve as the Supreme Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces
of the Republic of Uzbekistan and is empowered to appoint and dismiss
the high command of the Armed Forces and confer top military ranks;
21) award orders, medals and certificates of honour of the
Republic of Uzbekistan and confer qualification and honorary titles of
the Republic of Uzbekistan;
22) rule on matters of citizenship of the Republic of
Uzbekistan and on granting political asylum;
23) introduce to the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic
of Uzbekistan proposals on issue of acts on amnesty and granting pardon
to citizens convicted by the courts of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
24) form the National Security Service of the Republic of
Uzbekistan. The President shall appoint and dismiss the Chairman of the
National Security Service and submit the decrees on such matters to the
Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
25) exercise other powers stipulated by the present Constitution
and the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The President shall not have the right to transfer his powers
to state bodies or officials.
Article 94. The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall
issue decrees, enactments and ordinances binding on the entire territory
of the Republic on the basis of and for enforcement of the Constitution
and the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
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Article 95. The Legislative Chamber and the Senate of the Oliy
Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan may be dissolved by a decision of
the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan sanctioned by the
Constitution Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan should any
insurmountable differences arise within the structure of the
Legislative Chamber and the Senate jeopardizing their normal
functioning or should it repeatedly make decisions in opposition to the
Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as should any
insurmountable difference arise between the Legislative Chamber and the
Senate jeopardizing normal functioning of the Oliy Majlis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan.
In the event of the dissolution of the Legislative Chamber and
the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, elections
shall be held within three months.
The Legislative Chamber and the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of
the Republic of Uzbekistan may not be dissolved during a state of
emergency.
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Article 96. Should the President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan fail to perform his duties due to poor health confirmed by a
certificate of a State Medical Commission formed by joint decision of
the Chambers, an emergency joint sessions of the Chambers of the Oliy
Majlis shall be held within ten days. The session shall elect acting
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan from among deputies and
senators for a term of not more than three months". In this case the
general elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall
be held within three months.
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Article 97. Upon completion of his term of office the President
shall be a lifetime member of the Senate.
Chapter 20. Cabinet of Ministers
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Article 98. The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of
Uzbekistan shall exercise executive power. The Cabinet of Ministers of
the Republic of Uzbekistan shall consist of Prime Minister of the
Republic of Uzbekistan, his deputies, ministers and chairmen of the
state committees. The head of the government of the Republic of
Karakalpakstan shall be an ex officio member of the Cabinet of
Ministers.
The Cabinet of Ministers shall be formed by the President of
the Republic of Uzbekistan. Nominee of the Prime Minister of the
Republic of Uzbekistan shall be considered and approved by the Chambers
of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan upon the nomination
the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The members of Cabinet of
Ministers shall be approved by the President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan upon the nomination of the Prime Minister of the Republic of
Uzbekistan.
The Cabinet of Ministers shall provide guidance for the
economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of
Uzbekistan. It should also be responsible for the execution of the laws
of the Republic of Uzbekistan, decisions of the Oliy Majlis, decrees,
resolutions and other enactments of the President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan.
The Cabinet of Ministers shall issue enactments and ordinances
in accordance with the current legislation. This shall be binding on
all bodies of administration, enterprises, organizations, officials and
citizens throughout the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall
organize and mange activity of the Cabinet of Ministers; he shall bear
personal responsibility for the efficiency of its work, preside at the
sessions of the Cabinet of Ministers, sign its resolutions, represent,
on behalf of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Cabinet
of Ministers in international relations, as well as perform other
functions stipulated by the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
decrees and resolutions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have the
right to be in the chair of the sessions of the Cabinet of Ministers,
take decisions regarding matters to be within authority of the Cabinet
of Ministers, as well as abolish resolutions and instructions of the
Cabinet of Ministers, as well as instructions of the Prime Minister of
the Republic of Uzbekistan based on Article 89 and Article 93 of the
present Constitution.
The Cabinet of Ministers, in its activity shall be responsible
to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Oliy Majlis of
the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Cabinet of Ministers shall tender its resignation to the
newly elected Oliy Majlis.
The procedure for the work of the Cabinet of Ministers and its
powers shall be defined by the law.
Chapter 21. Fundamental principles of local bodies of state authority
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Article 99. Kengash(s) of People's Deputies led by khokims are
the representative bodies of authority in regions, districts, cities
and towns, except in towns subordinate to district centres and city
districts). They shall act upon all matters within their authority in
accordance with the interests of the state and citizens.
Article 100. The local authorities shall:
ensure the observance of laws, maintain law and order, and
ensure security of citizens',
direct the economic, social and cultural development within
their territories;
propose and implement the local budget, determine the local
taxes and fees, and propose non-budget funds;
direct the municipal economy;
protect the environment;
ensure the registration of civil status acts;
pass normative acts and exercise other powers in conformity with
the Constitution and the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
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Article 101. The local authorities shall enforce the laws of
the Republic of Uzbekistan, the decrees of the President of the
Republic of Uzbekistan and the resolutions of the higher bodies of
state authority. They shall also participate in the discussion of
national and local matters.
The decisions of the higher bodies on matters within their
authority shall be binding on the subordinate bodies.
The term of office of Kengash(s) of People's deputied and
knokims is five years.
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Article 102. The khokims of regions, districts, cities and
towns shall serve as the heads of both representative and executive
authorities of their respective territories.
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The Khokim of the region and the city of Tashkent shall be
appointed and dismissed by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
in accordance with the Law.
The khokims of districts, towns and cities shall be appointed
and dismissed by the khokim of the appropriate region, with subsequent
confirmation the appropriate Kengash of People's Deputies.
The khokims of city districts shall be appointed and dismissed
by the khokim of the city, with subsequent confirmation by the city
Kengash of People's Deputies.
The khokims of towns subordinate to district centres shall be
appointed and dismissed by the khokim of the district, with subsequent
confirmation by the district Kengash of People's Deputies.
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Article 103. The khokims of regions, districts, cities and
towns shall exercise their powers in accordance with the principle of
one-man management and shall bear personal responsibility for the
decisions and the work of the bodies they lead.
Organization of the work and powers of khokims and local
Kengash(s) of People's Deputies shall be specified by the law.
Article 104. The khokim shall make decisions within his vested
powers which are binding on all enterprises, institutions,
organizations, associations, officials, and citizens on the relevant
territory.
Article 105. Residents of settlements, kishlaks and auls
(villages), as well as of residential neighbourhoods (makhallyas) in
cities, towns, settlements and villages shall decide all local matters
at general meetings. These local self-governing bodies shall elect
Chairman (aksakal) and his advisers for a term of 2.5 years.
The procedure for elections, organization of the work and the
powers of self-governing bodies shall be specified by law.
Chapter 22. Judicial authority in the Republic of Uzbekistan
Article 106. The judicial authority in the Republic of
Uzbekistan shall function independently from the legislative and
executive branches, political parties and public organizations.
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Article 107. The judicial system of the Republic of Uzbekistan
shall consist of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of
Uzbekistan, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Higher
Economic Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Supreme Courts for
civil and criminal cases of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, the
Economic Court of the Republic of Karakalpakstan elected for a period
of five years, Taskent city courts for civil and criminal cases,
interregional, district, city courts for civil and criminal cases, as
well as military and economic courts elected for the same term.
Organization and procedure for the operation of the courts shall
be specified by law.
Formation of extraordinary courts shall be inadmissible.
Article 108. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of
Uzbekistan shall hear cases relating to the Constitutionality of acts
passed by the legislative and executive branches.
The Constitutional Court shall be elected from political and
legal scholars and shall consist of a Chairman, Vice-Chairman and
judges including a representative of the Republic of Karakalpakstan.
No member of the Constitutional Court, including the Chairman,
shall have the right to simultaneously serve as a deputy. The Chairman
and the members of the Constitutional Court may not belong to any
political parties or movements, nor hold any other paid posts.
The judges of the Constitutional Court shall have the right of
immunity.
The judges of the Constitutional Court shall be independent in
their work and subject solely to the Constitution of the Republic of
Uzbekistan.
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Article 109. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of
Uzbekistan shall:
1) judge the constitutionality of the laws of the Republic of
Uzbekistan and resolutions of the Chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the
Republic of Uzbekistan, the decrees of the President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan, the enactments of the government and the ordinances of
local authorities, as well as obligations of the Republic of Uzbekistan
under inter-state treaties and other documents;
2) conform the constitutionality of the Constitution and laws
of the Republic of Karakalpakstan to the Constitution and laws of the
Republic of Uzbekistan;
3) interpret the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of
Uzbekistan;
4) hear other cases coming within its authority under the
Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The judgement of the Constitutional Court shall take effect
upon publication. They shall be final and shall no subject to
appeal.
The organization and the procedure of the Constitutional Court
shall be specified by law.
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Article 110. The Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan
shall be the highest judicial body of civil, criminal and
administrative law.
The rulings of the Supreme Court shall be final and binding
throughout the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have the
right to supervise the judicial activity of the Supreme Courts of the
Republic of Karakalpakstan, as well as district, town, interregional,
regional and military courts.
Article 111. Any economic and management disputes that may
arise between entrepreneurs, enterprises, institutions and
organizations based on different forms ol ownership, shall be settled
by the Higher Arbitration Court and other arbitration courts within
their authority.
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Article 112. Judges shall be independent and subject solely to
the law. Any interference in the work of judges in administrating the
law shall be inadmissible and punishable by law.
The immunity of judges shall be guaranteed by law.
The judges may not be senators or deputies of representative
bodies of state power.
The judges may not belong to any political parties or
movements, as well as hold any other paid post, except for scientific
activity or teaching.
Before the completion of his term of office, a judge may be
removed from his post only on grounds specified by law.
Article 113. Legal proceedings in all courts shall be open to
the public. Hearings in camera shall be only allowed in cases prescribed
by law.
Article 114. All court verdicts shall be binding on state
bodies, public associations, enterprises, institutions, organizations,
officials and citizens.
Article 115. All legal proceedings in the Republic of
Uzbekistan shall be conducted in Uzbek, Karakalpak, or in the language
spoken by the majority of the people in the locality. Any person
participating in court proceedings who does not know the language in
which they are being conducted, shall have the following right to be
fully acquainted with the materials in the case, to have the services
of an interpreter during the proceedings, and to address the court in
his native language.
Article 116. Any defendant shall have the right to defence.
The right to legal assistance shall be guaranteed at any stage
of the investigation and judicial proceedings. Legal assistance to
citizens, enterprises, institutions and organizations shall begiven by
the College of Barristers. Organization and procedure of the College
of Barristers shall be specified by law.
Chapter 23. Electoral system
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Article 117. All citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall
have the right to elect and to be elected to representative bodies of
state power. Every citizen shall have only one vote. Suffrage, equality
and free will shall be guaranteed by law.
The election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as
well as election deputies to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis
of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Zhokarga Kenes of the Republic of
Karakalpakstan, to representative bodies of state power of districts,
regions, towns and cities shall be held in the year of the expiry of
constitutional term of their powers - on the first Sunday of the third
ten-day period of December. The elections shall be held on the basis of
universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot. All citizens of
the Republic of Uzbekistan under the age of 18 shall be eligible to
vote.
The members of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of
Uzbekistan shall be elected by secret vote at the relevant joint
sessions of the deputies of Zhokarga Kenes of the Republic of
Karakalpakstan, representative bodies of state power of districts,
regions, towns and cities from among such deputies not later than a
month after their election.
Citizens who have been legally certified as insane, as well as
persons in prison according to a judgement of the court may neither vote
nor be eligible for election. Any other direct or indirect infringement
of the citizens' voting rights is inadmissible.
The citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan may not
simultaneously be elected to more than two representative bodies of
state power.
The electoral procedure shall be specified by law.
Chapter 24. Procurator's office
Article 118. The Procurator-General of the Republic of
Uzbekistan and the procurator subordinate to him shall supervise the
strict and uniform observance of the laws on the territory of the
Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 119. The.Procurator-General of the Republic of
Uzbekistan shall direct the centralized system of agencies of the
procurator's office.
The Procurator of the Republic of Karakalpakstan shall be
appointed by the highest representative body of the Republic of
Karakalpakstan and subject to confirmation by the Procurator-General
of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The procurators of regions, districts, cities and towns shall
be appointed by the Procurator-General of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The term of office shall be 5 years for the Procurator-General
of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Procurator of the Republic of
Karakalpakstan and procurators of regions, districts, cities and
towns.
Article 120. The agencies of the Procurator's Office of the
Republic of Uzbekistan shall exercise their powers independently of any
state bodies, public associations and officials, and shall be subject
solely to the law.
While in office procurators shall suspend their membership in
political parties and any other public associations pursuing political
goals.
Organization, powers and procedure for the agencies of the
Procurator's Office shall be specified by law.
Article 121. On the territory o! the Republic of Uzbekistan it
is prohibited to set up and run any private, cooperative or other
non-governmental agencies or their branches, independently conducting
any operational work, investigations, inquiries or any other functions
connected with combatting crime.
The law-enforcement agencies may enlist the assistance of
public associations and citizens to safeguard law and order, as well as
the rights and freedoms of citizens.
Chapter 25. Finance and crediting
Article 122. The Republic of Uzbekistan shall have independent
financial, monetary and credit systems.
The state budget of Uzbekistan shall consist of the national
budget, the budget of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and local budgets.
Article 123 The Republic of Uzbekistan shall have a single
taxation system. The right to determine taxes shall belong to the Oliy
Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 124. The banking system of the Republic of uzbekistan
shall be directed by the Central Bank of the Republic.
Chapter 26. Defence and security
Article 125. The Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan
shall be formed to defend the state severeignty and territorial
integrity of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as the peaceful life
and security of its citizens.
The structure and organization of the Armed Forces shall be
specified by law.
Article 126. The Republic of Uzbekistan shall maintain the
Armed Forces to ensure its security at a level of reasonable
sufficiency.
Part six. Procedure for amending the constitution
The Article is stated in accordance with the Law of the
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Article 127. The Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan
shall be amended either by laws passed by at least 2/3 of the
deputies of the Legislative Chamber and members of the Senate of the
Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan or by the Referendum of the
Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 128. The Oliy Majlis of the Republic of uzbekistan may
pass a law altering or amending the Constitution within six months of
submission of the relevant proposal, with due regard for its
nation-wide discussion. Should the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of
Uzbekistan reject an amendment to the Constitution, a repeated proposal
may not be submitted for one year.
Preamble
Part one. Fundamental principles (Chapter 1-4)
Part two. Basic human and civil rights,
freedoms and duties (Chapter 5-11)
Part three. Sosiety and the individual (Chapter 12-15)
Part four. Administrative and territorial structure
and state system (Chapter 16-17)
Part five. Organization of state authority (Chapter 18-26)
Part six. Procedure for amending the constitution