Law
Fundamentals of the Constitution
Constitution: the fundamental law of the state, a document with the highest legal force.
Adoption
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 8 December 1992 | The Constitution was adopted |
| 30 April 2023 | The Constitution in its new version was adopted by referendum |
- Constitution: 8 December 1992.
- 8 December: Constitution Day.
- New version: 30 April 2023 adopted by referendum.
- The new version consists of 155 articles. It entered into force on 1 May 2023.
Basic provisions
- Uzbekistan: a sovereign, democratic, legal, social and secular state with a republican form of government (Article 1).
- Source of power: the people: the people are the sole source of state power (Article 7).
- The source of power is the people, not the President: the President, the Oliy Majlis or the Government are not the source of power.
- The people directly and through representatives exercise power: important issues are put to a referendum (Article 9), and only the Oliy Majlis and the President elected by the people act on behalf of the people (Article 10).
- Power is divided into legislative, executive and judicial branches (Article 11).
- The supremacy of the Constitution and laws is unconditionally recognized; the Constitution has the highest legal force throughout the whole territory and applies directly (Article 15).