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Constitution of the Republic of Belarus of 1994 [consolidated version].

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Belarus
Constitutional law
1994-03-15
National
Constitution

Second Region

The amended text replaces the Supreme Soviet with a bicameral National Assembly composed of the Council of the Republic and the Chamber of Representatives. The President is provided the power to legislate by decree (s. 101). The President is also conferred the authority to call national referenda, dissolve chambers of the National Assembly, and to appoint the Procurator General. The President shall enjoy immunity. As in the previous version of the Constitution, basic rights and freedoms, including freedom of association, religion, and expression, are guaranteed in Parts I and II. All citizens shall have the right to vote, except those in detention in accordance with a court decision. Elections shall not be held during a State of emergency.

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    Date of entry into force
    1996-11-27
    date of consolidated version

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    Monograph title
    Constitutions of the Countries of the World
    Author
    Gisbert H. Flanz, ed.
    Publisher
    Oceana Publications
    Place of publication
    Dobbs Ferry
    Country
    United States of America
    Date
    1997-05
    Page range
    35 p.
    ISBN
    0-379-00467-4