Constitution of the Ukrainian People's Republic
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| Constitution of Ukrainian People's Republic | |
 The constitution's draft of the front page.
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| Created | Started 1917 |
| Ratified | April 29, 1918 |
| Location | National Archive Fond of Ukraine |
| Authors | Ukrainian Central Rada deputies |
The Constitution of Ukrainian People's Republic (Ukrainian: Конституція Української Народної Республіки, Konstytutsiya Ukrayinskoi Narodnoi Respubliky) is a constitutional document approved by the Central Rada on April 29, 1918, but never announced. Hence the document never acquired the legal power and remained forever as an important document from the period of the Ukrainian People's Republic from 1917-1918.
The Constitution's main principle was separation of powers. This is not surprising given that it was modeled after democratic constitutions of Europe and the United States.[1]
The constitution was composed of 83 articles, which were divided into 8 sections:[2]
- Section I. General Principles.
- Section II. Rights of the Citizens of Ukraine.
- Section III. Authorities of the Ukrainian People's Republic.
- Section IV. All-people's Elections of the Ukrainian People's Republic.
- Section V. On the Council of the People's Ministers of the Ukrainian People's Republic.
- Section VI. Courts of the Ukrainian People's Republic.
- Section VII. National unions.
- Section VIII. On the temporary termination of citizen's rights.
[edit] See also
- Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk (1710)
- Constitution of Ukraine (1996)
[edit] References
- ^ Sliusarenko, A. H.; M. V. Tomenko (1993). Istoriia Ukrainskoi Konstytytsii. Ukraine: Znannia. ISBN 5-7770-0600-0.
- ^ Laws of Ukraine. Ukrainian Central Rada decree No. n0002300-18: Constitution of the Ukrainian People's Republic (Statute on the state government, rights and freedoms of the UPR). Passed on 1918-01-09. (Ukrainian)
[edit] External links
- "Constitution of Ukrainian People's Republic" (in Ukrainian). www.ukrcenter.com. 1-2. http://www.ukrcenter.com/library/read.asp?id=3409. Retrieved on 2006-09-10.
- "Picture of constitution draft first page" (in Ukrainian). Archives of Ukraine. 06-12-1917. http://www.archives.gov.ua/Sections/Constitution/2/index.php?25. Retrieved on 2006-09-10.
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