At the regular session of the Constitutional Commission on improvement of Main Law held on February 2, 2016, it was passed the Resolution on publication of the draft Constitution of Turkmenistan for nationwide discussion. According to regulations, after generalization and analysis of delivered proposals, the draft will be presented to the Elders’ Council, which will also submit it after discussion for consideration of the Parliament of Turkmenistan.
The draft of new version of the Main Law includes 143 articles, from which 28 - new. Amendments or additions were made in eighty articles. Thus, the draft Constitution fixes drastic transformations in the country during the last years passed since approval in 2008 of renewed version of main law, and reflects political, economic and social tasks taking into account the nearest and long-term prospects. The constitutional reform provides stage-by-stage development of socio-political relations in the country as well as state and legal institutions with a view of their more effective functioning. The draft of Main Law was developed taking into account the advanced world experience and priority of the general norms of international law.
On the basis of Turkmen statehood, as it was defined with gaining of independence, there are the rights and freedoms of the person and citizen. At the same time, the draft of new version especially highlights that each person, being supreme value of a society and state, has the right for honour and dignity protection, and also basic directions of activity of the state in sphere of maintenance of the rights and freedom of citizens are fixed.
Attaching great significance to the implementation of norms of the international agreements in the national legislation, the draft reflects the modern norms in the field of the rights and freedom of human being. In particular, it is accurately fixed that each person has the right for protection of his honour and dignity, that no circumstances become the basis for humiliation of dignity of the person.
In new version, it is also fixed that the state regulates economic activity, proceeding from interests of the human being and society, provides sustainable development for the sake of wellbeing of the people. In this regard, the state support of entrepreneurship, small- and medium-sized business is under special focus. The right of each person for free use of his abilities and property for business dealing, realization of other economic activities is guaranteed in new version.
New norm of the Main Law on recognition in Turkmenistan of pluralism of political views and multi-party society is directed at development of the democratic processes, full warranting of the political and civil rights.
Taking into account the peculiarities of modern epoch, the additions and amendments, which create favorable legal platform for activity of all branches of the government in interests of the person and protection of his rights, were introduced into the draft. In particular, the rights, duties and powers of legislative, executive and judicial authority on the basis of principles of independence, justice, transparency, openness are defined more accurately. The special attention during work at this section has been turned on the status of local representative bodies and executive power, local government system. Their authority are given in the developed and concrete statement.
In the context of national model of development and generally-accepted norms of international law, the new version reinforced the norms, guaranteeing the qualitative and accessible educational and medical services, supporting youth and young families, the gender equality, providing human rights on favorable for life and health environment.
Thus, new version of the Constitution of Turkmenistan, which draft was submitted for nationwide discussion, fixes a high lath of standards of human life and defines strategic goals on the path of construction of the democratic legal high-society state.
The draft of new version of the Main Law includes 143 articles, from which 28 - new. Amendments or additions were made in eighty articles. Thus, the draft Constitution fixes drastic transformations in the country during the last years passed since approval in 2008 of renewed version of main law, and reflects political, economic and social tasks taking into account the nearest and long-term prospects. The constitutional reform provides stage-by-stage development of socio-political relations in the country as well as state and legal institutions with a view of their more effective functioning. The draft of Main Law was developed taking into account the advanced world experience and priority of the general norms of international law.
On the basis of Turkmen statehood, as it was defined with gaining of independence, there are the rights and freedoms of the person and citizen. At the same time, the draft of new version especially highlights that each person, being supreme value of a society and state, has the right for honour and dignity protection, and also basic directions of activity of the state in sphere of maintenance of the rights and freedom of citizens are fixed.
Attaching great significance to the implementation of norms of the international agreements in the national legislation, the draft reflects the modern norms in the field of the rights and freedom of human being. In particular, it is accurately fixed that each person has the right for protection of his honour and dignity, that no circumstances become the basis for humiliation of dignity of the person.
In new version, it is also fixed that the state regulates economic activity, proceeding from interests of the human being and society, provides sustainable development for the sake of wellbeing of the people. In this regard, the state support of entrepreneurship, small- and medium-sized business is under special focus. The right of each person for free use of his abilities and property for business dealing, realization of other economic activities is guaranteed in new version.
New norm of the Main Law on recognition in Turkmenistan of pluralism of political views and multi-party society is directed at development of the democratic processes, full warranting of the political and civil rights.
Taking into account the peculiarities of modern epoch, the additions and amendments, which create favorable legal platform for activity of all branches of the government in interests of the person and protection of his rights, were introduced into the draft. In particular, the rights, duties and powers of legislative, executive and judicial authority on the basis of principles of independence, justice, transparency, openness are defined more accurately. The special attention during work at this section has been turned on the status of local representative bodies and executive power, local government system. Their authority are given in the developed and concrete statement.
In the context of national model of development and generally-accepted norms of international law, the new version reinforced the norms, guaranteeing the qualitative and accessible educational and medical services, supporting youth and young families, the gender equality, providing human rights on favorable for life and health environment.
Thus, new version of the Constitution of Turkmenistan, which draft was submitted for nationwide discussion, fixes a high lath of standards of human life and defines strategic goals on the path of construction of the democratic legal high-society state.