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CONSTITUTION
OF THE PRIDNESTROVIAN MOLDAVIAN REPUBLIC

SECTION III. PRINCIPLES OF STATE ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 1. DEVELOPMENT OF PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM

Article 53

1. Everyone shall have the right on compensation by the state, local self-government, of the harm caused by illegal commission (or omission) of bodies of state power, of local self-government, or of their officials.

2. Respect for human dignity, as well as full, unconditional and immediate protection of rights and freedoms of person and citizen, and providing conditions for free development of citizens shall be the responsibility of bodies of state power, of local self-government and officials.

3. Any normative legal acts affecting rights, freedoms and duties of person and citizen may not be applied without being published officially for general knowledge.

Article 54

1.In conditions of a state of emergency or martial law, in accordance with the constitutional law, certain restrictions may be imposed on human rights and freedoms established by Articles 4, 20, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37 of this Constitution.

In conditions of state of economic emergency, under the constitutional law, constitutional rights and freedoms of person and citizen determined by Articles 4, 35, 37 of this Constitution may be restricted.

The restriction of the constitutional rights and freedoms of a man and a citizen specified in this article may be established with an indication of their limits and the period for which they have effect. No other constitutional human and civil rights and freedoms might not be restricted.

2. A state of emergency, martial law on the entire territory of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic may be introduced to the circumstances and in accordance with the procedure stipulated by constitutional law.

Article 55

1. The Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Pridnestrovie) is a presidential republic. The names " Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic " and "Pridnestrovie" are equivalent.

2. The powers of two or three branches of government cannot be united in the hands of one body or one person. Legislative power cannot be vested in one person. The executive bodies of state power cannot be endowed with the powers to issue laws, and the legislative power cannot be endowed with administrative powers for the operational management of bodies and institutions of the executive and judicial bodies of state power.

Each of the bodies of state power is endowed with control functions within the powers provided by this Constitution and the law.

3. Judicial power is exercised by courts, decisions of which are made on behalf of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. Each of the bodies of state power is endowed with control functions within the powers provided by this Constitution and the law.

3. Judicial power is exercised by courts, decisions of which are made on behalf of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

Article 55-1.

1. State power in the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic shall be exercised by the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, the Supreme Council of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, the Government of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, courts of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

2. The Prosecutor's Office of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, the Central Election Commission of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, the Accounts Chamber of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic shall exercise the state and power powers granted to them by this Constitution and the law.

Article 56

1. The Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic as a sovereign state, through the bodies of state power and administration, as well as state officials, created in accordance with the procedure established by this Constitution and legislation, assumes the fulfillment of the following main functions:

a) formation and preservation of a favorable habitat;

b) implementation of public health services;

c) creation and functioning of systems of social security and protection of the population, employment of the able-bodied population;

d) development of science, culture, physical culture and sports and ensuring the possibility of education for the population;

e) implementation of foreign policy activities;

f) the formation and maintenance of the financial system of the state;

g) ensuring of the development of the economy in the state;

h) implementation of measures of customs regulation;

i) the functioning of trade, both internal and external;

j) creating conditions for the functioning of transport and communications as unified systems;

k) provision of conditions for the activity of the agricultural sector of the economy, aimed at meeting the needs of the population;

l) conservation and rational use of natural resources;

m) creating conditions for the functioning of industry and energy;

n) ensuring the defense capability and security of the state;

o) ensuring external and internal security in order to ensure the normal life of the state;

p) implementation of law enforcement activities, including measures to ensure the rule of law, the rights and freedoms of citizens, the protection of property and public order, and the fight against crime;

c) determination of the status and protection of the state border of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic;

r) ensuring the activities of the justice authorities;

s) other issues requiring a uniform solution and application on the territory of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic to ensure the welfare and benefit of the population.

2. Bodies of state power and administration are created exclusively to perform the functions of the state, their activities are financed only from the state budget.

Article 57

If an international treaty of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic establishes other rules than provided for by the legislation of the Republic, it may be ratified by the Supreme Soviet only after adoption (or simultaneously with adoption) a law by it, introducing amendments into the legislation currently in force according to the international treaty of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, which is subject to ratification.

Article 58

Unless it leads to restriction of rights and freedoms of person and citizen provided for by Section II of this Constitution and is inconsistent with the principles of the constitutional system, the exercising of certain competencies of organs of state power may be delegated through passing a constitutional law in the order determined in Article 57 of this Constitution to another state or supranational institutions, to the extent, to which it will not mean for the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic a refusal from its sovereignty.




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