Center for the Study of Constitutionalism in Eastern Europe

Box 1

Draft Constitution: first working draft, July 15, 1990 (in English)
Draft Constitution: Version Zero 1992 (in Czech)
Draft Constitution: First Version 1992 (in Czech)
Draft constitutional law on civil rights 1990 (English)
Recommendations on the draft constitutional provisions concerning executive powers (Dr.  Kottnauer) Aug. 26, 1992 (in Czech)
Draft constitution, civic forum, first draft: Dec. 5, 1989 (in English & Czesh)
Draft constitutional provisions of the Federal Assembly Expert Commission: early 1992? (in Czech)
Draft constitution: Pres. Havels draft: March 1991 (in Czech & English) --2 Files
 

Box 2 

Draft constitution: Liberal Congress Political Party draft June 20, 1991 (in Czech)
Draft constitution: Czechoslovak Republic Party draft: April 29, 1991 (in Czech)
Last draft of new Socialist Constitution prepared before the Velvet Revolution October, 1989 (in Slovak w/commentary) --2 files
Draft constitution: Czechoslovak Socialist Party draft: undated (in Czech)
Czechoslovak draft constitution: Czechoslovak Socialist Party draft June, 1991(In English, abridged with commentary)
Czechoslovak draft constitution: Czechoslovak Socialist Party draft Sept., 1991 (in Czech)
Czechoslovak Constitution of February 29, 1920 (in Czech)
Constitution of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic of July 11, 1960 with amendments,1978 (in English)
Status of Czechoslovak constitution (Fifth Internal Memo): Sept. 10, 1991 (in Czech)
Suggestions on the Constitution of the Czech Rep.: July 8-12, 1991 (in Czech)
Collected comments of the Constitutional Commission of the coalition Parties of the Czech National Council: Aug.-Oct., 1992 (in Czech)

Pres. Havels questionnaire to participants of the June 17, 1991 constitutional Meeting at Kromeriz (in English & Czech)
Constitutional debates, proposals & decisions in the [Czech] Parliament: Sept.-Nov., 1992 by Vojtech Cepl (in English)
Draft amendments to Constitutional Act #143/1968 on the Czechoslovak Federation 1990 (in Czech)
Draft Constitutional Act of Dec. 5, 1990 on the Constitutional Court of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (in English)
 

Box 3 

Presidential draft constitutional act of Dec. 10, 1990 on the Constitutional Court of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (in English)
Constitutional acts amending & supplementing Constitutional Act #100/1960 on The Constitution and Const.ional Act #143/1968 on the Czech Federal Republic (in English)
Constitutional Act #143 of Oct. 27, 1968 on the Czechoslovak Federal Republic as amended through July, 1990 (in Czech)
Constitutional Act #101 of April 20, 1990 on the change of the name of the Czechoslovak Federal Republic (in English)
Constitutional Act #102 of April 20, 1990 on the symbols of State of the Czech ad Slovak Federal Republic (in English)
Constitutional Act #296 of July 18, 1990 on Changes in the System of federal central Organs of State Administration Headed by Memember of the Government of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (in English)
Constitutional Act #496 of Nov. 16, 1990 On the Return of the Property of Communist Party of Czechoslovakia to the People of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republics (English)
Constitutional Act #497 of Nov. 16, 1990 on the Return of the Property of Socialist Youth Fed. to the People of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republics (in English)
Charter of fundamental rights and freedoms (Constitutional Act. Of Jan. 9, 1991) (in Czech)
Constitutional Court (Constitutional Act of Feb. 27, 1991) (in English)
Czechoslovak Constitutional Act of Feb. 27, 1991 on the Constitutional Court of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republics (in English)
Constitutional Act of July 18, 1991 on statewide referendum in the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (in English & Czech)
Collection of rulings & findings of the Czech Constitutional Court (1992) (in English, Czch & Slovak; English contents only)

Constitutional Court decision #P1.US 1/92 of Nov. 26, 1992 on Lustration Law #451/1991 (in English)
Helsinki Watch memorandum submitted to the Czech Constitutional Court on the Applicability of International Agreements in the Matter of Constitutionality of
Act #451/1991 (The Screening Law) (in English)
Opinion on the principles of the law concerning the judicial order of the Court of Constitutional Protection of the Czech Republic: Oct. 7, 1992 (in English & Czech)
Czech constitutional law of Nov. 26, 1992 on the termination of Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (in English & Czech)
Czechoslovak constitutional and legal materials: Open File (in Czech)
 

Box 4 

Review of collected Slovak and Czech constitutional materials: constitutional development of the Slovak Repubublic 1848-1938 (in English, Czech & Slovak)
Review of collected Slovak & Czech constitutional materials: constitutional development of the Slovak Republic 1938-1968 (in English, Czech, &Slovak)
Proposed Czech Federal Assembly Draft Resolution #535 on assessment of the period of 1948-1989 (in English and Czech)
Czechoslovak Federal Assembly draft law #341 on extrajudicial rehabilitation November 22, 1990 (in Czech)
Czechoslovak federal government draft law #442 on extrajudicial rehabilitation January, 1991 (in Czech)
Czechoslovak law on extrajudicial rehabilitation, Feb. 22, 1991 (in English & Czech)
Czechoslovak Federal Assembly proposed Resolution #525 on the illegitimacy ofCommunism (in English & Czech)
Czechoslovak government draft law #679/1991 on judicial reform (in Czech)
Transcript of Czechoslovak Federal Assembly proceedings on the topic of Lustration: March 22, 1991 (in Czech)
 

Box 5 

Czechoslovak Federal Assembly proposed Act #517A on the period of bondage, 1991 (in English & Czech)
Czechoslovak Federal Assembly proposed Act #536 on the period of bondage,1991 (in English & Czech)
Czech Federal Assembly draft law #767 on statewide referendum: July 8, 1991 (in Czech)
Czech presidential draft law #272 on statewide referendum: Dec. 17, 1990 (in English & Czech)
Law on redressing certain property injustices, Oct. 1990 (in Czech)
Czech law of May 21, 1991 on extrajudicial rehabilitation (restitution) (in Czech)
Czechoslovak government decree of Sept. 5, 1991 on the disbursement and usage of investment vouchers (in English)
Czechoslovak Federal Assembly Law #47/1990 on elections to the Czechoslovak Federal Assembly: Feb. 27, 1990 (in English & Czech)

Czechoslovak Federal Assembly law #84/1990 of March 27, 1990 on the right of assembly (in English)
Czechoslovak Federal Assembly Act of Oct. 25, 1990 on the transfers of state property of some goods to other juristic or natural person (small privatization law) (in English)
Federal Assembly Resolution #75/1990 of Dec. 12, 1990 on amending the Constitutional Act #143/1968 on the Czechoslovak Federation (on the competencies of the Federal & Republic governments) (in English)
Czech Federal Assembly Act #92/1991 of Feb. 26, 1991 on the conditions of the transfer of state property to other persons (large privatization law) (in English & Czech)
Czech Federal Assembly Law #451/1991 of Oct. 4, 1991 on lustration (in English & Czech)
Czechoslovak Federal Assembly Act #21/1992 on banks & Act #21/1992 on the State Bank of Czechoslovakia (in English)
Czech National Council Act #54/1990 of March 6, 1990 on the elections to the Czech National Council [original and as amended, 1991-1992] (in English & Czech)
Czech National Council Act #368 of September 5, 1990 concerning the elections of municipal councils (In Czech & English)
Czech National Council Law of April 24, 1991 concerning the transfer of certain state property to the ownership of local communities (in Czech)
Czech National Council resolution #150 of April 26, 1991 concerning the proposal for the resolution of the order of the territorial administration & constitutional law of the Czech Republic (in Czech)
Czech National Council resolution #150 of April 26, 1991 concerning the proposal for the resolution of the order of the territorial administration & constitutional law of the Czech Republic (in English)
President Havels New Year speech of 1990 [Czechoslovakia] (in English)
A road to market economy (selected articles, speeches & lectures of Vaclav Klaus, 1991 (in English & Czech)

Box 6

Vaclav Klaus presents new Czech governments policy statement to Parliament, July 13, 1992 (in English)

Peter Kulan address on lustration at the Salzburg Conference on Justice in TimesOf Transition: March 9, 1992 (in English)

List of legal acts in the Czech & Federal Republic as of Oct., 1990 (in English)
Czechoslovak information bulletin on changes in Civil Law, vs. 1-2 1991 (in Czech)
Czechoslovakia economic legislation review, 1991 (in English)
Draft state treaties between the Czech & Slovak Republics, 1991 (in English, Czech, & Slovak)
Czech articles on possible territorial definitions (including maps), 1992 (in Czech)
Early documents of the [Czechoslovak] Civic Forum, Nov. 19, 1989-March3, 1990 (in English)
Poll on Czechoslovakias political parties, 1991 (in English & Czech)
Roster of Czechoslovak Federal Assembly Deputies Clubs-- May 17, 1991 (in Czech)
Internal paper of the Civic Democratic Alliance of March 7, 1992 on the next stage of the breakup of the state (in Czech)

Privatization coupon book
 

Box 7

Draft Commercial Code Legislation, 1991 (in Czech)
 

CZECH REPUBLIC

Box 1

Draft Constitution : first working draft, July 15, 1990  (in English)

Draft  Constitution : July 22, 1992 (in Czech)

Draft Constitution : �Version Zero� 1992 (in Czech)

Draft Constitution : �First Version� 1992 (in Czech)

Draft Constitution :�First Version Corrected 1992 (in Czech)

Draft Constitution : �Second Version� 1992 (in Czech)

Draft Constitution October 21, 1992 (in Czech)

Draft Constitution October 23, 1992 (in Czech)

Draft Constitution October 25, 1992 (in Czech)

Draft Constitution October 30, 1992 (in Czech)

Draft Constitution November, 1992 (in English)

Draft Constitution November 1, 1992 (in Czech)

Box 2

Draft Constitution November 4, 1992 w/Substantiating Report (in English & Czech))

Final Draft Constitution : Dec. 16, 1992 (in English & Czech)

Czech National Council Committee for the preparation of the Constitution Proposal for the administrative/regional setup of Czech Republic: Aug., 1992 (in Czech)

Draft constitutional law on civil rights 1990 (in English)

Draft constitutional provisions on the environment 1992 (in Czech)

Draft Czech recommendations for constitutional provision on natural resources And the environment : undated (in Czech)

Draft constitutional provisions concerning executive powers (Dr. Kottnauer)  Aug. 26, 1992 (in Czech)

Legislative reasoning for the October, 1992 draft Czech constitution (in Czech)

Draft of the third chapter of the Czech Const., on parliament : undated (Czech)

Draft preamble of the Czech Constitution : 1992 (in Czech)

First, second, third and �zero� version drafts of the First Chapter of the Czech Constitution; V. Ceplis Draft 1992 (in Czech)

First draft of the second & third chapters of the Czech constitution, Christian Democratic party draft : Aug. 18, 1992 (in Czech)

Second draft of the second 7 third chapters of the Czech constitution, Christian Democratic party draft : 1992 (in Czech)

Draft constitution, civic forum, first draft : Dec. 5, 1989 (in English & Czech)

Draft constitutional provisions  of the Federal Assembly Expert Commission: Early 1992? (in Czech)

Draft constitution : Pres. Havel�s draft : March 1991 (in English & Czech)

 

Box 3

Constitution Czech & Slovak Fed. Republic : working draft, presidential report, March, 1991 (in English & Czech)

Draft constitution : Daniel Kroupa Draft � undated (in Czech, Pt.I only)

Draft constitution : Liberal Congress Political Party draft June 20, 1991 (Czech)

Draft constitution : Czechoslovak Republic Party draft : April 29, 1991 (Czech)

Last draft of new Socialist Constitution prepared before the �Velvet Revolution� October, 1989 (in Czech with commentary)-- 2 files

Draft constitution : Czechoslovak Socialist Party draft : undated  (in Czech)

Czechoslovak draft constitution : Czechoslovak Socialist Party draft June, 1991(in English, abridged with commentary)

Czechoslovak draft constitution : Czechoslovak Socialist Party draft Sept., 1991 (in Czech)

Czechoslovak Constitution of February 29, 1920 (in Czech)

Constitution of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic of July 11, 1960 with amendments, 1978 (English)

Materials for the preparation of the Czech Constitution : state symbols of the Czech Republic, 1992 (in Czech)

Box 4

Working materials on the Czech constitution : Sept. 14, 1992 (in Czech)

Status of Czech constitution (Fifth Internal Memo) : Sept. 10, 1991 (in Czech)

Suggestions on the Constitution of the Czech Rep. : July 8-12, 1991 (in Czech)

Collected comments of the Constitutional Commisin of the coalition Parties of the Czech National Council : Aug.-Oct., 1992 (in Czech)

Pres. Havel�s questionnaire to participants of the June 17, 1991 constitutional meeting at Kromeriz (in English & Czech)

Pres. Havel�s comments on the theme of the Czech constitution : Aug. 7, 1992 (in Czech)

Pres. Havel�s suggestions on the Draft Constitution of Oct. 23, 1992 (in Czech)

Vaclav Havel�s suggestions on the Czech Constitution : Nov. 4, 1992 (in Czech)

Working paper: suggestions for the Czech Constitution by Vladimir Klokocka Undated (in Czech)

Suggestions on the Czech Constitution from the Ministry of Schools, Youth and  Sport of the Czech Republic : 1992 (in Czech)

Constitutional debates, proposals & decisions in the [Czech] Parliament : Sept.-Nov., 1992 by Vojtech Cepl (in English)

Czech Union of Churches opinion concerning the new constitutional amendments On religious freedom & the Situation of Churches : Aug.25, 1992 (in Czech)

Draft amendments to Constitutional Act #143/1968 on the Czech. Federal Republic1990 (in Czech)

Draft Constitutional Act of Dec. 5, 1990 on the Constitutional Court of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (in English)

Presidential draft constitutional act of Dec. 10, 1990 on the Constitutional Court of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (in English)

Constitutional acts amending & supplementing Constitutional Act #100/1960 on the Constitution and Constitutional Act #143/1968 on the Czech. Federal Republic (in English)

Constitutional Act #143 of Oct. 27, 1968 on the Czechoslovak Fed. As amended through July, 1990 (in Czech)

Constitutional Act #101 of April 20, 1990 on the Change of the Name of the Czechoslovak Federal Republic (in English)

 

Box 5

Constitutional Act #102 of April 20, 1990 on the Symbols of State of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (in English)

Constitutional Act #296 of July 18, 1990 On Changes in the System of Federal Central Organs of State Administration Headed by a Member of the Government of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (in English)

Constitutional Act #496 of Nov. 16, 1990 On the Return of the Property of Communist Party of Czechoslovakia to the People of the Czech and Slovak Federal Reublic in (English)

Constitutional Act #497 of Nov. 16, 1990 On the Return of the Property of Socialist Youth Federation to the people of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (in English)

Charter of fundamental rights and freedoms (Constitutional Act. of Jan. 9, 1991) (inCzech)

Constitutional Court (Constitutional Act of Feb. 27, 1991) (in English)

Czechoslovak Constitutional Act of Feb. 27, 1991 on the Constitutional Court of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (in English)

Constitutional Act of July 18, 1991 on statewide referendum in the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (in English & Czech)

Collection of rulings & findings of the Czech Constitutional Court (1992) (in English, Czech & Slovak; English contents only)

Constitutional Court decision #P1.US 1/92 of Nov.. 26, 1992 on Lustration Law #451/1991 (in English)

Helsinki Watch memorandum submitted to the Czech ConstitutionalCourt on the Applicability of international agreements in the matter of Constitutionality of

     Act #451/1991 (The Screening Law)  (in English)

Opinion on the principles of the law concerning the judicial order of the Court of Constitutional Protection of the Czech Republic : Oct. 7, 1992 (in Czech & Eng.)

Judgment of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic concerning the Annulment of Act #198/1993 : Dec. 21, 1993 (in English)

Dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice Cepl to the March 22, 1994 judgment of the Plenum of the Czech Constitutional Court (in English)

Czech constitutional law of Nov. 26, 1992 on the termination of Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (in Czech & English)

Czechoslovak constitutional and legal materials : Open File (in Czech)

Czech Republic constitutional and legal materials : Open File (in English)

Constitutional law which establishes the Constitutional Order Protection Office 1992 (in Czech)

Review of collected Slovak & Czech constitutional materials : constitutional development of the Slovak Repubublic 1848-1938 (in English, Czech & Slovak)

Box 6

Review of collected Slovak & Czech constitutional materials : constitutional development of the Slovak Repub. 1938-1968 (in Czech, Slovak & English)

Proposed Czech Federal Assembly Draft Resolution #535 on assessment of the period of 1948-1989(in English & Czech)

Czech parliamentary draft law on the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic, 1992 (in Czech)

Czech parliamentary draft law concerning the organization of the Constitutional Court and its procedures, 1992 (in Czech)

Suppositions for the parliamentary draft law concerning the organization of the Constitutional Court and its procedures (Vladimir Klokocka, 1992) (in Czech)

Czech Natlional Council draft laws on elections to the presidency of the Czech Republic, 1991-1992 (in Czech)

Czechoslovak Federal Assembly draft law #341 on extrajudicial rehabilitation January, 1991 (in Czech)

Czechoslovak federal government draft law #442 on extrajudicial rehabilitation January, 1991 (in Czech)

Czechoslovak law on extrajudicial rehabilitation, Feb. 22, 1991 (in English & Czech)

Czechoslovak Federal Assembly proposed Resolution #525 on the illegitimacy of Communism (in English & Czech)

Czechoslovak government draft law #679/1991 on judicial reform (in Czech)

Box 7

Transcript of Czechoslovak Federal Assembly proceedings on the topic of Lustration : March 22, 1991 (in Czech)

Czechoslovak Federal Assembly proposed Act #517A on the period of bondage, 1991 (in English & Czech)

Czechoslovak Federal Assembly proposed Act #536 on the period of bondage, 1991 (in English & Czech)

Czech National Council draft law on reform of the procurator�s office 1992 (Czech)

Czech Federal Assembly draft law #767 on statewide referendum : July 8, 1991 (in Czech)

Czech presidential draft law #272 on statewide referendum : Dec. 17, 1990 (in English & Czech)

Law on redressing certain property injustices, Oct. 1990 (in Czech)

Czech law of May 21, 1991 on extrajudicial rehabilitation (restitution) (in Czech)

Czechoslovak government decree of Sept. 5, 1991 on the disbursement and usage of investment vouchers (in English)

Czechoslovak Federal Assembly Law #47/1990 on elections to the Czechoslovak Federal Assembly : Feb. 27, 1990 (in English & Czech)

Czechoslovak Federal Assembly law #84/1990 of March 27, 1990 on the right of assembly (in English)

Czechoslovak Federal Assembly Act of Oct. 25, 1990 on the transfers of state property of some goods to other juristic or natural person (small privatization

     Law) (in English)

Federal Assembly Resolution #75/1990 of Dec. 12, 1990 on amending the Constitutional Act #143/1968 on the Czechoslovak Federation (on the competencies of the Federal & Republic governments) (in English)

Czech Federal Assembly Act #92/1991 of Feb. 26, 1991 on the conditions of the transfer of state property to other persons (large privatization law) (in English & Czech)

Czech Federal Assembly Law #451/1991 of Oct. 4, 1991 on lustration (in English & Czech)

Czechoslovak Federal Assembly Act #21/1992 on banks & Act #21/1992 on the State Bank of Czechoslovakia (in English)

Czech National Council Act #54/1990 of March 6, 1990 on the elections to the Czech National Council [original and as amended, 1991-1992] (in English & Czech)

Czech National Council Act #368 of September 5, 1990 concerning the elections of municipal councils (in English & Czech)

Box 8

Czech National Council Law of April 24, 1991 concerning the transfer of certain state property to the ownership of local communities (in Czech)

Czech National Council resolution #150 of April 26, 1991 concerning the proposal for the resolution of the order of the territorial administration & constitutional

     Law of the Czech Republic (in Czech)

Czech National Council resolution #150 of April 26, 1991 concerning the proposal for the resolution of the order of the territorial administration & constitutional

     Law of the Czech Republic (in English)

Czech Parliamentary Act #182 of June 16, 1993 concerning the organization of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic (in English)

Czech parliamentary statute of July 9, 1993 concerning the lawlessness of the the Communist regime and resistance to it (in English)

Czech parliamentary act #164/1994 of Aug. 11, 1994 (in Czech)

President Havel�s New Year speech of 1990 [Czechoslovakia] (in English)

A road to market economy (selected articles, speeches and lectures of Vaclav Klaus, 1991 (in English & Czech)

Vaclav Klaus presents new Czech government�s policy statement to Parliament, July 13, 1992 (in English)

Peter Kulan address on lustration at the Salzburg Conference on Justice in Times of Transition : March 9, 1992 (in English)

List of legal acts in the Czech & Federal Republic as of Oct., 1990 (in English)

Czechoslovak information bulletin on changes in Civil Law, vs. 1-2 1991 (in Czech)

Czechoslovakia economic legislation review, 1991 (in English)

Draft state treaties between the Czech & Slovak Republics, 1991 (in Czech or Slovak)

Czech articles on possible territorial definitions (including maps), 1992 (in Czech)

Early documents of the [Czechoslovak] Civic Forum, Nov. 19, 1989-March 3, 1990 (in English & Czech)

Poll on Czechoslovakia�s political parties, 1991 (in English & Czech)

Roster of Czechoslovak Federal Assembly Deputies� Clubs-- May 17, 1991 (Czech)

Internal paper of the Civic Democratic Alliance of March 7, 1992 on the next stage 0f the breakup of the state (in Czech)

Suggestions of the Civil Democratic Party on the Czech legislature: Aug. 18, 1992 (in Czech)

Statement of the program of the Government of the Czech Republic (undated) (in Czech)

Privatization coupon book 

Box 9

Draft Commercial Code Legislation, 1991 (in Czech) 

SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Constitution of the Slovak Republic : 1939-1945 (in Slovak)

Constitution of the Slovak Republic : Sept. 3, 1992 (in English & Slovak)

Draft Constitution for the Slovak Republic : Brnak Draft, April,  1991 (in Slovak)

Draft Constitution for the Slovak Republic : People Against Violence Draft, April, 1991 (in Slovak)

Draft Constitution for the Slovak Republic : Movement for Democratic Slovakia Draft, April, 1991 (in Slovak)

Draft Constitution for the Slovak Republic : First (Plank) Draft, April, 1990 (in English & Slovak)

Draft Constitution for the Slovak Republic : Second (Plank) Draft, March, 1991 (in Slovak)

Draft Constitution for the Slovak Republic : Slovak National Party Draft, February, 1991 (in Slovak)

Draft Constitution for the Slovak Republic : Christian Democratic Movement Draft, March, 1991 (in Slovak)

Draft Constitution for the Slovak Republic : Unified Draft, May, 1991(in English)

Draft declaration of sovereignty, April 16, 1991 (in Slovak)

Act #346 of Aug. 18, 1990 concerning elections to the Organs of Self-Government (in Slovak)

Act #80 of March 16, 1990 concerning elections to the Slovak National Council, with 1992 amendments (in Slovak)

Government policy statement from Jan. 20, 1995 (in English)

Address on lustration (no author, no date) (in Slovak)

ESTONIA

Box 1

Draft Constitution, Sept. 19, 1991 (in English)

Draft Constitution, Nov. 29, 1991 (in English)

Draft Constitution April 13, 1992 (in English)

Estonian Constitution of June 28, 1992 ( innglish, Russian, Estonian)

1938 law of the Republic of Estonia on citizenship with 1939 amendments(in English)

Republic of Estonia Code of Criminal Procedure (undated) (in English)

Draft law on the application of the Republic of Estonia Constitution and Draft Constitution, Jan. 17, 1992 (in English)

Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia resolution on the application of the Law on Citizenship : Feb. 26, 1992 (in English)

Riigikogu electoral law of the Rep. of Estonia:of April 6, 1992, with June 18, 1992 Amendments (in English & Russian)

Law of the Republlc of Estonia on the backing of the Estonian Kroon : May 20, 1992 (in English)

Law of the Replic of Estonia on the application of the Constitution : June 28, 1992 (in English)

Presidential election law of the Republic of Estonia : July 9, 1992 (English)

Status of observers from foreign states, international and generally recognized Non-governmental organizations during the Sept. 20, 1992 Riigikogu and

     Presidential elections (in English)

 

Box 2

Republic of Estonia law on taking the oath of conscience July 8, 1992 (in English)

Rules for the employment of Eesti Televisioon (ETV) and Eesti Raadio (ER) in the election campaign for the Rep. of Estonia Riigikogu and presidency,

     August, 1992 (in English)

Law of the Rep. Of Estonia on cultural autonomy for national minorities : Nov. 28, 1993 (in English, Estonian & Russian)

Rep. Of Estonia law on regulating the work of the Legal Chancellor, undated (in English)

Rep. Of Estonia : constitutional and legal materials Open File (in English & Estonian)

Restoration of the independence of the Republic of Estonia selection of legal acts (1988-1991) (in English)

Laws on value added, corporate income, personal income and license taxes, 1990-1991 (in English)

HUNGARY

Box 1

Constitutional draft, 1990 (in Hungarian)

Constitution of the Rep. of Hungary (undated) (in English)

Constitution (undated) (in English, Hungarian & German)

Constitution, as amended, through May, 1994 (in English)

Republic of Hungary, personal income tax law of Dec. 1991 with amendments (inHungarian)

Republci of Hungary, various 1991 laws: XXVIII, XXIX, V, XII, XXV, and XIC (in Hungarian)

Draft law of June 8, 1992 on the rights of national and ethnic minoritiesw/explanatory statement (in English)

Fundamental acts on local self-government in Hungary (1990) (in English)

Democratic changes in Hungary : basic legislations on a peaceful transition from Bolshevism to Democracy (1990) (in English)

Box 2

Parliamentary Act #XXXIV/1989 : the Hungarian Electoral Law (original text as amended & briefing on the Hungarian Electoral Laws) 1989-1993 (in English)

Parliamentary Act #LV/1990 on the legal status of members of the National Assembly (in English)

Parliamentary Act #XXXIII/1990 on the provisional regulations concerning the legal status of state secretaries : May 15, 1990 (in English)

Unified text of the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of the Rep. Of Hungaryin force, 1990 (in Hungarian)

Parliamentary draft bill on the Hungarian National Bank, 1990 (in Hungarian)

Parliamentary Act of Nov. 5, 1990 on qualified majorities  (in Hungarian)

Parliamentary Act #XC of Dec. 3, 1990 on the legal status, office and responsibilities of the presidential commissioners (in English)

Parliamentary Act #LXIX/1991 on financial institutions and financial institutionalActivities, Dec. 1, 1991 (in English)

Parliamentary resolution #11/1991 (III 5) (in Hungarian)

Hungarian Parliamentary Record, Sept. 1991 (Hungarian)

Public finance in Hungary : Parliamentary Act #XXV/1991 on compensation :  June 26, 1991 (in English)

Hungarian Parliamentary Draft Bill on radio and television : Sept. 30, 1994 (in English)

National Assembly resolution #46/1994 on the House Rules of the National Assembly of the Hungarian Republic : Sept. 20, 1994 (in English)

Box 3

�One year of the New (Hungarian) Parliament, as reflected in the remarks & speeches of members of Parliament� : 1991 (in Hungarian)

Republic of Hungary : constitutional and legal materials open file(in English & Hungarian)

Constitutional Court decisionsAssorted decisions of the Hungarian Constitutional Court, 1991-1993 (in English & Huingarian)

POLAND

Box 1

Draft constitution (1^st) for the Republic of Poland, Constitutional Committee of Sejm  (undated) (in English)

Draft constitution for the Republic of Poland : Constitutional Committee of Sejm Version    (undated) (in English)

Draft constitution for the Republic of Poland, Sejm Constitutional Commission (August,1920) (in Polish)

Draft constitution for the Republic of Poland, Senate version (April, 1991) (English)

Polish Draft Constitution, Sejm Draft, selected chapters (Oct., 1991?) (in English & Polish) --2 folders

Draft �Little Constitutions� for the Rep. Of Poland (various 1991-92) (in Englist & Polish)

Materials from the Expert Commission to Examine the Draft �LittleConstitution,� 1992 (in Polish & French)

 Documents concerning the making of the 1992 Polish �Little Constitution�(in Polish)

Constitutional Act of Oct. 17, 1993 for the Rep. Of Poland (�Little Constitutions�)(in Polish)

Draft constitution of the Rep. Of Poland, Democratic Union (UD) versionApril 30, 1993 (in Polish)

Box 2

Draft constitution for the Republic of Poland submitted to the Constitutional Committee of the National Assembly (May 1994) (in Polish)

Draft constitution for the Republic of Poland submitted to the Constitutional Commission of the National Assembly (May 1994) (in English)

Draft constitution for the Republic o Poland, various drafts (May 1994) (in Polish)

Draft Constitution for the Republic of Poland, Sejm draft (October, 1991) (In English & Polish)

Box 3

Draft constitution for the Republic of Poland, expert draft (Dec. 1994) (in Polish withcomments)

Draft constitution for the Republic of Poland, June 21, 1996 (in English)

1952 Constitution of the Republic of Poland, as amended through Dec. 31, 1989 (in English) (p.20 missing)

Constitution of the Republic of Poland : adopted by the National Asembly onApril 2, 1997 (in Polish)

Draft Bill of Rights and Freedoms : Helsinki Committee in Poland, (Oct. 1990) (in English)

Draft Bill of Rights and Freedoms (Poland) (in Polish)

Draft Bill of Rights and Freedoms (Poland) 1992 (in English & Polish)

Social and Economic Bill of Rights; SLD (post-Communists) 1992 (in English & Polish)

Polish constitutional amendments : 1989-1991 various (in English & Polish)

Constitutional Act of April 23, 1992 on the preparation procedure and passage of a Constitution for the Republic of Poland (in English & Polish)

Box 4

Draft lustration laws 1992 (in Engish & Polish)

Sejm Commission report on lustration, including dissenting opinion 1992 (inEngish & Polish)

Regulations of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland : July 30, 1992 (in Polish)

�Some statistical data about the work of the Sejm and its organs,� Nov.1991 � Republic of Poland  (in Polish)

Regulations of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, Nov. 1996 (in Polish)

Polish commercial code : Polish Bar Foundation, Aug. 15, 1991 (in English)

Presidential draft law on changes of Constitutional regulations, March 4, 993, Republic of Poland (in Polish)

Presidential draft law on changes to the Constitutional Tribunal, Republic ofPoland, March 4, 1993 (in Polish)

Law on abortion, Republic of Poland : Jan 7, 1993 (in Polish)

Box 5

1969 criminal code of the Republic of Poland, as amended through May 31, 1993  (in English)

Various electoral laws, 1989-93 (in English & Polish) � 2 files

Law on local self-government in the Rep. Of Poland : March 8, 1990 ( in English)

Law on changes to the laws on the ombudsman, the criminal code, the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Tribunal : Aug. 24, 1991 (in Polish)

Law on radio and television, Dec. 29, 1992 (in Polish)

Banking laws of the Republic of Poland  : Jan. 31, 1989 (in English)

Act concerning the seizure of assets of the former Polish United Worker�s Party, Nov. 9, 1990 (in English)

Constitutional tribunal of the Rep. Of Poland : Basic Legal Acts, 1992 (in English)

�Free markets and free people : creating legal protections for political rights and property rights in Poland,� by Lech Walesa, April 19, 1991 (in English)

Law on combatants and certain people who were victims of army repression afterthe war, Jan. 24, 1991 (in English)

Selected decisions of the Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland,1991 (in Polish)

Guidelines for screening procedures : a report from the Helsinki Committee in Poland, 1992 (in English)

Box 6

Reports of the State Electoral Commission of the Republic of Poland : Official Electoral Results, 1989-1993 (in Polish)

Bulletin of the Expert Commission (Sejm) on the �Little� ConstitutionOf the Republic of Poland, 1992 (in Polish) -- 2 folders

Box 7

Collection of papers from the Commission of Experts on the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, 1994-1995 (in Polish) -- 2 folders

Documents related to the creation and adoption of the Little Constitution (1992)

Human rights in Poland�s constitution-making (in Polish)

Box 8

Rule of law, rights, freedom : Human rights in Poland�s constitution-making cont.(in English)

Documents related to the creation of the Little Constitution (in Polish)

Miscellaneous congressional records (in Polish) 1992-

Bulletin of the Expert Commission (SEJM) on the �Little� Constitution1992 (in Polish)

Box 9

Bulletin of the Extraordinary Commission (SEJM) on the �Little� Constitution1992 (in Polish) [cont.]

Documents related to the creation & adoption of the �Little� Constitution, 1992

Human rights in Poland�s Constitution-Making (in English & Polish) -- 2 folders

Constitutional and legal materials Open Files (in English, Polish, French)

Miscellaneous working papers re: law, human rights, constitution (in English)

Constitutional and legal open file : miscellaneous pamphlets

Box 10

Senate and Sejm miscellaneous (in English & Polish)

SLOVENIA

Box 1

"Starting points for the new constitution,� Dec. 16, 1989 (in Slovenian)

�Declaration reporting the settlement of relations which have general meaning for the Republic of Slovenia,� Mar. 16, 1990 (in Slovenian)

Draft constitution for Republic of Slovenia : April 10, 1990 (in Slovenian)

�Decree on the foundation task, composition & members of Parliamentary Commission for constitutional questions,� June 13, 1990 (in Slovenian)

Resolution for initiating proceedings for the adoption of the new Constitution of the Repblic of Slovenia,� July 18, 1990 (in Slovenian)

�Presidential supposition for initiating proceedings for the adoption of the New constitution of the Republic of Slovenia,� July 2, 1990 (in Slovenian)

Declaration of sovereignty of the Republic of Slovenia July 2, 1990 (in Slovenian)

Model confederation of Yugoslavia, Oct. 6, 1990 (in Slovenian)

Draft constitution for the Republic of Slovenia, Constitutional Commission draft : October 12, 1990 (in Slovenian)

Agreement between political parties concerning plebescite on independence and autonomy of Republic of Slovenia, Dec. 11, 1990 (in Sovenian, Italian & Hungarian)

Draft constitution for the Republic of Slovenia with Draft law for the adoption of the Constitution and Supplement, December, 1991 (Slovenian)

Joint report of working bodies of the Assembly & Parliament on the draft Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia, Jan. 11, 1991

Excerpts from the Constitution for the Republic of Slovenia : Dec, 23, 1991(in Slovenian)

Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia, 1992  (in English, Slovenian & German)

Constitutional Amendments #9-90, 96-98, 99 & 100 to the 1974 Republic of Slovenia Constitution, 1989-1991 (in Slovenian)

Box 2

Financial legislation 1991 (in Slovenian)

Electoral laws (in Slovenian)

Various electoral laws, 1989-92 (in English & Slovenian)

Law on citizenship, Dec. 11, 1989 (in Slovenian & English)

Law regarding plebiscite on the independence and autonomy of Republic of Slovenia, Dec. 6, 1990 (in Slovenian)

Law on foreigners, June 5, 1991 (in English & Slovenian)

Law on external affairs, June 5, 1991 (in Slovenian)

Law on national passports, June 5, 1991 (in Slovenian)

Law on the incompatibility of performing public functions with gainful activities, Oct. 10, 1992 (in Slovenian)

Draft enabling laws on government, 1992 (in Slovenian)

Draft enabling laws on political parties & deputies, Aug. 28, 1992 (in Slovenian)

Proposed law on government, Oct. 22, 1992 (in English & Slovenian)

Law on deputies, Sept. 29, 1992 (in Slovenian)

Border Control Act, June 5, 1991 (in English & Slovenian)

Joint declaration regarding conditions for a ceasefire and end of crisis in Yugoslavia, July-Aug., 1991 (in Slovenian)

Resolution on the proposal for an agreement of separation of the Republic of Slovenia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Nov. 20, 1991 (in  Slovenian)

Constitutional and legal materials : Open File  (in Slovenian)

 

Constitucion Politica de Colombia : 1991 (in Spanish)

 

Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam : April 15, 1992 (in English)

 

German Democratic Republic

Draft constitution for the German Democratic Republic : April 19, 1990 (in German)

Decision of the German Supreme Court on the conviction of GDR borderguards : April  16, 1992 (in German)

LATVIA

Box 1

Constitution of the Republic of Latvia, Feb. 15, 1922 (in English)

Declaration of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR on the renewal of the Independence of the Rep. Of Latvia : May 4, 1990 (in English)

Supreme Council declaration of the accession of the Rep. of Latvia to international Instruments relating to human rights : May 4, 1990 (in English)

Supreme Council declaration about the condemnation & unallowability of Genocide & anti-semitism in Latvia : Sept. 19, 1990 (in English)

Official publications of the Supreme Council of Ministers, 1995 (in Latvian & Russian)

Latvija Bisneza Pasaule or Latvia in the World of Business, #1,2 1991 (in English & Latvian)

Various Supreme Council resolutions 1991-1993 (in English)

Constitutional and legal materials : open file (in English & Latvian)

Draft law on citizenship (undated) (in English)

Draft law on elections of the Fifth Saeima adopted June 9, 1922, proclaimed June 9, 1925, amended on June 5, 1928 (in English)

Law on rehabilitation of unlawfully repressed persons Aug. 3, 1990 (English)

Law on religious organizations Sept. 11, 1990 (English)

Law on the press and other forms of mass media Dec. 20, 1990 (English)

Box 2

Law about the unrestricted development and rights to cultural autonomy of Latvia�s nationalities and ethnic groups, March 19, 1991 (in English)

Law on education June 19, 1991 (in English)
Law on environmental protection Aug. 6, 1991 (in English)

Const. Law: �On the Republic of Latvia Status as a State,� Aug. 21, 1991 (in English)

Law on citizenship Oct. 15, 1991 (in English)

Law on the return of buildings to their legal owners Oct. 30, 1991 (in English)

Law on the denationalization of buildings Oct. 30, 1991 (in English)

Constitutional Law: �The Rights and Obligations of a Citizen and a Person,�Dec. 10, 1991 (in English)

Restitution & land reform laws, 1992 (in Latvian)

Law on the Rep. of Latvia Council of Ministers March 18, 1992 (in English)

Law on amendments & additions to May 5, 1989 language law of the Latvian SSR : March 31, 1992 (in English)

1922 �Law on elections of the Fifth Saeima� adopted Oct. 22, 1992, amended March 16, 1993 with additions form March 17, 1993 (in English)

Law on the restitution of property to religious organizations May 12, 1992 (in English)

Law on the Bank of Latvia : May, 1992 (ini English)

Law on banks May 19, 1992 (in English)

Law on the entry and residence of foreign citizens and stateless persons in Latvia : June 9, 1992 (in English)

Law on organizing the Latvian Supreme Council activities until the convention of the Seima : Aug. 25, 1992 (in English)

Law on the Head of State of the Latvia until the convention of the Seima Sept. 15, 1992 (in English)

Law on social organizations and their associations : Dec. 15, 1992 (in English)

Civil Law (Pt. 1), family law & personal status acts : Oct. 1993 (in Latvian)

Law for inhabitants� income tax and instructions from the Ministry of Finance concerning the application of this law, 1994 (in Latvian)

Law on radio and television : Sept. 8, 1995 (in Russian)

Law on the rehabilitation of unlawfully repressed persons : Aug. 3, 1990 (in English)

Law on religious organizations : Sept. 11, 1990 (in English)

Law on the press and other forms of mass media : Dec. 20, 1990 (in English)

 

LITHUANIA

 

Box 1

Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, Oct. 13, 1992 (in English & Polish)

Draft Constitution, Sajudis Draft (1992) (in Lithuanian)

Provisional Basic Law of the Rep. Of Lithuania : March 11, 1990 as amended thru Feb. 18, 1991 (in English)

Draft constitution April 21, 1992 (in English)

Constitutional and legal materials Open File (in English & Lithuanian)

Republic of Lithuania : Constitutional & legal materials : Open File (in English & Lithuanian)

Constitutional Court decisions re: Parliament, 1993-1994 (in Lithuanian)

Box 2

Parliamentary record of Seimas, #1-10 1992 (in English) --2 files

Constitutional Court rulings & decisions 1994 (in English & Lithuanian)

Rulings and decisions of the Constitutional Court 1995- ( in English & Lithuanian)

Box 3

Constitutional court rulings and decisions 1996 (in English & Lithuanian)

Materials for the 1996 election for Seimas (in English)

Statute of the Seimas of the Rep. of Lithuania : Feb. 17, 1994 (in English)

�Lithuanian Republic: documents & facts� 1990 in Russian)

Guidebooks & directories of the Seimas, 1995-96 (in English & Lithuanian)

Law on the Constitutional Court : Feb. 3, 1993 (in English)

Laws on the Presidency, 1992-93 (in English)

Laws on elections to the Seimas, 1992 (in English)

Supreme Council law on mandate confirmation of deputies suspected of conscious collaboration w/foreign intelligence agencies : Dec. 17, 1991 (in English & Lithuanian)

Supreme Council decree on the investigation of KGB activity in Lithuania : Aug. 24, 1991 ( n English & Lithuanian)

List of laws passed in the Republic of Lithuania : 1990 (in English)

Box 4

Constitutional court rulings & decisions : 1997 (in English & Lithuanian) --3 files

Box 5

Office of Public Affairs Newsletter 1992-1996 (in English)

BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA

 1977 Criminal code of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia-Hercegovina, amended to 1990 (in Serbo-Croation, both Cyrillic & Roman)

CROATIA

 Constitution of the Republic of Croatia, Dec. 22, 1990 (in English & Croation,  with commentary)

Declaration on the establishment of the Sovereign and Independent Republic of  Croatia (in English)

Charter on the rights of Serbs and other nationalities in the Republic of Croatia, June 25, 1991 (in English)

Law on Croatian citizenship, 1991-92 (in English)

Decree on the Proclamation of the Media Law : Croatia, April 15, 1992 (in English)

Law on the election of members of Parliament: Croatia, April 15, 1992 (in English)

Law on abolition of criminal prosecution and criminal proceedings for criminal acts    perpetrated in the armed conflicts and the war against the Republic of Croatia,

     August 13, 1992 (in English)

Constitutional law of human rights and freedoms and the rights of national and ethnic communities or minorities in the Republic of Croatia (in English)

Criminal code of the Republic of Croatia, 1993 (in Croatian)

Criminal code of the Socialist Republic of Croatia [SFRY], 1977 (in Croatian)

Peace conference on Yugoslavia, Croatian approach : the Hague, Sept. 1991 (in English)

 

KOSOVO

Draft constitution for the Republic of Kosovo : May, 1992 (in Albanian & German)

MACEDONIA

 

Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia (1992) (in English & French)

 

MONTENEGRO

 

1978 Criminal Code of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro, as amended to 1990(in Serbian)

   

ROMANIA

Box 1

Constitution of Romania : Nov. 21, 1991 (in English)

Theses for draft constitution 1990 (in English)

Constituional Committee proposals on the Theses of the Draft Constitution (1991)(in Romanian)

Romanian draft constitution : first draft, 1991  ( in English & Romanian)

Drafting decision on the project of the Romanian Constitution, Parliament of  Romania (undated) (in English)

White book of the Romanian Reform (govternment of Romania) May, 1991 (in English)

Bulletins, documents, opinions, notes, the government of Romania, Sept. 25, 1990

Box 2

Romanian Law #29, Nov. 7, 1990 on Judicial Review of Administrative Acts (in English)

Early Decree Laws of the Romanian National Salvation Front Council, 1989-1990 (in English)

Digest of General laws of Romania, V.1 1991 (in English)

Romanian Land Law of February 14, 1991 (in English)

Romanian Law #35 of April 3, 1991 on Foreign Investment(in English)

Romanian law on privatization, May, 1991 (in English)

Judicial regulations of the Romanian Provisional Council of National Union of May 20, 1990, including the electoral law (in English)

Romanian Parliamentary Law #48 of May 21, 1992 on audio-visual materials (in English)

Parliament of Romania, Legislation Roumaine, V.1 (1991) (in French)

Romanian Parliament : rules of the House, 1991 (in Romanian)

Status of bills submitted by the Government of Romania for adoption by Parliament, March 25, 1991 (in English & Romanian)

Romanian Parliament: Report of Investigatory Commission on the events of March 19-20, 1990 at Tirgu-Mures (in French)

Iliescu�s address before the Romanian Nation on the National Salvation Front  Council (undated) (in English)

Communique and situation report of the Hungarian Democratic Alliance on the Discrimination of its party in elections in Tirgu-Mures, 1992

Romanian Parliament : preliminary conclusions of the Investigatory Commission on the events of June 13-15, 1990 (in French)                                      

United States House of Representatives� Human Rights Caucus letter to Ion Iliescu on human rights conditions in Romania : Sept. 25, 1990 (in English)

Box 3

Report of the Parliamentary Investigatory Commission on the events of    June 13-15, 1990 w/appendices (in French) --3 folders

Box 4

Romanian Constitutional Assembly debates in Monitorul oficial, Feb-Sept., 1991 (in Romanian) -- three folders

SERBIA

 Constitution of the Republic of Serbia : Sept. 28, 1990 (in English)

1977 criminal code of the Socialist Republic of Serbia, with 1984 & 1989 Amendments (in Serbian)

YUGOSLAVIA

 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : April 13, 1992 (in English)

Draft treaty of Yugoslav Confederation : October 11, 1990 (in English)

1976 criminal code of the Yugoslav Federal Republic (SFRJ), as amended 1989-1990 (in Serbo-Croation)

UKRAINE

Box 1

Draft constitution for Ukraine, Timchenko Draft, undated (in Ukrainian)

Constitution of Pilip Orlik (Ukraine, 1710) (in Ukrainian)

First constitution of Democratic Ukraine, April 29, 1918 (in Ukrainian)

Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR, March 10, 1919 (in Russian)

Second [White] Ukrainian Constitution, May 13, 1920 (in Ukrainian)

Third [White] Ukrainian Constitution, Oct. 1, 1920 (in Ukrainian)

Amendments to the March 10, 1919 Ukrainian SSR Constitution after the Adoption of the USSR Constitution [1924]  : May 10, 1925 (in Russian)

1929 constitution of the Ukrainian SSR : May 15, 1929 (in Russian)

1937 Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR : June 30, 1937 (in Russian)

1978 Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR : April 20, 1978 (in English & Ukrainian)

1978 Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR, as amended, 1989-1991 (in Ukrainian)

Draft constitution for Ukraine : Sept. 28, 1990 (in Ukrainian)

Parliamentary record : comparative table of different drafts of the �Concept� of the New Ukrainian constitution, Dec. 4, 1990 (in Ukrainian)

Parliamentary record : copy of resolution listing all members of the Constitutional Commission, 1990 (in Ukrainian)

Box 2 

Draft constitution for Ukraine : March 29, 1991 (in Ukrainian)

Draft constitution for Ukraine, Ukrainian Communist Party Draft, April, 1991 (in Ukrainian)

Draft constitution for Ukraine, May, 1991 (in Ukrainian)

�Concept� of the New Ukrainian Constitution : June 13, 1991 (in English)

Draft constitution for Ukraine, November, 1991 (in Ukrainian)

Draft constitution for Ukraine, January, 1992 (in English & Ukrainian)

Draft constitution for Ukraine, July 24, 1991 (in Ukrainian)

Draft constitution for Ukraine, Jan. 28, 1993 (in Ukrainian)

Draft constitution for Ukraine, Nov. 15, 1995 (in English)& Ukrainian)

Box 3

Draft constitution for Ukraine : June 10, 1992 (in English)

1978 Constitution of Ukraine, as amended through Sept. 21, 1994 (in English)

Draft constitution for Ukraine : comparative table including recommendations of the International law forum, January 11, 1996 (in English)

Draft constitution for Ukraine, February 20, 1996 (in English)

Draft constitution for Ukraine, February 24,  1996 (in Ukrainian)

Draft constitution for Ukraine, Rechytsky Draft, 1994 (in English & Ukrainian)

Constitution of Ukraine, adopted on June 28, 1996 (in English)

Box 4

Short history of draft constitutions of the Ukrainian People�s Republic,�1920 (in Ukrainian)

�Book of Four Decrees, 1917-1918� (in Ukrainian)

Declaration of the state sovereignty of Ukraine : July 16, 1990 (in English)

On the economic independence of the Ukrainian SSR : Aug. 3, 1990 (in English)

Schedule for the working group and Constitutional Commission of the Ukrainian SSR (unfulfilled) : Oct. 29, 1990 (in Ukrainian)

List of members of the working group of the Unkrainian ConstitutionalCommission, 1990 (in Ukrainian)

Resolution of the Ukrainian Parliament listing the members of the Ukrainian Constitutional Commission : Nov. 24, 1990 (in Ukrainian)

Minutes from the 53^rd meeting of the Supreme Rada of the Ukraine : May 16, 1991 (in Ukrainian)

Law on the election of the president of Ukraine, 1991 (in Russian)

Resolution of the Ukrainian Supreme Council on Ukraine�s Military Doctrine:  Oct. 29, 1992 (in English)

Law on national and local referendums in the Ukraine, 1992 (in Russian)

Law on the election of the People�s Deputies of Ukraine: November 18, 1993 (in Russian)

Ukrainian Anti-corruption Law of Oct. 5, 1995 (in English)

Assorted decrees, with addenda, of the President of Ukraine, 1995 (in English)

Rules of Parliament for the Supreme Council of Ukraine : Aug. 30, 1995 (in  Ukrainian)

Law on the Constitutional Court of Ukraine : Oct. 17, 1996 (in English & Russian)

Official electoral paper, Feb. 15, 1994 (in Ukrainian)

Box 5

3^rd session of 12^th meeting of the Supreme Council of the Ukrainian Russian S. 

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Box 1

First working session of the constitutional committee on drafting the concept for  the RSFSR national-territorial structure : July 11, 1990

V.M. Savitsky draft code of criminal procedure for the USSR and Russian Federation  (RSFSR), 1990 (in Russian)

Draft questions for the all-Russian referendum of April 11, 1993 on constitutional questions in the Russian Federation : Jan. 13, 1993 (in Russian)

Presidential draft code of criminal procedure for the Russian Federation 1994 (Russian)

Draft general provisions of the code of criminal procedure of Russian Federation 1994 (Russian)

Materials from conferences on the Russian Constitutional Court, 1993 & 1994 (in English & Russian)

Draft constitutional court act for the Russian Federation, Feb. 1994 (in Russian)

Petititions to the constitutional court of the Russian Federation Concerning Presidential Decrees of Aug. 23, 25 & Nov. 6, 1991 suspending Communist Party (in Russian)

Civil Code, Russian Federation, Pts. 1-2 1995-96 FBIS Daily Report Suppl. (in English)

Draft code of criminal procedure for the Russ. Fed. From Uridicheskii Vestnik, Oct. 1992 (in Russian)

Information on the work of the Supreme Soviet of Russian Federation during period of its 4^th session, Sept. 19, 1991�July 17, 1992 (in Russian)

Box 2

Draft statute of Irkutsk Oblast, Russian Federation, undated  (in Russian)

Draft law on competition, 1991 (in Russian)

Draft law on the Constitutional Court of the Russ. Fed. (RSFSR), Variant II : July 12, 1991 (in Russian)

Presidential draft law on the departure and entry of citizens of the Russian Federation into its territory, 1992 (in Russian)

Draft laws on amendments and additions to the Codes of Civil and Criminal Procedure, law �On the Judiciary of the RSFSR� and Code of the RSFSR on

     Administrative violations, Jan. 1993 (in Russian)

Draft law �on the right of citizens to organizations�, April 21, 1994 (in Russian)

Draft Federal law on the Constitutional Court RSFSR, June, 1994 (in Russian)

Draft law on Constitutional Court�State Duma version, June, 1994 (in Russian) -- 2 files

Draft law �on political parties� July 15, 1994 (in Russian)

Draft federal law on elections to the state Duma of the Russian Federation November 23, 1994 (in Russian)

Box 3

Law on changes and amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation (RSFSR) Dec. 15, 1990 (in Russian)

Law on the Central Bank of Russia (RSFSR) Dec. 11, 1990 from Rossiiskaa Gazeta

Collection of legal acts on the President of the Russian Federation and elections to thePresidency, 1991 (in Russian)

Law on the Council of Ministers of the Russian Federation, 1992 (in Russian)

Law on security : March 5, 1992 (in Russian)

Laws #1792-1974 on amendments and additions to the Codes of Civil and Criminal Procedure and to law �on the judiciary of the RSFSR, July 1992 (in Russian)

Law on federal organs of state security : July 8, 1992 (in Russian)

Law on defense of powers of constitutional organs in Russian Federation, Oct. 6, 1991 (in Russian)

�The law and basic documents on privatization in Russia� 1991-1992 (in English)

Laws on amending and changing the RSFSR law �on rehabilitating the victims of  Political repression� 1992-1993 (in Russian)

Law #892 on operative investigational activities in the Russian  Federation,March 13, 1993 (in Russian)

Presidential and Supreme Soviet of Russian Federation Draft laws on radio and television Broadcasting, 1993 (in Russian)

Draft Supreme Soviet of the Russ. Fed. law on elections July 2, 1993 (in English)(excerpts)

Draft civil code of the Russian Fedeaation, July 28, 1993 (in English)

Law on amendments and additions to the criminal code :  Sept. 22, 1993 (in Russian)

Law on the Russian Federation budget for 1994 : June 24, 1994 (in Russian)

Federal law on the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation From Rossiiskaya Gazeta : April 12, 1995 (in Russian)

Federal law on elections to the Presidency of the Russian Federation : April, 21, 1995 (in English & Russian)

Law on investigative operations : July 5, 1995 in (Russian)

Law on the arrest and imprisonment of suspects and those accused of committing crimes : July 20, 1995 (in Russian)

Legal Culture Commission : various materials (undated) (in Russian)

Box 4

Zakon (law) series, 1989-1991 (in Russian)

Law on the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation July 12, 1991 (in Russian, with English summary)

 Federal law �On the elections of deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russian Federation, June 15, 1995 (in English & Russian)

Civil Code of the Russian Federation pts.1-2, 1994-1996 (in English)

Table of amendments to the Duma Draft Law on the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation June, 1994 (in Russian)

Constitutional and legal materials : open file  (in English & Russian)

Box 5

Communist Party�s reply to the Russian Parliament on Constitutional Drafts (undated ) (in Russian)

Open file of constitutional and legal materials (varied, in English & Russian)

Documents relating to state sovereignty, April 1991 (in English)

Draft Bill of Rights for the Russian Federation, Oct. 14, 1991 (in Russian)

Conception of judicial reform in the Russsian Federation, 1992 (in Russian)

Various comments on the original draft law of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, 1994 (in Russian & German)

 Federal Act #82-FZ �On Public Associations�: April 14, 1995 (in English)

Documents on amendments to Articles #83 & #103 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, June 23, 1995 (in Russian)

Documents on amendments to Articles #103 & #117 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, June 23, 1995 (in Russian)

Documents on amendments to Articles #101, #102 & #103 of the Constitution of theRussian Federation, June 23, 1995 (in Russian)

Box 6

Resolution of the Congress of People�s Deputies on the formation of the Constitutional Commission, including list of members, June 16, 1990 (in Russian)

Order of the Chairman of the RSFSR Supreme Soviet �About the sequence of the activity of the Constitutional Commission,�  June 23, 1990 (in Russian)

Draft Constitution of the Russian Federation �Communists of Russian� version1990 (in Russian)

Alternative draft of the Constitution (supreme law) of Russia, Communist Party version Nov. 5, 1990 (in Russian)

Draft constitution for the Russian Federation (Working Group Draft) Oct. 19, 1990 (in Russian)

Draft constitution for the Russian Federation Communist Party version 1993 (in ;Russian)

Draft constitution of Russia (Russsian Communist Workers� Party, March 1992 from Narodnaya Pravda (in Russian)

Presidential resolution on the work of the constitutional Commission April 3, 1992(in Russian)

Presidential amendments to the Draft Constitution for the Russian Federation Aug. 21, 1992 (in Russian)

Draft constitution  Sobchak (Russian Movement for Democratic Reform) version 1992 (in Russian)

Sakhrai draft constitution of Russian, 1992 (in Russian)

Draft constitution for Russian Federation : Reform Foundation version, March 11, 1993 (in Russian)

Draft constitution for Russian Federation, Rumyantev version, May 8, 1993 (in Russian)

Draft constitution for the Russian Federation, Communist faction of the Supreme Soviet version , June 24, 1963 (in Russian)

Draft constitution for the Urals Republic  (Russian Federation) 1993 (in Russian)

Draft constitution for Sverlovski Oblast (Russian Federation)  May, 1994 (in Russian)

Box 7

Congress of People�s Deputies resolution on the draft constitution and instructions for further work on it, April 18, 1992 (in Russian)

Draft constitution for the Russian Federation, Yeltsin version, 1993 (in Russian)

Federal constitutional law on the constitutional courts of the Russian Federation, July 12, 1994 (in English & Russian)

Federal constitutional law on arbitration courts to the Russian Federation, April 28, 1995 (in English)

Draft federal treaty for the Russian Federation (RSFSR), Jan. 1991 (in Russian)

Treaty on the Union of Sovereign States, July-1991 (in English)

Russian Federation. federal treaty, with documents and commentary: March 31, 1992 (in English & Russian)

Materials on the course of constitutional reform in the Republics of the Russian Federation: Dec. 23, 1992 (in Russian)

Executive acts of the Russian Federation : certified English translations of the Acts of thePresident and Government of the Russian Federationv Vol.1, 1993 (in English)

Regulations on Central Electoral Commission for the elections of the State Duma of the Federal Council of the Russian Federation : Sept. 29, 1993 (in Russian)

Regulations on the Commission of legislative initiative of the chancellery of the President of the Russian Federation, Oct. 1993 (in Russian)

Regulations on the elections of the Deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation: Oct.1, 1993 (in Russian)

Regulations on the elections to the Federal Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation : Oct.11, 1993 (in Russian)

Regulations on the foundations of the activity of the bodies of state power of Krai� Oct. 22, 1993 (in Russian)

Regulations on popular voting for the draft constitution of the Russian Federation, Dec. 13, 1993 (in Russian)

Draft constitutions : Sobchak (Russian Movement for Democratic Reform) version,1992 and Reform Foundation version, 1992 in Gazeta Rossiiskich Narodov (in Russian)

Box 8

Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation

Decision on publishing official constitutional court materials in Rossiiskaya Gazeta Feb. 4, 1992 (in Russian)

Decision on the legal applicability of the practice of dissolving labor accords Feb. 4, 1992 (in Russian)

Decision on the sovereignty of the Republic of Tatarstan : March 13, 1992 (in English & Russian)

Decision on the constitutionality of the Presidum of the Supreme Soviet decision #2275-I, �On the All-Russian Agency on authors� rights�: April 28, 1992 (in English & Russian)

Resolution on the Supreme Soviet Decree #2053-1 of 12/18/91 �On  the interpretation of Article #183 of the Russian Federation Constitution : May 19, 1992

     (in English & Russian)

Decision on the constitutionality of the 11/22/91 law �On the introduction of hanges to Article #3 of the law �On competition and limitation of monopolistic

     activities  in the Commodities markets�� May 20, 1992 (in English & Russian)

Resolution on the constitutionality of Dec. #403 of the Council of Ministers from 7/17/91 and #43 of Russ.Fed. govt. from 1/24/92:  June 9, 1992 (in Russian)

Decision on the application of procedural legislation regulating convictions, alterations and discontinuance of labor agreements : June 23, 1992 (in Russian)

Mikhail Gorbachev�s open letter to the Const. Court of Russ. Fed : Sept. 28, 1992 (in Russian)

Decision on the statement of A. V. Kligman [re:  CPSU unconstitutionality petition], Oct. 28, 1992 (in Russian)

Petitions to the Const. Court re: verification of the constitutionality of PresidentialDecree #1308 of Oct. 28, 1992 (in Russian)

Interview with Chairman of the Constitutional Court, Valerii Zorkin : Nov. 13, 1992 (in Russian)

Decision on the Presidential decrees concerning the CPSU & the Communist Party of the RSFSR : Nov. 30, 1992 (in English & Russian)

Decision on Decree #289 of 12/19/91 on the creation of the Ministry of Security and Internal Affairs of the RSFSR : Jan. 14, 1992 (in English & Russian)

Decision on Pres. Decree #1308 of 10/28/92 �On measures to defend the constitutional  System of the Russian Federation� : Feb. 12, 1993  (in Russian)

Decision on the constitutionality of the activities and decisions of Pres. Yeltsin in re: his appeal to the citizens of Russian on 3/20/93 : March 23, 1993 (in Russian)

Letter from the Constitutional Court to the Supreme Soviet on the condition of Constitutionality in the Russ. Fed. : March 5, 1993 (in English & Russian)

Decision on reviewing the decisions of the Congress of Peoples� deputies from 3/29/93 : April, 1993 (in Russian)

Resolution on the constitutionality of the Supreme Soviet in re: its resolution of 7/17/92 on Izvestia : May 19, 1993 (in English & Russian)

Decision on the Decree of the Congress of People�s Deputies re: freedom of speech on state radio and television : May 27, 1993 (in English & Russian)

Decision on the April, 1993 Supreme Soviet resolutions : June 3, 1993 (in Russian)

Decision on abolishing the Presidency of Mordovia : June 3, 1993 (in Russian)

Decision on the constitutionality of Presidential Dec. 8/15/92 �On the organization of administration of the electroenergetical complex of the Russian Federation during Privatization : Sept. 10, 1993 (in Russian)

Decision on the constitutionality of Presidential Declaration #1400 of 9/21/93 and Pres. Yeltsin�s appeal to the citizens of the Russian Federation of 9/21/93 : Sept. 21, 1993 (in Russian)

Dissenting opinion on the constitutionality of Presidential Declaration #1400 of 9/21/93

Yeltsin�s appeal to the citizens of the Russian Federation of 9/21/93 : Sept. 21, 1993 (in Russian)

Box 9

Regulations on federal organs of power during transition : Sept. 21, 1993 (in Russian)

Declaration of the Chairman about the constitutional crisis : Sept. 22, 1993 (in Russian)

Request of the Chairman of the Constitutional Court : Sept. 28, 1993 (in Russian)

Decision on the interpretation of Article #105/Pt. 4 & Article #106 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation : March 25, 1995 (in Russian)

Decision on the dismissal of the petition of Citizen Ivan Iosifovitch Zastolsky : April 4, 1995 (in English)

Decision on the interpretation of Articles #103/pt.3, #105/Pts. 2 & 5, #107/Pt.3, #108/Pt.2, #117/Pt. 3 & #135/Pt.2 of the Constitution of the Russ Fed Apr. 12, 1995 (in Russian)

Decision on the constitutionality of Article #54/Pts. 1&2 of the housing code of the RSFSR in connection with complaint of Citizen L.N. Sitalova April 25, 1995 (in English & Russian)

Decision on the constitutionality of Articles #220/1 & #220/2--code of criminal procedure of the RSFSR in connection with petition of Citizen Avetyan May 3,   1995 (in English)

Decision on the constitutionality of Article #12 of USSR law of 10/9/89 re: banning of strikes of workers in civil aviation : May 17, 1995 (in English)

Ruling on the constitutionality of Artsicles #21 & 16 of RSFSR law of 10/19/91�on the rehabiIitation of victims of political repression� in connection w/petition of Citizen Z.V. Aleshnikova : May 23, 1995 (in English)

Decision on the decrees of the President & government of the Russian Federation re: the Chechen conflict : July 31, 1995 (in English & Russian)

Dissenting opinion of Judge Gadis Gadzhiev on Pts. 2 & 4 of the court decision on the Decrees of the President and government of Russian Federation regarding Chechen conflict 7/31/95 (Russian)

Decision on the interpretation of Article #137/Pt.2 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation:  Nov. 18, 1995 (in Russian)

Materials from the 1993 Russian Federation  Parliamentary elections : Provisional regulations on local self-government in Moscow Oblast : Oct. 24, 1993  (in        Russian)

Calendar of the elections to the Federals Council & State Duma of the Federal Congress of the Russian Federation, 1993 (in Russian)

Regulations on the elections to the Moscow Regional Duma on 12/12/93: October 28, 1993 (in Russian)

Basic regulations on the elections to the representative organs of state power in Krais, Oblasts, Federal Cities, Autonomous Oblasts and Autonomous Okrugs:

        Oct. 27, 1993 (in Russian)

Chart of the one-mandate electoral districts for the elections to the State Duma in 1993 : Oct. 10, 1993 (in Russian)

Chart of the two-mandate electoral districts for the elections to the Federation Council of the Fed. Congress in 1993 : Oct. 16, 1993 (in Russian)

Those who will compete for the mandates to the State Duma/Parties, movements organizations, Oct. 1993 (in Russian)

Charter, program and federal list of candidates from the �Russia�s Choice� Political Party, Oct. 1993 (in Russian)

Review of the central mass media newspapers on the topic of elections, plus supplement, Oct. 1993 (in Russian)

List of candidates from the �Irulinski-Boldirev-Lukin Block� Oct. 1993 (in Russian)

Platform and federal list of candidates from the �Party of Russian Unity and Consent� Oct. 1993 (in Russian)

Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation Resolution on the manner of promulgation of the RSFSR law �on the rehabilitation of the victims of political repression� : Oct. 18, 1991 (in Russian)

Decision #1920-1 �on the declaration of rights and freedoms of citizens�: November 18,1991 (in Russian)

Decision #4907-1�on finalization of works on the draft constitution of the Russian Federation�: April 29, 1993 (in Russian)

Resolution #5503-1 �on the order of enforcing the Russian Fed. law �on amending and changing the RSFSR law �on rehabilitating the victims of political repression���July 23, 1993 (in Russian)

Resolution #5699-I �on the repeated consideration of the Russian Federation law �on amending and changing the Russian Federation law �on rehabilitating the victims of political repression �� : Sept. 3, 1993 (in Russian)

Presidium Resolution #5779-I �on the immediate ceasing of powers of the President of the Russian Federation--Boris Yeltsin�: Sept. 21, 1993 (in Russian)

Petition of the members of the Supreme Soviet to the people of the Russian Federation : Sept. 21, 1993 (in Russian)

Appeal by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet to the citizens of the Russian Federation : Sept. 21, 1993 (in Russian)

Decision #5780-I �on the immediate ceasing of powers of the President of the Russian Federation � Boris Yeltsin� : Sept. 22, 1993 (in Russian)

Decision #5781-I �on execution of the powers of the President of the Russian Federation by the Vice-President A.B. Rutskoi� : Sept. 22, 1993 (in Russian)

Decision #5783-I �on Pres. Decree #1400 of 9/21/93 �on step-by-step constitutional reform in the Russian Federation ��: Sept. 22, 1993 (in Russian)

Order #1 of the Minister of Defense : Sept.  22, 1993 (in Russian)

Speech by A.B. Rutskoi �Acting President� of the Russian Federation : Sept. 22, 1993 (in Russian)

Decree #1 of the �Acting President� of the Russian Federation : Sept. 22, 1993 (in Russian)

Decree #2 of the �Acting President� of the Russian Federation �on the measures for the revention of anti-constitutional actions in the Russian Federation : Sept. 22, 1993 (in Russian)

Decree #3 of the �Acting President� of the Russian Federation. : Sept. 22, 1993 (in Russian)

Decree #4 of the �Acting President� of the Russian Federation : Sept. 22, 1993 (in Russian)

Decree #5 of the �Acting President� of the Russian Federation : Sept. 22, 1993 (in Russian)

Box 10

 (in numerical order)

President of the Russian Federation Decree #79 : Aug. 23, 1991 �on the suspension of Activities of the Communist Party of the RSFSR� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #87 & #91 : Aug. 24 & 27, 1991 �on presidential representatives in krais  & oblasts of the RSFSR� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #90 : Aug.25, 1991 �on the property of the CPSU and the Communist Party of the RSFSR� (in Russian)

Presidential draft Decree of Nov. 6, 1991 �on the activities of the CPSU and the Communist Party of the RSFSR� (in Russian & English)

Presidential decree #186 : Feb. 5, 1993 �on the representative of the President of the Russian Federation in krais, oblasts, autonomous oblasts, autonomous okrugs and the cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg� (in Russian)

Decrees #348 & #349: March 16, 1993 �on widening the composition of the Council of Ministers� and �on the appointment of the Chairman of the Central Board� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #376 : March 20, 1993 �on the defense of media freedom� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #378 : March 22, 1993 �on the responsibilities of officials of executive power in the Russian Federation� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #379 : March 20, 1993 �on the activities of the executive power Structures until the overcoming of the crisis of power� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1119 : Sept. 22, 1992 �on questions of state-legal directorate   of the President of the Russian Federation� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1308 : Oct. 28, 1992 �on the measures for the protection of the Constitutional system of the Russian Federation (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1400 : Sept. 21, 1993 �on the step-by-step constitutional reform in the Russian Federation� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1457 : Sept. 26, 1993 �on the creating of the commission on legislative initiative of the president of the Russian Federation (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1504 : Sept. 23, 1993 �on the interrelationships between the council of ministers of the govt. of the Russ. Fed. w/bodies of state power of the subjects of the Russ. Fed. during the period of step-by-step constitutional reform� (in Russian)

  Presidential Decree #1505 : Sept. 29, 1993 �on the compositing of the Central Electoral  Commission for the elections to the state duma of the Federal Assembly�1993� (in Russian)

Presidential decree #1514 : Sept. 30, 1993 �on social guarantees of people�s deputies of the Russian Federation of the 1990-5 session� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1557 : Oct. 1, 1993 �on approval of the changes to the regulations of the deputies to the state duma in 1993 and amendments and additions to the rules on federal organs of power during the transitional period [with regulations and commentary] (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1575 : Oct. 3, 1993 �on the introduction of the state of emergency in Moscow� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1576 : Oct. 3, 1993 �on the dismissal of A.V. Rutskoi from the post of Vice-President of the Russian Federation� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1578 : Oct. 4, 1993 �on the urgent measures for ensuring the regime of the state of emergency in Moscow� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1580 : Oct. 4, 1993 �on the additional measures for the state of emergency in Moscow� (in Russian)

Presidential Decrees #1581 & #1582 : Oct. 5, 1993 �on the head of administration of Novosibirsk Oblast� and �on the head of administration of Amurskaia

Oblast�(in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1587 : Oct. 5, 1993 �on the measures for the elimination of the results of the coup attempt� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1590 : Oct. 6, 1993 �on the non-extension of state guarantees of social welfare to certain former People�s deputies� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1594 : Oct. 7, 1993 �on the ceasing of powers of Moscow�city Soviet. . .� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1595 : Oct. 7, 1993 �on the investigation of the armed revolt inMoscow� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1597 : Oct. 7, 1993 �on the rules of nomination and dismissal of the Heads of administrations of krais, oblasts, etc.� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1598 : Oct. 7, 1993 �on the legal regulations in the period of step-by-step constitutional reform in the Russian Federation� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1612 : Oct. 7, 1993 �on the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1614: Oct. 8, 1993 �on the Chancellery of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1615 : Oct. 9, 1993 �on the extension of the state of emergency in Moscow� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1617 : Oct. 9, 1993 �on the reform of the representative bodies and local government in the Russian Federation� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1625 : Oct. 11, 1993 �on the amendments and additions to the regulations on the Fed. bodies of power during the transitional period� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1625 : Oct. 11, 1993 �on the elections of the Federal Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation with regulations on elections to the Federal Council� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1633 : Oct. 15, 1993 �on the holding of a popular referendum on the draft constitution with regulations on the referendum on the draft constitution� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1647 : Oct. 15, 1993 �on state reports and thematic reviews on the situation�� with associated regulations (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1661 : Oct. 19, 1993 �on some of the measures for ensuring state and public security in the period of the 1993 electoral campaign� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1665 : Oct. 19, 1993 �on the informational and legal collaboration of  Russian Federation with states-members of the Commonwealth of Independent States� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1723 : Oct. 22, 1993 �on the foundations of the organizations of State power in the subsectors of the Russian Federation (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #1760 : Oct. 26, 1993 �on the reform of local self-governments in the Russian Federation� (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #2234 : Dec. 29, 1993 �on amending the indicators of the Republican  Budget of the Russian Federation for the 4^th quarter of 1993� (in English)

Presidential Decree #165 : Jan. 18, 1994 �on the representative of the president� with Associated presidential order and statutes (in Russian)

Presidential Decree #614 : March 30, 1994 �on the question of the protection ofState secrets� (in English)

Report of the Committee on Constitutional legislation re: pres. Decree #1969 �on Measures for strengthening the system of executive power��Dec. 14, 1994

(in Russian)

Presidential Decree #951 : Sept. 17, 1995 �on the elections of organs of state power of the subjects of the Russian Federation and of organs of local self-government� (in Russian)

Presidential Order #668 : Sept. 30, 1993 �on the creation of the working group for the legal assurance of the fulfillment of Presidential Decree #1400� (in Russian)

Presidential Order #685 : Oct. 11, 1993 �on the creation of the state chamber of the Constitutional meeting� (in Russian)

Presidential Order #686 : Oct. 11, 1993 �on the approval of the regulations on the Public chamber of the Constitutional meeting� (in Russian)

Presidential Order #699 : Oct. 22, 1993 �on the implementation of PresidentialDecree #1457� (in Russian)

Seventh Congress of People�s Deputies of Russia Bulletin Nos. 1, 2, 4-24December 1-14, 1992 (in Russian)

Box 11

Draft concept of the new RSFSR  Constitution : June 21, 1990 (in Russian by L. Mamut)

First draft constitution for the Russian Federation : October 11, 1990 (in Russian)

First reduction/second draft Constitution for the Russian Federation : Oct. 12, 1990 (in Russian)

Second reduction/third draft Constitution for the Russian Federation : July 8, 1991 (in Russian)

Third reduction/fourth draft Constitution for the Russian Federation Sept. 10, 1991 (in Russian)

Fourth reduction/fifth draft Constitution for the Russian Federation : Sept. 16, 1991 (in Russian)

Draft constitution for the Russian Federation : Oct. 9, 1991 (in Russian)

Box 12

Draft constitutions for the Russian Federation. : 1990 (in Russian)

Draft constitution for the Russian Federation : March 18, 1992 (in Russian)

Draft constitution for the Russian Federation. : March 24, 1992 (in English)

Draft constitution for the Russian Federation : April 17, 1992 (in Russian)

Draft constitution for the Russian Federation. : Oct. 22, 1992 (in Russian)

Draft constitution for the Russian Federation in English translation : 1993 (in English)

Draft constitution for the Russian Federation : April 8, 1993 (in Russian) --2 files

Draft constitution for the Russian Federation: June 5, 1993 (in Russian)

Draft constitution for the Russian Federation : June 26, 1993 (in Russian)

Draft constitution for the Russian Federation:  July 12, 1993 (in Russian)

Draft constitution for the Russian Federation, Constitutional Commission version :

     July 12, 1993 (in Russian)

Draft constitution for the Russian Federation, Constitutional Commission. version :

     July 14, 1993 (in Russian)

Box 13

Draft constitution for the Russian Federation, Parliamentary version : April 4, 1992 (in Russian)

Comparative table of draft constitutions for the RussianFederation (6^th Congress of Peoples� Deputies), undated (in Russian)

Draft Constitution of Russian Federation, 1993 + Soviet Press and Kremlin news broadcast texts, IRIS working paper text (in English)

RFSFR Constitution of 1978, with amendments from 1989 & 1990 (in Russian)

RFSFR Constitution of 1978, as amended through Dec. 10, 1992 (in Russian)

Open file on the drafting of the Russian Federation Constitution (in Russian)

Chart of amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation received after July 12, 1993 & approved by the working group (in Russian)

Constitution of the Russ. Fed. as approved by the National Referendum of Dec. 12, 1993 (in English & Russian)

Basic provisions of the new constitution for the RussianFederation prepared for theApril 11, 1993 referendum (in Russian)

Box 14

Collection of decisions regarding the committees and commission of the State Duma of the Russian Federation and the Federation Council, Jan. 11-Feb. 25, 1994

(in Russian)

Rules of internal procedure of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation , with April-July amendments and additions : March 25, 1994

(in Russian)

Russian Federation draft regulations for the Federal Supervisory Council for ensuring freedom of speech on State television, 1993 (in Russian)

Second all-Union conference of judges of the Russian Federation 1993 in (Russian)

Decisions of the Congress of People�s Deputies regarding constitutional reform in the Russian Federation : 1992-1993 (in Russian)

Comments of the Ministry of Finance on the law on the Russian Federation budgetfor 1994 : July 4, 1994 (in Russian)

President Yelsin�s annual message to the Russian Federal Assembly : February 16, 1995 (in English)

�Parliamentary Week,�March & April, 1993 (in Russian)

Materials concerning the 1996 Russian Presidential and Duma elections (in English)

Box 15

Constitutional Court Bulletin 1993 (in English & Russian)

Box 16

Constitutional Court Bulletin 1995 (in English & Russian)

Box 17

Russian Bulletin on Human Rights (in Russian) : 1994-1995, no.2-7

Russian-American Universities, Institute for Massive Political Movements, parties

     associations, unions & clubs : collection of materials and documents (in Russian)

     1992 : Books 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

 

BASHKORTOSTAN

Constitution of Bashkortostan (RussianFederation ) : Dec. 24, 1993 (in Russian)

 

CHECHNYA

Constitution of the Chechen Republic : Mary 12, 1993 (in Russian)

Constitutional and legal materials : Open File (in English)

 

CHUVASH 

Constitution of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (RSFSR/Russian

     Federation) : May 31, 1978 (in Russian)

 

CRIMEA

Constitution of the Crimean Republic : May 6, 1992 (in Russian)

 

MOLDOVA

 

Rep. of Moldova draft law concerning the Constitutional Court, 1993 (in English)

Constitutional and legal materials Open File (English)

 

MONGOLIA

 Constitution of Mongolia : February 12, 1992 (in English)

 TURKMENISTAN

 Constitutional and legal materials Open File (in English)

PRIMORSKI

Charter of the Primorski Krai (Russian Federation), 1995 (in Russian)

 

TATARSTAN

 

Constitutional and legal materials open file (in Russian)

Draft constitution for Tatarstan (Russian Fed.) : Oct. 10, 1992 (in Russian)

Constitution for Tatarstan (Russian Fed.) : Nov. 30, 1992 (in Russian)

 

TUVA

 

Constitution of Tuva (Russian Federation), 1993

 

KAZAKHSTAN

 

Draft constitution for the Rep. of Kazakhstan : May, 1992 (in Russian)

Constitution of the Rep. of Kazakhstan : January 28, 1993 (in English)

Draft constitution for the Rep. of Kazakhstan : August 1, 1995 (in English)

Constitutional and legal materials Open File (in Russian)

 

UZBEKISTAN

 

Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan : Dec. 8, 1992 (in Russian)

Constitution of the Uzbek SSR, as amended through March 31, 1990 (in Russian)

Declaration of state sovereignty of the Uzbek SSR : June 20, 1990 (in English & Russian)

Judiciary law of the Uzbek SSR : Nov. 27, 1981 (in Russian)

Law on the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan : May 6, 1993 (in Russian)

Rep. of Uzbekistan : constitutional and legal materials Open File (in English & Russian)

 

GEORGIA

 

Georgian draft constitution : Georgian Republican Party draft of Jan. 19, 1994 (in English)

Georgian Constitution of Aug. 23, 1995 (note: 2 very different English versions)

Georgian draft constitution by Avto Demetrashvili (undated) (in English)

Georgian draft constitution : Georgian Republican Party, Jan. 19, 1994 (in English)

Rep. Of Georgia : constitutional & legal materials : Open Files (in English, Georgian & Russian)

 

BELARUS REPUBLIC

 

Box 1

Draft constitution of the Belarus Republic : July, 1991 (in Russian)

Draft constitution of Belarus with comments of Draft Commission : 1991 (in Byelorussian & Russian)

Draft constitution of Belarus : December, 1992 (in Russian)

Draft constitution of Belarus : April 6, 1992 (in Russian)

Draft constitution of Belarus Republic : August 22, 1992 (in Russian)

Draft constitution of Belarus, February 1993 (in Byelorussian)

Draft constitution of the Republic of Belarus :(undatee) with ntroductory  commentary (in English)

 Box 2

 Constitution of the Republic of Belarus : March 15, 1994 (in English)

Constitution of the Republic of Belarus (undated) (in Polish)

[Constitution] of Belarus, September 28, 1992 (in English)

Conception of the constitution of the Byelorussian SSR and the formation of a Legal Foundation of Civil Society and Government (Conference, Feb.27-28, 1991)

     (in Russian) --2 folders

Draft basic principles concerning local governments, Belarus Democratic Reforms Support Foundation Draft, 1992 (in English & Russian)

Draft law on the Constitutional Court : July 9, 1994 (in Russian)

Constitutional and legal materials : Open File (in English & Russian)