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CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO
CHAPTER I
BASIC PROVISIONS........................................................................................................................1
A
RTICLE
1
[D
EFINITION OF
S
TATE
]............................................................................................................................1
A
RTICLE
2
[S
OVEREIGNTY
]........................................................................................................................................1
A
RTICLE
3
[E
QUALITY
B
EFORE THE
L
AW
].................................................................................................................1
A
RTICLE
4
[F
ORM OF
G
OVERNMENT AND
S
EPARATION OF
P
OWER
].........................................................................1
A
RTICLE
5
[L
ANGUAGES
]...........................................................................................................................................2
A
RTICLE
6
[S
YMBOLS
]...............................................................................................................................................2
A
RTICLE
7
[V
ALUES
]..................................................................................................................................................2
A
RTICLE
8
[S
ECULAR
S
TATE
].....................................................................................................................................2
A
RTICLE
9
[C
ULTURAL AND
R
ELIGIOUS
H
ERITAGE
].................................................................................................3
A
RTICLE
10
[E
CONOMY
]..............................................................................................................................................3
A
RTICLE
11
[C
URRENCY
].............................................................................................................................................3
A
RTICLE
12
[L
OCAL
G
OVERNMENT
]............................................................................................................................3
A
RTICLE
13
[C
APITAL
C
ITY
]........................................................................................................................................3
A
RTICLE
14
[C
ITIZENSHIP
]...........................................................................................................................................3
A
RTICLE
15
[C
ITIZENS
L
IVING
A
BROAD
].....................................................................................................................3
A
RTICLE
16
[S
UPREMACY OF THE
C
ONSTITUTION
]......................................................................................................4
A
RTICLE
17
[I
NTERNATIONAL
A
GREEMENTS
].............................................................................................................4
A
RTICLE
18
[R
ATIFICATION OF
I
NTERNATIONAL
A
GREEMENTS
]................................................................................4
A
RTICLE
19
[A
PPLICABILITY OF
I
NTERNATIONAL
L
AW
].............................................................................................5
A
RTICLE
20
[D
ELEGATION OF
S
OVEREIGNTY
].............................................................................................................5
CHAPTER II FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS............................................................................6
A
RTICLE
21
[G
ENERAL
P
RINCIPLES
]............................................................................................................................6
A
RTICLE
22
[D
IRECT
A
PPLICABILITY OF
I
NTERNATIONAL
A
GREEMENTS AND
I
NSTRUMENTS
]..................................6
A
RTICLE
23
[H
UMAN
D
IGNITY
]...................................................................................................................................6
A
RTICLE
24
[E
QUALITY
B
EFORE THE
L
AW
].................................................................................................................7
A
RTICLE
25
[R
IGHT TO
L
IFE
].......................................................................................................................................7
A
RTICLE
26
[R
IGHT TO
P
ERSONAL
I
NTEGRITY
]...........................................................................................................7
A
RTICLE
27
[P
ROHIBITION OF
T
ORTURE
,
C
RUEL
,
I
NHUMAN OR
D
EGRADING
T
REATMENT
].......................................7
A
RTICLE
28
[P
ROHIBITION OF
S
LAVERY AND
F
ORCED
L
ABOR
]...................................................................................7
A
RTICLE
29
[R
IGHT TO
L
IBERTY AND
S
ECURITY
]........................................................................................................8
A
RTICLE
30
[R
IGHTS OF THE
A
CCUSED
]......................................................................................................................9
A
RTICLE
31
[R
IGHT TO
F
AIR AND
I
MPARTIAL
T
RIAL
].................................................................................................9
A
RTICLE
32
[R
IGHT TO
L
EGAL
R
EMEDIES
]................................................................................................................10
A
RTICLE
33
[T
HE
P
RINCIPLE OF
L
EGALITY AND
P
ROPORTIONALITY IN
C
RIMINAL
C
ASES
]......................................10
A
RTICLE
34
[R
IGHT NOT TO BE
T
RIED
T
WICE FOR THE
S
AME
C
RIMINAL
A
CT
].........................................................10
A
RTICLE
35
[F
REEDOM OF
M
OVEMENT
]....................................................................................................................10
A
RTICLE
36
[R
IGHT TO
P
RIVACY
]..............................................................................................................................10
A
RTICLE
37
[R
IGHT TO
M
ARRIAGE AND
F
AMILY
].....................................................................................................11
A
RTICLE
38
[F
REEDOM OF
B
ELIEF
,
C
ONSCIENCE AND
R
ELIGION
].............................................................................11
A
RTICLE
39
[R
ELIGIOUS
D
ENOMINATIONS
]...............................................................................................................11
A
RTICLE
40
[F
REEDOM OF
E
XPRESSION
]...................................................................................................................12
A
RTICLE
41
[R
IGHT OF
A
CCESS TO
P
UBLIC
D
OCUMENTS
].........................................................................................12
A
RTICLE
42
[F
REEDOM OF
M
EDIA
]............................................................................................................................12
A
RTICLE
43
[F
REEDOM OF
G
ATHERING
]....................................................................................................................12
A
RTICLE
44
[F
REEDOM OF
A
SSOCIATION
].................................................................................................................12
A
RTICLE
45
[F
REEDOM OF
E
LECTION AND
P
ARTICIPATION
].....................................................................................13
A
RTICLE
46
[P
ROTECTION OF
P
ROPERTY
]..................................................................................................................13
A
RTICLE
47
[R
IGHT TO
E
DUCATION
].........................................................................................................................13
A
RTICLE
48
[F
REEDOM OF
A
RT AND
S
CIENCE
]..........................................................................................................13
A
RTICLE
49
[R
IGHT TO
W
ORK AND
E
XERCISE
P
ROFESSION
].....................................................................................13
A
RTICLE
50
[R
IGHTS OF
C
HILDREN
]..........................................................................................................................14
A
RTICLE
51
[H
EALTH AND
S
OCIAL
P
ROTECTION
].....................................................................................................14
A
RTICLE
52
[R
ESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
E
NVIRONMENT
]...........................................................................................14
A
RTICLE
53
[I
NTERPRETATION OF
H
UMAN
R
IGHTS
P
ROVISIONS
].............................................................................14
A
RTICLE
54
[J
UDICIAL
P
ROTECTION OF
R
IGHTS
].......................................................................................................14
A
RTICLE
55
[L
IMITATIONS ON
F
UNDAMENTAL
R
IGHTS AND
F
REEDOMS
].................................................................15