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PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:29 constituteproject.org Georgia's Constitution of 1995 with Amendments through 2018 Subsequently amended This complete constitution has been generated from excerpts of texts from the repository of the Comparative Constitutions Project, and distributed on constituteproject.org. constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:29 Table of contents Preamble . 5 Chapter One: General Provisions . 5 Article 1: State sovereignty . 5 Article 2: State symbols . 5 Article 3: Democracy . 5 Article 4: Legal state . 6 Article 5: Social state . 6 Article 6: Economic freedom . 6 Article 7: Basis of territorial arrangement . 7 Article 8: Relationship between the State and the Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia . 8 Chapter Two: Fundamental Human Rights . 8 Article 9: Inviolability of human dignity . 8 Article 10: Rights to life and physical integrity . 8 Article 11: Right to equality . 8 Article 12: Right to free personal development . 8 Article 13: Human liberty . 8 Article 14: Freedom of movement . 9 Article 15: Rights to personal and family privacy, personal space and privacy of communication . 9 Article 16: Freedom of belief, religion and conscience . 9 Article 17: Rights to freedom of opinion, information, mass media and the internet . 9 Article 18: Rights to fair administrative proceedings, access to public information, informational self-determination, and compensation for damage inflicted by public authority . 10 Article 19: Right to property . 10 Article 20: Freedom of creativity, cultural heritage . 11 Article 21: Freedom of assembly . 11 Article 22: Freedom of association . 11 Article 23: Freedom of political parties . 11 Article 24: Electoral right . 11 Article 25: Right to hold public office . 12 Article 26: Freedom of labour, freedom of trade unions, right to strike and freedom of enterprise . 12 Article 27: Right to education and academic freedom . 12 Article 28: Right to the protection of health . 12 Article 29: Right to environmental protection . 13 Article 30: Right to marry, rights of mothers and children . 13 Article 31: Procedural rights . 13 Article 32: Citizenship of Georgia . 13 Georgia 1995 (rev. 2018) Page 2 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:29 Article 33: Rights of aliens and stateless persons . 14 Article 34: General principles for ensuring fundamental human rights . 14 Article 35: Public Defender of Georgia . 14 Chapter Three: Parliament of Georgia . 15 Article 36: Status and authority of Parliament . 15 Article 37: Parliamentary elections . 15 Article 38: First meeting of Parliament and termination of powers . 16 Article 39: Member of the Parliament of Georgia . 16 Article 40: Chairperson and deputy chairpersons of the Parliament of Georgia . 17 Article 41: Parliamentary Bureau, committees and factions . 17 Article 42: Investigative and other temporary commissions of Parliament . 18 Article 43: Questions and interpellations by a Member of Parliament . 18 Article 44: Sessions and sittings of Parliament . 18 Article 45: Law making and procedures for decision-making . 19 Article 46: Signature and promulgation of a law . 19 Article 47: International treaties . 20 Article 48: Impeachment . 21 Chapter Four: President of Georgia . 21 Article 49: Status of the President of Georgia . 21 Article 50: Procedures for electing the President of Georgia . 21 Article 51: Oath, termination of the term of office, immunity, conflicts of interest and succession of the President of Georgia . 22 Article 52: Powers of the President of Georgia . 23 Article 53: Countersignature . 24 Chapter Five: Government of Georgia . 25 Article 54: Government . 25 Article 55: Prime Minister of Georgia . 25 Article 56: Vote of confidence . 26 Article 57: Vote of no confidence . 26 Article 58: Vote of confidence on the initiative of the Prime Minister . 27 Chapter Six: Judiciary and Prosecutor's Office . 27 Article 59: Judiciary . 27 Article 60: Constitutional Court of Georgia . 27 Article 61: Supreme Court of Georgia . 29 Article 62: Judicial proceedings . 29 Article 63: Judge . 30 Article 64: High Council of Justice . 30 Article 65: Prosecutor's Office . 31 Georgia 1995 (rev. 2018) Page 3 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:29 Chapter Seven: Public Finances and Control . 31 Article 66: State Budget . 31 Article 67: Taxes and fees, economic policy . 32 Article 68: National Bank . ..
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