Constitution of the Republic of Moldova 1994, as amended to 2023
Public Institutions and Services
  • English

    (1) The State shall be bound to take actions in order that every person has a decent standard of living that would ensure him/her and his/her family members health protection and welfare including food, clothing, shelter, medical care, as well as necessary social services.
    (2) All citizens have the right to be insured in case of: unemployment, disease, disability, widowhood, old age or other situations where, due to causes beyond one’s control, one loses the source or means of obtaining the necessities of life. (Art. 47)

  • Moldovian

    (1) Statul este obligat să ia măsuri pentru ca orice om să aibă un nivel de trai decent, care să-i asigure sănătatea şi bunăstarea, lui şi familiei lui, cuprinzînd hrana, îmbrăcămintea, locuinţa, îngrijirea medicală, precum şi serviciile sociale necesare.
    (2) Cetăţenii au dreptul la asigurare în caz de: şomaj, boală, invaliditate, văduvie, bătrîneţe sau în celelalte cazuri de pierdere a mijloacelor de subzistenţă, în urma unor împrejurări independente de voinţa lor. (Art. 47)

Public Institutions and Services
  • English

    (1) The family shall constitute the natural and fundamental element of the society and shall enjoy protection from the State and the society.
    … (Art. 48)

  • Moldovian

    (1) Familia constituie elementul natural şi fundamental al societăţii şi are dreptul la ocrotire din partea societăţii şi a statului.
    … (Art. 48)

Public Institutions and Services
  • English

    (1) The State shall facilitate, by economic and other actions, formation of families and fulfilment of their assigned duties.
    (2) The State shall protect motherhood, children and young people, by fostering the development of the required institutions.
    … (Art. 49)

  • Moldovian

    (1) Statul facilitează, prin măsuri economice şi prin alte măsuri, formarea familiei şi îndeplinirea obligaţiilor ce îi revin.
    (2) Statul ocroteşte maternitatea, copiii şi tinerii, stimulînd dezvoltarea instituţiilor necesare.
    … (Art. 49)

Public Institutions and Services
  • English

    (1) The mother and the child shall enjoy special assistance and protection.
    … (Art. 50)

  • Moldovian

    (1) Mama şi copilul au dreptul la ajutor şi ocrotire specială.
    … (Art. 50)

1

Constitution of the Republic of Moldova 1994, as amended to 2023 (English). According to Art. 13(1): “The State language of the Republic of Moldova is the Romanian language.”

2

Constitution of the Republic of Moldova 1994, as amended to 2023 (Moldovian).

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3

This is in reference to revisions to the Constitution.

4

Articles 20 to 24 relate to access to justice, the presumption of innocence, the non-retroactivity of the law, the right of every person to be acknowledged on his/her rights and the right to life and physical and mental integrity.

5

This is in reference to revisions to the Constitution.