Constitution of the Republic of Moldova 1994, as amended to 2023
Status of International Law
  • English

    …
    REASSERTING our devotion to overall human values and our desire to live in peace and harmony with all the peoples of the world, in compliance with the unanimously acknowledged principles and norms of international law,
    … (Preamble)

  • Moldovian

    …
    REAFIRMÎND devotamentul nostru faţă de valorile general-umane, dorinţa de a trăi în pace şi bună înţelegere cu toate popoarele lumii conform principiilor şi normelor unanim recunoscute ale dreptului internaţional,
    … (Preamble)

Status of International Law
  • English

    (1) Constitutional provisions on human rights and freedoms shall be interpreted and are enforced in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with the conventions and other treaties to which the Republic of Moldova is a party.
    (2) Wherever disagreements appear between the conventions and treaties on fundamental human rights to which the Republic of Moldova is a party and its domestic laws, priority shall be given to international regulations. (Art. 4)

  • Moldovian

    (1) Dispoziţiile constituţionale privind drepturile şi libertăţile omului se interpretează şi se aplică în concordanţă cu Declaraţia Universală a Drepturilor Omului, cu pactele şi cu celelalte tratate la care Republica Moldova este parte.
    (2) Dacă există neconcordanţe între pactele şi tratatele privitoare la drepturile fundamentale ale omului la care Republica Moldova este parte şi legile ei interne, prioritate au reglementările internaţionale. (Art. 4)

Status of International Law
  • English

    (1) The Republic of Moldova commits to observe the Charter of the United Nations and the treaties to which it is a party, to ground its relationships with other states on the unanimously recognized principles and norms of international law.
    (2) The coming into force of an international treaty containing provisions which are contrary to the Constitution shall be preceded by a revision of the latter. (Art. 8)

  • Moldovian

    (1) Republica Moldova se obligă să respecte Carta Organizaţiei Naţiunilor Unite şi tratatele la care este parte, să-şi bazeze relaţiile cu alte state pe principiile şi normele unanim recunoscute ale dreptului internaţional.
    (2) Intrarea în vigoare a unui tratat internaţional conţinînd dispoziţii contrare Constituţiei va trebui precedată de o revizuire a acesteia. (Art. 8)

Status of International Law
  • English

    (1) The Constitutional Court:
    a) exercises, upon appeal, the review of constitutionality over laws and decisions of the Parliament, decrees of the President, decisions and ordinances of the Government, as well as over international treaties to which the Republic of Moldova is a party;
    … (Art. 135)

  • Moldovian

    (1) Curtea Constituţională:
    (a) exercită, la sesizare, controlul constituţionalităţii legilor şi hotărîrilor Parlamentului, a decretelor Preşedintelui Republicii Moldova, a hotărîrilor şi ordonanţelor Guvernului, precum şi a tratatelor internaţionale la care Republica Moldova este parte;
    … (Art. 135)

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.