Constitution of the Republic of North Macedonia 1991, as amended to 2019
Status of International Law
  • English

    The fundamental values of the constitutional order of the Republic of North Macedonia are:
    - the basic freedoms and rights of the individual and citizen, recognized in international law and set down in the Constitution;
    …
    - respect for the generally accepted norms of international law.
    … (Art. 8)

  • Macedonian

    Темелни вредности на уставниот поредок на Република Северна Македонија се:
    - основните слободи и права на човекот и граѓанинот признати со меѓународното право и утврдени со Уставот;
    …
    - почитувањето на општо прифатените норми на меѓународното право.
    … (Член 8)

Status of International Law
  • English

    … Courts judge on the basis of the Constitution and laws and international agreements ratified in accordance with the Constitution.
    … (Art. 98)10

  • Macedonian

    …
    ... Судовите судат врз основа на Уставот и законите и меѓународните договори ратификувани во согласност со Уставот.
    … (Член 98)

Status of International Law
  • English

    …
    The Public Prosecutor's Office performs his/her duties on the basis of the Constitution and law and the international agreements ratified in accordance with the Constitution.
    … (Art. 106)11

  • Macedonian

    …
    Јавното обвинителство ги врши своите функции врз основа на Уставот и законите и меѓународните договори ратификувани во согласност со Уставот.
    … (Член 106)

Status of International Law
  • English

    The international agreements ratified in accordance with the Constitution are part of the internal legal order and cannot be changed by law. (Art. 118)

  • Macedonian

    Меѓународните договори што се ратификувани во согласност со Уставот се дел од внатрешниот правен поредок и не можат да се менуваат со закон. (Член 118)

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Constitution of the Republic of North Macedonia 1991, as amended to 2019 (English). According to Art. 7 (as replaced by Amendment V): “The Macedonian language, written using its Cyrillic alphabet, is the official language throughout the Republic of North Macedonia ...” The country's name has been changed from “Macedonia” to “North Macedonia” in accordance with Amendment XXXIII.

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Constitution of the Republic of North Macedonia 1991, as amended to 2019 (Macedonian).

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Art. 4 as amended by Amendment XXXII and XXXIII.

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Preamble as amended by Amendment IV and XXXIV.

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Preamble as amended by Amendment IV and XXXIV.

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Art. 77 as amended by Amendment XI.

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Art. 48 as amended by Amendment VIII.

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Art. 78 as amended by Amendment XII.

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Art. 8 as amended by Amendment VI.

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Art. 98 as amended by Amendment XXV.

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Art. 106 as amended by Amendment XXX.

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Art. 19 as amended by Amendment VII.