Armenia marks Constitution Day
“The Armenian People, recognizing as a basis the fundamental principles of the Armenian statehood and national aspirations engraved in the Declaration of Independence of Armenia, having fulfilled the sacred message of its freedom loving ancestors for the restoration of the sovereign state, committed to the strengthening and prosperity of the fatherland, to ensure the freedom, general well being and civic harmony of future generations, declaring their faithfulness to universal values, hereby adopts the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia.”
The Constitution of the Republic of Armenia was adopted through a national referendum 17 years ago, on July 5, 1995. Amendments were adopted to the Constitution on November 27, 2005.
“The Constitution of the Republic shall have supreme legal force and the norms thereof shall apply directly. The laws shall conform to the Constitution. Other legal acts shall conform to the Constitution and the laws.”
Under Law on Holidays and Commemoration Days, July 5 is declared a non-working day celebrating Constitution Day.