The Core of the Legal System

Any constitution – is a set of rules according to which a government operates. The name of the document, which translates from Latin as "Constitution", says about its contents. Today's the core of the legal system of Pridnestrovie is adopted in the period 1995-2011's 113 articles collected in five sections. The path to this edition of the Basic Law has been long and tortuous. If we talk about the first Pridnestrovian Constitution, it is worth noting that it is a couple of years older than Russia's. It took exactly one year after the official proclamation of independence by the people of Pridnestrovie - September 2, 1991, at the IV congress of deputies of all levels. This was an important step towards the state independence, but, admittedly, the text of the Constitution of the new republic was similar document in force in Soviet Moldavia.

Remained essentially Soviet norms renamed in Pridnestrovian operate on the territory of the republic until the end of 1995. Pridnestrovie, already having their own public authorities and institutions of power, the decision of 82% of voters adopted a new, truly own Constitution December 24. Republic became a parliamentary-presidential. The Supreme Council was bicameral. The land was announced as the exclusive property of the state.

Four and a half years later, Pridnestrovie mastered a new round of constitutional reforms. The republic became presidential. It changes the nature of the interaction of the supreme bodies of state power. The new, adopted June 21, 2000, the edition of the Constitution defined the status of the Supreme Council as a representative and legislative authority. The Parliament became unicameral, gained some control functions. The quantity of the deputies was reduced to 43. The Government was abolished. The Cabinet of Ministries that had advisory powers replaced this collegial body.

The Institute of Government was restored in summer 2011 - as part of another constitutional reform. Its implementation was preceded by serious preparatory work. Public hearings took place twice. As a result the heads of state administration of the cities and districts were included to the structure of returned to the state government. The Chairman of the Government offers their candidacy as heads of ministries. The prime minister is appointed by the president with the consent of Parliament.

Recent constitutional amendments are based on the officially taken in 2006 results of the referendum to date to harmonize the Pridnestrovian legislation with Russian. Many republican laws are established by the Russian model. The control system is too close to Russian. Lawmakers and lawyers insist that talk about unification is inappropriate.

New realities need to be accompanied by appropriate legislation. Whether the Basic Law is adapted to the constantly changing requirements of time or constitutional reforms in Pridnestrovie are completed - is a rhetorical question. Only time may give the answer. Member of the Supreme Council of three convocations Gregory Dyachenko said, for example, that changes are necessary. Moreover, it is about both addendum to the constitutional norms and elimination of certain provisions.

The Pridnestrovian legislation improvement, including the Basic Law of the country - is one of the main challenges facing by members of the Supreme Council of the VI convocation.