Constitution of Lithuania

The Lithuanian constitution was introduced in 1992 and is the currently valid legal constitution of the Republic of Lithuania.

Since mid- autumn 1994 by the Lithuanian Parliament ( " Aukščiausioji Taryba - Atkuriamasis Seimas " ) adopted the Constitution of October 25, 1992 applies.

Constitutional History

The first democratic constitution was Lithuania ( Lithuanian Constitution of 1922) in the interwar period. The final constitution of the independent Lithuania was the Lithuanian Constitution of 1938.

1918 - 1940

  • Provisional Constitution of November 2, 1918
  • Provisional Constitution of April 4, 1919
  • Provisional Constitution of June 10, 1920
  • Constitution of August 1, 1922
  • Constitution of May 15, 1928
  • Constitution of February 11, 1938
  • Constitution of the Soviet Socialist Republic on August 27, 1940

1991 - 2004

  • Constitutional Act of February 11, 1991 Constitutional Law on Non connection to post-Soviet Eastern Alliances on June 8, 1992
  • Constitutional Act Implementing the Constitution of October 25, 1992
  • Constitutional Law on the membership of the European Union of 13 July 2004

Structure of the Constitution

Constitution of 25 October 1992

Preamble

Comment of the Constitution

Sources, Web Links

  • Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania ( English)
  • Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania ( German )
  • Lithuanian Constitutional Law: History, Rights Summary by Juozas Galginaitis, Institute of East European Law at the Law Faculty of the CAU Kiel, 2003
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