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THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA - Extracts of the Constitution
THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA - Extracts of the Constitution
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The fundamental values of the constitutional order of the Republic of Macedonia are:
- the basic freedoms and rights of the individual and citizen, recognised in international law and set down in the Constitution;
- the free expression of national identity;
- the rule of law;
- the division of state powers into legislative, executive and judicial;
- the legal protection of property;
- the freedom of the market and entrepreneurship;
- humanism, social justice and solidarity;
- local self-government;
- proper urban and rural planning to promote a congenial human environment, as well as ecological protection and development; and
- respect for the generally accepted norms of international law.
Anything that is not prohibited by the Constitution or by law is permitted in the Republic of Macedonia.