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Article 8
 

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.