Constitution Day of Lithuania

Map of LithuaniaThe current Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania was adopted by referendum on 25 October 1992. It has only been amended twice: the Act of 20 July 1996 and the Act of 12 December 1996.

The text of the Constitution contains 14 chapters (154 articles), as well as the preamble and the final section. In the structure of the Constitution, the influence of earlier constitutional acts of Lithuania is noticeable. Along with the traditional chapters on parliament, the president, the government, the judiciary, and local self-government, there is a chapter on finance and the budget, which first appeared in Lithuania’s 1922 Constitution.

Attract attention and two, as it were, “paired” chapters: “Man and the State” and “Society and the State”. The text of the Constitution is distinguished not only by the clarity and logical sequence of presentation, but also by the high level and detailed study of specific normative decisions.