HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA IN 2005
HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA IN 2005

Summary/Abstract: The Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia (Art. 8) first refers to fundamental human rights and freedoms in the context of the fundamental values of the constitutional order: "The fundamental values of the constitutional order of the Republic of Macedonia are: - the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual and citizen, recognised in international law and enshrined in the Constitution ... ". The corpus of fundamental human rights and freedoms is elaborated in Chapter II of the Constitution and their protection is inter alia defined by provisions on the position and mandate of the Constitutional Court, the People's Attorney (Ombudsman), the Human Rights Standing Inquiry Committee of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia. The 2001 and 2005 amendments to the Constitution were predominantly aimed at enhancing some of the human rights and protection mechanisms.

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