Chechnya - Constitution - Table of Contents
Adopted by referendum on: 27 March 2003 }
{ ICL Document Status: 27 March 2003 }
{ Official Title: "Constitution of the Chechen Republic" }
{ Status of Translation: Inofficial Translation }
{ Translated by: Luc Vocks, Post Graduate Student

Chapter 2 Rights and Liberties of Individuals and Citizens

Article 20 (Privacy, R.F. 23)
(1) Everyone has the right to the inviolability of private life, to personal and family secrets and to the defense of one's honor and good name.
(2) Everyone has the right to privacy of correspondence, telephone conversations, mail, cables and other communications. Violation of these rights is only allowed on the basis of judicial approval.

Article 35 (Children, Family, R.F. 38)
(1) Motherhood, childhood, and family fall under the protection of the state.
(2) Care for children and their upbringing is equally the right and obligation of the parents.
(3) Children, able to work, who have reached the age of 18 years, are obliged to take care of their parents.
(4) Recognized traditions and customs of the peoples of the Chechen Republic, respect for elders, women, people of different religious convictions, hospitality, mercy - charity, are protected through the Constitution and laws of the Chechen Republic.

Chapter 3 Organization of the Government of the Chechen Rebpulic

Article 60 (Joint Jurisdiction, R.F. 72)
The Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic share jurisdiction over:
g) the coordination of questions regarding public health; the protection of families, motherhood, fatherhood and childhood; social protection including social security;
j) the administrative, administrative-procedural, labor, family, housing, land, water, forestry legislation with regard to the interior, and about the protection of the surrounding environment,