Referendum is a vital expression of people's will

March 2023, 13 A meeting of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan was held on In it, the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis "About conducting the referendum of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the draft Constitutional Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan"The issue of determining the conformity of Resolution No. 3017-IV (with an appendix) to the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan was considered.

The court session was led by the Chairman of the Constitutional Court, M. Abdusalomov. Deputies of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, senators, members of the Constitutional Commission, heads and employees of the Cabinet of Ministers, ministries and agencies, members of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Constitutional Court, representatives of non-governmental, scientific and educational organizations and mass media took part in the meeting.

At the session of the Constitutional Court, the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan complied with the procedure for amending the Constitution with the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan", the subject of the referendum in the draft of the Constitutional Law that is being put to the referendum. Issues such as the absence of issues that cannot be resolved and the fact that the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis followed the procedure for appointing a referendum were thoroughly and comprehensively discussed.

In particular, the mechanisms for receiving, summarizing and responding to citizens' opinions and suggestions regarding the project have been introduced, the "Meningkonstitutsiyam.uz" electronic platform, a short digital call center, mail, neighborhoods, local Councils of People's Deputies and social media 220 thousand More offers are accepted one in four it was noted that he took a place in the project.

At the meeting, the representatives of the Legislative Chamber and the Senate of the Oliy Majlis, the Minister of Justice and the members of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Constitutional Court listened to the opinions and comments on the issue under consideration.

By the Constitutional Court during the court session Article 78 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan Although the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis has the authority to adopt the draft Constitutional Law "On the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan" without putting it to a referendum, upon its adoption that the Republic of Uzbekistan has decided to hold a referendum attention was drawn.

In particular, adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan by holding a referendum being used for the first time in the country's history, that the referendum is a direct expression of the will of the people, the decisions made in the referendum have supreme legal force, to the constitutional principle that the people are the only source of state power Based on this, the adoption of the Constitution by the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis will be referred to the will of the people the constitutional principle of people's power it was noted that it serves the implementation.

Draft Constitutional law "On the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan" by experts and experts at the meeting to be implemented directly after the people have voted, that there is no need for additional documents to be accepted, discussed or signed by the Oliy Majlis, and this to direct democracy It was recognized that it conforms to international standards.

The Constitutional Court carefully considered each article and paragraph of the draft Constitutional Law "On the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan". Referendum of the Republic of Uzbekistan, when the constitutional court examined compliance with the procedure for appointing a referendum April 2023, 30 - Sunday transfer Article 14 of the Law "On the Referendum of the Republic of Uzbekistan". came to a conclusion that there are no circumstances that exclude the suitability and holding of the referendum.

At the same time, making a decision on the holding of the referendum of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the appointment of the date of its holding at the meeting is the responsibility of the Legislative Chamber and the Senate. joint authority and the issue indicated in the appeal of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis based on Article 78 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan Confirmed by the relevant resolution of the Senate implementation after it was emphasized.

By the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Constitutional Court at the end of the deliberations Compliance with the procedure for amending the Constitution, in the draft Constitutional law that is being put to the referendum that there are no issues that cannot be the subject of a referendum and by the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis that the procedure for appointing a referendum was followed determined.

The draft Constitutional Law "On the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan" was studied by the Constitutional Court. there are no issues that cannot be the subject of a referendum, as well as the new version of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan obligations in international agreements was also found to be compatible.

In accordance with Article 38 of the Law "On the Referendum of the Republic of Uzbekistan", the draft Constitutional Law "On the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan" which is being submitted to the referendum participated in the vote. it becomes legally binding if more than half of the citizens vote in favor of it. If more than half of the registered citizens participated in the referendum, the Central Election Commission considers the referendum to have passed.

Referendum of the Draft Constitutional Law in the Majlis direct democracy, constitutional-legal form of implementation of people's power and expression, that the direct adoption of the draft Constitution in the new version by the people in the referendum will further strengthen the supreme legal force and status of this document, that the Constitution
of Uzbekistan defined in Article 1 description of being a democratic republic, as well as in Article 7 that the people are considered the only source of state power, in Article 32 direct participation of citizens in the management of society and state affairs It was emphasized that it originates from the constitutional norms and fully complies with the Constitution.

The Constitutional Court, having thoroughly studied the discussed issue, taking into account the materials collected in the case, the opinions of the parties and experts, adopted the resolution of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis on March 2023, 10 "The Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan Resolution No. 3017-IV "On holding a referendum of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the draft Constitutional Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan" found it to be in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan and announced the relevant decision.