Following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the restoration of state independence in 1991, Azerbaijan required a modern supreme legal charter reflecting democratic governance and national sovereignty. Drafted by a constitutional commission chaired by President Heydar Aliyev, the new Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan was submitted to a nationwide popular referendum on November 12, 1995, and approved overwhelmingly by the electorate. Consisting of 5 chapters and 158 articles, the Constitution guarantees universal human rights, separation of powers, secular republicanism, and judicial independence. Since February 1996, November 12 has been observed nationally as Constitution Day, celebrated with civic assemblies, legal scholarship conferences, and patriotic concerts across Baku and regional cities.
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the restoration of state independence in 1991, Azerbaijan required a modern supreme legal charter reflecting democratic governance and national sovereignty. Drafted by a constitutional commission chaired by President Heydar Aliyev, the new Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan was submitted to a nationwide popular referendum on November 12, 1995, and approved overwhelmingly by the electorate. Consisting of 5 chapters and 158 articles, the Constitution guarantees universal human rights, separation of powers, secular republicanism, and judicial independence. Since February 1996, November 12 has been observed nationally as Constitution Day, celebrated with civic assemblies, legal scholarship conferences, and patriotic concerts across Baku and regional cities.
