Constitution of the Ukrainian People's Republic

Constitution of Ukrainian People's Republic
The constitution's draft of the front page.
CreatedStarted 1917
RatifiedApril 29, 1918
LocationNational Archive Fond of Ukraine
Author(s)Central Council of Ukraine deputies

The Constitution of Ukrainian People's Republic (Ukrainian: Конституція Української Народної Республіки, romanizedKonstytutsiia Ukrainskoi Narodnoi Respubliky) is a constitutional document approved by the Central Council of Ukraine on April 29, 1918, but never promulgated. Hence the document never acquired the legal power. Nevertheless, it remains an important document from the period of the Ukrainian People's Republic.

The Constitution's main principle was separation of powers. This is not surprising given that it was modeled after democratic constitutions of Europe and the United States.[1]

The constitution was composed of 83 articles, which were divided into 8 sections:[2]

  1. ^ Sliusarenko, A. H.; M. V. Tomenko (1993). Istoriia Ukrainskoi Konstytytsii. Ukraine: Znannia. p. 70. ISBN 5-7770-0600-0.
  2. ^ Laws of Ukraine. Ukrainian Central Rada decree No. n0002300-18: Constitution of the Ukrainian National Republic (Statute on the state government, rights and freedoms of the UPR). Adopted on 1918-01-09. (Ukrainian)