Constitution of Bijan

Preamble
The Bijani People,

Recognizing as a basis the fundamental principles of Bijani statehood and the national aspirations engraved in the Koĉego Proclamation of a Peaceful and Independent Bijan,

Having fulfilled the sacred messages of its freedom-loving ancestors for the restoration of the sovereign state,

Committed to the strengthening the prosperity of the fatherland,

In order to ensure the freedom, general well being and civic harmony of future generations,

Declaring their faithfulness to universal values,

Hereby adopts the Constitution of the Republic of Bijan.

Article 1
The Republic of Bijan is a sovereign, democratic state, based on social justice and the rule of law.

Article 2
In the Republic of Bijan power lies with the people.

The people exercise their power through free elections and referenda, as well as though state and local self-governing bodies and public officials as provided by the Constitution. The usurpation of power by any organization or individual constitutes a crime.

Article 3
The elections of the President, the Parliament and local self-governing bodies of the Republic of Bijan, as well as referenda, are held based on the right to universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot.

Article 4
The state guarantees the protection of human rights and freedoms based on the Constitution and the laws, in accordance with the principles and norms of international law.

Article 5
State power shall be exercised in accordance with the Constitution and the laws based on the principle of the separation of the legislative, executive and judicial powers. State bodies and public officials may execute only such acts as authorized by legislation.

Article 6
The supremacy of the law shall be guaranteed in the Republic of Bijan.

The Constitution of the Republic has supreme juridical force, and its norms are applicable directly.

Laws found to contradict the Constitution as well as other juridical acts found to contradict the Constitution and the law shall have no legal force.

Laws shall take effect only after official publication. Unpublished juridical acts pertaining to human rights, freedoms, and duties shall have no juridical force. International treaties that have been ratified are a constituent part of the legal system of the Republic. If norms are provided in these treaties other than those provided by laws of the Republic, then the norms provided in the treaty shall prevail.

International treaties that contradict the Constitution may be ratified after making a corresponding amendment to the Constitution.

Article 7
The multiparty system is recognized in the Republic of Bijan.

Parties are formed freely and promote the formulation and expression of the political will of the people. Their activities may not contravene the Constitution and the laws, nor may their structure and practice contravene the principles of democracy.

Parties shall ensure the openness of their financial activities.

Article 8
The right to property is recognized and protected in the Republic of Bijan. The owner of property may dispose of, use and manage the property at his or her discretion. The right to property may not be exercised so as to cause damage to the environment or infringe on the rights and lawful interests of other persons, society, or the state.

The state shall guarantee the free development and equal legal protection of all forms of property, the freedom of economic activity and free economic competition.

Article 9
The foreign policy of the Republic of Bijan shall be conducted in accordance with the norms of international law, with the aim of establishing good neighborly and mutually beneficial relations with all states.

Article 10
The state shall ensure the protection and reproduction of the environment and the rational utilization of natural resources.

Article 11
Historical and cultural monuments and other cultural values are under the care and protection of the state.

Within the framework of principles and norms of international law, the Republic of Bijan shall promote the protection of Bijani historical and cultural values located in other countries, and shall support the development of Bijani educational and cultural life.

Article 12
The state language of the Republic of Bijan is Esperanto.

Article 13
The flag of the Republic of Bijan is tricolor made of three horizontal strips of green, white and black.

The national anthem of the Republic of Bijan is "The Greatest of Them."

The capital of the Republic of Bijan is Hadar.