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Constitution (1994 as amended 2004) (excerpts)

Posted
November 18, 2004
Country
Belarus
Document Type
Constitutional Law
Topic name
Citizenship

Constitution of the Republic of Belarus of 1994

(with alterations and amendments)

Adopted at the republican referenda of November 24,1996 and of October 17, 2004

Section 1. Principles of the Constitutional System

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Article 10.  A citizen of the Republic of Belarus shall be guaranteed the protec-tion and patronage of the State both on the territory of Belarus and beyond.

No one may be deprived of citizenship of the Republic of Belarus or the right to change his citizenship.

A citizen of the Republic of Belarus may not be extradited to a foreign state, unless otherwise stipulated in international treaties to which the Republic of Belarus is party.

Citizenship shall be acquired or lost in accordance with the law.

Article 11. Foreign nationals and stateless persons on the territory of Belarus shall enjoy rights and liberties and execute duties on equal terms with the citizens of the Republic of Belarus, unless otherwise specified in the Constitution, the laws and international treaties.

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