Last Change:
05/28/2025
Constitution of the Republic of Moldova amended to 2023
Year: 1994
Type: Domestic law
Rights Category: Asylum, Education, Freedom of movement, Health, Housing, land & property, Liberty & security of person, Nationality & facilitated naturalization, Social protection, Work & Workplace rights, Family life, Documentation
Description
The Constitution serves as the supreme law of the country, establishing its framework as a sovereign, independent, unitary, and indivisible state with a republican form of government. Article 19 (3) states that "The right to asylum shall be granted and withdrawn under the law and in compliance with the international treaties to which the Republic of Moldova is a party."
Selected provisions
Constitution of the Republic of Moldova amended to 2023 - Generic
(1) Foreign citizens and stateless persons shall enjoy similar rights and
duties as the citizens of the Republic of Moldova, with the exceptions provided by the law.
(2) Foreign citizens and stateless persons may be extradited only in
compliance with an international covenant, in terms of reciprocity or on the basis of a decision delivered by a court of law.
(3) The right to asylum shall be granted and withdrawn under the law and in compliance with the international treaties to which the Republic of Moldova is a party.
[Art. 19 amended by the Law no.1469-XV of 21.11.02,
OM no.169/12.12.02, art. 1290]