Russian Constitution of 1906
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The first Russian constitution, known as the Fundamental Laws was enacted on April 23, 1906, on the eve of the opening of the first State Duma.
It declared in part the autocracy of the Russian Emperor, including Emperor's supremacy over the Law, the Church, and Duma. Examples of this are "ART. 4. The supreme autocratic power is vested in the Tsar of all the Russias. It is God's command that his authority should be obeyed not only through fear but for conscience' sake." and "ART. 9. The Tsar approves the laws, and without his approval no law can come into existence." It defined the scope and supremacy of the law over Russian subjects. It confirmed the basic human rights granted by the October Manifesto, made them subordinate to the supremacy of the law. It defined the composition and the scope of the activities of the State Council and the State Duma.
External links
- Extracts from the Russian Constitution of April 23, 1906 (http://www.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/Const.html)
- Fundamental Laws (http://www.angelfire.com/pa/ImperialRussian/royalty/russia/rfl.html)