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Notes 14. Finally, no provision of the Constitution should be in conflict with these fundamental principles
of the constitutional order and no principle may be changed except in accordance with the
procedure established by the Constitution.
Human and Civil Rights and Freedoms and Obligations
Chapter II of the Russian Constitution specifies a long list of fundamental rights of the people
which incorporate the points of ‘human rights’ as now accepted by all democratic countries of
world. These are:
1. Equality before law and courts.
2. No discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, nationality, language, origin, descent, material
and official status, place of residence, religion, beliefs, membership of public associations, or
other circumstances.
3. Right to life, capital punishment to be given in rare cases.
4. Protection of human dignity, prohibition of torture, violence or severe humiliation.
5. Right to personal freedom or inviolability of person, freedom from arbitrary arrest and
detention.
6. Inviolability of private and family life, protection of honour and good name, privacy of
correspondence and communication.
7. Right to information, right of access to documents and materials affecting anybody’s freedoms.
8. Inviolability of home.
9. Right to choose nationality and use native language and education.
10. Free movement, residence and settlement in any part of the country, right to go abroad and
return.
11. Freedom of conscience and religion.
12. Freedom of thought and expression, prohibition of censorship of news.
13. Right to form associations or unions, including trade unions and to join or leave any association.
14. Right to peaceful assembly, marches and picketing.
15. Right to participate in the management of public affairs.
16. Right to elect and be elected or to secure a public service and take part in referendums.
17. Right to appeal to government bodies.
18. Right to private property.
19. Right to choose vocation and do labour.
20. Right to social security.
21. Right to protection of health.
22. Right to maintain favourable environment.
23. Right to education.
24. Freedom of literary, artistic, scientific, technical and other forms of creative activity and
teaching.
25. Right to secure legal protection of freedoms.
26. Right to open and fair trial in a court.
27. Right to have qualified legal assistance.
28. Prohibition of ex-post facto laws.
29. Prohibition of double jeopardy.
30. Protection of the rights of under-trials and convicts.
31. Right to have damages from the State for its unlawful actions.
32. Recognition and honour of universal human rights.

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