The Constitution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Kataloški broj: 086631

Nakladnik: Dopisna delavska univerza

Mjesto izdanja: Ljubljana

Godina izdanja: 1974

Format: 12×18

Uvez: meki

Broj stranica: 316

Jezik: engleski

Cijena: 12,00 EUR

Zabilješke: The Constitution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1974 is one of the most important and controversial legal documents in the history of the former state. It was adopted on February 21, 1974 with the aim of further decentralizing the federation and strengthening the system of socialist self-management. The constitution significantly weakened federal power, transferring sovereign rights to six republics and two autonomous provinces (Vojvodina and Kosovo). Decisions at the federal level often required the unanimous consent of all units, which practically transformed the state into a kind of confederation. In the introductory part (Basic Principles), the right of peoples to self-determination, including the right to secession, is proclaimed. It was this provision that later served as the legal basis for the republics to declare independence in the 1990s. Kosovo and Vojvodina received the status of "constituent elements of the federation" with de facto veto rights in the Serbian Parliament, which caused long-term dissatisfaction in the then Serbian leadership. Article 333 declared Tito president for life without term limits. The Presidency of the SFRY was introduced as a collective head of state, consisting of 9 members (one from each republic and province and the ex officio president of the SKJ) who rotated at the head of the body every year after Tito's death. A complex system of "joint labor" and a delegate system were introduced instead of classic elections, which sought to more directly involve the working class in decision-making. The 1974 Constitution is often called the "gravedigger of Yugoslavia" because, according to many lawyers and historians, it created the legal prerequisites for the dissolution of the state. While Slovenia and Croatia saw it as a path towards greater sovereignty, in Serbia it was considered a factor of disunity and weakening of the republic's integrity. Translated

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