Constitution

Texts

Constitution of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1919

Constitution of the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova and its adherence to the Ukrainian SSR in 1925

Constitution of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1929

Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1937

Constitution of 1978

Constitutional Agreement 1985

Act on the sovereignty of the State in 1990

Independence Act of 1991

Constitution of 1996

Amendments to the Constitution, Law 2222-IV 2004 declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court N 20-rp / 2010 dated 30.09.2010

Constitution of 2010

Constitution of 2014 

Constitutional laws

Decree No. 38/2006 on the duty to defend the Homeland

Decree n ° 833/2005 on the improvement of the system of executive power 

Case Law of the Constitutional Court

Decision of the Grand Chamber of the Constitutional Court no. 13/2019 on Case No.1-13 / 2019

Decision of the Grand Chamber of the Constitutional Court no. 11/2019 on Case no. 1-41 / 2019

Decision of the Grand Chamber of the Constitutional Court no. 9/2019 on Case no. 1-44 / 2019

Decision of the Grand Chamber of the Constitutional Court no. 4/2019 on Case no. 1-13 / 2019

Decision of the Grand Chamber of the Constitutional Court no. 8/2019 on Case no. 1-416 / 2018

Decision of the Grand Chamber of the Constitutional Court no. 18/2019 on Case no. 1-416 / 2018

Decision of the Constitutional Court on the interpretation of Article 98 of the Constitution

Separate opinion of the Constitutional Court on the conceptual deficiencies of decision no. 8/2019

Opinion of the Constitutional Court in support of the President’s appeal to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Pronunciation of the Supreme Court on the designation of religious groups 2019 (abstract) 

Religious Communities

Laws and decrees

Law № 5073-VI-2012 on charity and charitable organizations as amended 2014

Freedom of conscience and religion 1991 – amended in 1996

Religious Freedom Act 1991 as amended 2014

Amendment to certain parts of the Religious Freedom Act 2014 abstrac

Freedom of conscience and religious cults 1991 through amendments of 2018

Decree Law on state registration of legal entities and natural persons 2003

Law n. 1155/2014 on the state registration of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs

Decree No. 701/2005 on the elimination of the State Committee for Religious Affairs

Law on Associations, 2009

Dicontinuance of the Kiev Patriarchate after joining the CPSU – unified cathedral, December 15, 2018

Modification of article 12 of the law on freedom of conscience and on religious organizations 2018

Venice Commission – Draft law on religious freedom 2006

Statutes and internal rules

Statute of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Moscow Patriarchate

Statute of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate

Statute of the ukrainian bishops’ conference

The Statute of the Consistory of the Kharkiv Eparchy of Poltava 2005

Statute of the Administration of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church 1992

Statute of the Church of Evangelical Christians-Baptists “incense” Lutsk

The Statute of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church

Act of registration of amendments to the Charter of the Muslim religious community “Nur” in the Shevchenko district of Kiev (example)

Act of registration of amendments to the Charter of the Muslim religious community of Nikolaev Str. Nakhimov (example)

Tomos recognizing the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine 2018

Statute of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine 2018 

Regulations, decisions, provisions, ordinances, circulars

Regulation n ° 1229/2000 of the State Committee of Ukraine for Religious Affairs

Regulations issued on the occasion of the institution of the Department of State for Religious Affairs in 2005

Regulation n ° 390/2005 on the establishment of the Department of Religious Affairs

Measures for the implementation of state policy in the field of international relations, religions and churches 2005

Resolution of the local Synod of the Kiev Patriarchate, held in the Church of San Vladomir 2019

Interpretative circulars about the law n. 2552/2018 on registrations

Declaration of the Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of 11 October 2018

Parliamentary petition to the Constitutional Court against support for Bartolomeo’s Tomos

Legal position of UHHRU on the Ukrainian institutional crisis

Letter sent to the patriarch of Constantinople on October 18th 2018

The Holy Synod of Albania’s letter to Patriarch Bartholomew – Greek version

Ecumenical Patriarch’s Letter in Response to the Letter of the Archbishop of Albania

The Holy Synod of Albania’s second letter to Patriarch Bartholomew

Letter of Attanasio Albanian Patriarch to Kirill – October 2018

Letter of Attanasio Albanian Patriarch to Kirill – November 2018 

Bodies and Church properties

Laws and decrees

Guidelines on the state registration of rights to use rental and leasing of a building or other structures of capital 2010 

Confiscation, Restitution and Compensation of Properties of Religious Communities

On the restitution of religious property to religious organizations 1994

On the farm property of religious communities 2007

Guidelines for the definition of real property located on land, title subject to state registration 2009

Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts concerning the right of religious organizations for permanent use of the land 2009

Returning to the religious denominations of religious buildings not used for other purposes 1998

Commitment in front of the Council of Europe for the restitution of church buildings confiscated 2005 abstract

About amendments to Article 266 of the fiscal code regarding the tax exemption on real estates accorded to religious institutions 2015 

Regulations, decisions, provisions, ordinances, circulars

Ordinance 914-5 12/2009 on state registration of real property on the basis of judicial decisions approved by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine

Regulation 1254/2009 on the amendment of paragraph 6 of the Decree on the removal of trees, shrubs, lawns and flower beds in the settlements adjacent religious buildings

Transitional provisions on the state registration of ownership and other real rights on real estate 2002

Procedure for registration of rights to real estate 2003, amended in 2010 

Construction of Worship And Urban Planning

Regulations, decisions, provisions, ordinances, circulars

Resolution No. 1729/2001 on the supply of gas to the religious denominations as amended in 2014

Regulation n° 989/2009 on natural gas prices for religious organizations

Regulation 137/2002 concerning the priority in the transfer of buildings for religious purposes

DPRU 279/2002 On urgent measures to overcome the negative effects of the totalitarian final policies of the former Soviet Union in matters of religion and appeal Churches and religious organizations

Long-term plan to overcome the negative consequences of the former USSR in matters of religion and repair of churches and religious organizations 2002

Approval of the contract for the free use of religious buildings and other property of the State for purposes of worship 2003 

Laws and decrees

On urgent measures for the development of Kiev 2008

On measures for the restitution organizations places of worship 1992

With regard to religious buildings and architectural beauty to permanent use of cult activities 2001 

Sustenance of the Clergy and Financing of Religious Communities

Regulations, decisions, provisions, ordinances, circulars

Regulation n ° 371/2005 of the tax administration for the registration in the register of natural persons

Regulation № 401/2011 on State Registration Service of Ukraine 

Laws and decrees

Fiscal Code 2010 abstract

Fiscal rules in favor of religious denominations 2010 abstract 

Individual and Collective Religious Freedom and Minorities

Conscientious Objection

Law 1975-1991 on alternative service to military amended in 2000

Decree Law No. 15/1992 on alternative military service

Application Form to alternative military service in 2005

Regulation n ° 2066/1999 on the legal acts concerning conscientious objection and alternative military service 

Cemeteries

The Law № 1102-IV-2003 on funeral and burial

Presidential Decree n ° 1647/2005 on urgent measures for the enrichment and development of the culture and spirituality of the Ukrainian society 

Religious assistance

Guidelines to address specific questions designed to meet the needs of military chaplaincy 2008

Memorandum on cooperation on pastoral care of the Armed Forces 2008

Composition of the Council for the Pastoral Care of the Ministry of Defense 2014

Military Chaplaincy Code 2006

Guidelines regarding the improvement of military- religious cooperation between religious faiths and the Armed Forces

Decision No. 17/1999 of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Kyiv Patriarchate, with which is created the administration for the spiritual and patriotic education of the Armed Forces and other military formations of Ukraine

Directive D-25/2006 on the issues of regulations for the protection of the religious needs of the Armed Forces

Armed Forces Act 1991 abstract

Ordinance of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine No. 115/2009

Ordinance of the Minister of Defense No. 220/2011 on the concept of pastoral care in the Armed Forces

Provisions of the Commission on Social Ministry Aukro 2007

Provisions on the Secretariat Aukro 2007

Regulation of the Council of Churches in Ukraine 2008

Regulation of the activities of the Council of Churches and religious organizations in Ukraine 2013

About amendments to some Ukrainian laws concerning the creation of religious institutions for educational purposes 2015

Amendments to some legal acts concerning the Regulation on the activities of the clerical chaplains within organs and institutions 2015 

Measures

Establishment of the State Committee of Ukraine for Minorities 2006

On the use of the funds allocated in the state budget for activities related to ensuring freedom of conscience and religion in 2008

Parliament Resolution No. 2965-IV / 2005 on “Freedom of conscience and the identification of the person”

Regulations of the State Committee of Ukraine No. 210/2007 on minorities approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine amended to 2010

On amendments to the Regulations on the State Committee of Ukraine for Minorities 2007

Regulation of the State Committee of Ukraine No. 210/2007 on minorities approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine

Regulation 171/2008 on the approval of the Department of nationalities and religions of the Administration of the city of Sevastopol 

Pandemic

Declaration of the State of Emergency COVID-19 2020 

Emigration and labour

Laws and decrees

Law 3930-1994 on the legal status of foreigners and stateless persons 1994 

Teaching of Religion and Religious Schools

Laws and decrees

Memorandum on Cooperation among the Ministry of Education and Science, the State Committee for Religious Affairs and the Council of Churches and Religious Organizations 2000

On the courses of study of spiritual and moral guidance for the academic year 2013-2014

Ordinance of the Ministry of Education and Science no. 280/2002 on amendments and additions to the areas and disciplines taught in higher education institutions

Ordinance 437/2005 on studying elective courses of training on ethics and religion

Decision No. 8 / 1-2 on courses on ethics, the foundations of Christian ethics and the principles of religious ethics 2006 

Provisions of the Criminal Code

Codes

 Criminal code 2001 abstract

Amendments to the Criminal Code 2009 abstract

Criminal code in force (English language)

Criminal code in force (Ukranian language)

Modification of some legislative acts of Ukraine to strengthen the responsibility of desecration, or other place of burial 2009 

Provisions of the Civil Code

Codes

Civil code 2011 abstract

Civil code 2011

Land Code 2001

Land Code 2001 as amended in 2009 abstract

Land Code 2001 as amended in 2012 

Family

Laws and decrees

Pension law 1992

Child Protection Act 2001

Law on State Social Assistance for Low-income Families 2000

Resolution of the Council of Ministers to grant the pension on preferential terms to the woman who works in agricultural production and has raised five and more children 1992  

Museums, Libraries, Archives and Cultural Heritage

Laws and decrees

Modifies of the law on museums and museum affairs in 2010

Law on museums in 1995

Law on the protection of cultural heritage 2000 

Administration Policies and Procedures

Laws and decrees

Administrative Code of the Ukrainian SSR in 1927 extracted section X

Ukraine Law on Local Self-Government in 1997, amended 2014