ARTICLES
ABOUT INTERNATIONAL TREATIES, REFERENDUM AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Approval
of international treaties and transfer of sovereignty without effect
of constitutional amendment:
Majority of votes from parliament, Art. 121, 73 ConstEstonia.
Approval
of transfer of sovereignty with effect of constitutional amendment:
International treaties that are in conflict with the constitution
shall not be ratified, Art. 123 ConstEstonia. As a consequence constitutional
amendment required.
Approval
of constitutional amendment:
Parliament orders approval by referendum, by two successive approvals
from parliament first with majority of its members, second with
majority of 3/5 of its members or in case of urgency by majority
from 2/3 of its members, Art. 163, 164, 165, 166. Amendment of fundamental
principles of constitution and of rules about amending the constitution
by referendum, Art. 162 ConstEstonia.
Other
constitutional regulations about referendums:
Parliament has the right to submit a bill or another national issue
to a referendum but new-elections have to be set if the referendum
doesn´t confirm the bill, Art. 105 ConstEstonia. Referendum
on international treaties expressly excluded, Art. 106 ConstEstonia.
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