Vol. 12 | No. 21-22, 2024


LEGAL ANALYSIS OF THE PROCEDURE OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT IN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA AND CHANGES OF THE PREAMBLE THROUGH A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Ebrar İBRAİMİ, Azam KORBAYRAM, Shefik SHEHU

Abstract

In this article we will try to give an overview of the examines the constitutional amendment process in the 1991 Constitution of the Republic of North Macedonia and, more specifically, how these changes have affected the preamble of the constitution. The constitutional amendment process is conducted in accordance with the procedures outlined in the 1991 Constitution. The modification of the preamble is a consequence of constitutional amendments. This study explores the constitutional adjustments of the Republic of North Macedonia as well as the alignment of these changes with practices in Europe. This work offers a more detailed analysis of the Republic of North Macedonia's constitutional amendment process and changes to the preamble. The research topic will examine the permissibility of amending the preamble or any segment of the preamble through constitutional amendments. It will analyze various perspectives on whether the preamble constitutes an integral part of the constitution and consequently assess the feasibility of amending it via a constitutional amendment. In this regard, as a source in terms of methodology will search relevant scientific literature actually scientific books, constitutions, scientific papers in printed version and on the online databases as Google Scholar, Researchgate (journals indexed on EBSCO, SCOPUS, WEB OF SCIENCE) insight by keywords: “amendments” “procedure of constitutional amendment”, “constitution of the republic of North Macedonia” and “constitution of the Republic of Croatia”. All these books and scientific works are in different languages, such that, in English, Macedonian, Croatian, Turkish, etc. In that way, the references and the quality of this scientific research are enriched.

Pages: 177 - 184

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62792/ut.jus.v12.i21-22.p2769