Imc university Krems Tashkent State University of Economics Fundamentals of Law: Private and Public Law Week 6, Spring 2022 Prof. Mladen Mrdalj

And more…

• Declares war and commands army
• In exceptional cases (real outside threat, mass disturbances, major catastrophes, natural calamities, epidemics) in the interests of ensuring citizens’ security introduces the state of emergency
• All within 72 hrs to be confirmed by Parliament!

Even more…

• The parliament may be dissolved by the President as agreed with the Constitutional Court in case of insuperable disagreements within parliament
• by putting under threat their normal functioning or
• numerous adoptions by them decisions contradicting the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan
• In case of dissolution the new elections shall be held within three months.

What if President is very ill?

• Must be confirmed by a certificate of a State Medical Commission formed by joint decision of the chambers,
• Extraordinary joint sitting of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis shall be held within ten days.
• This sitting shall elect an acting President of the Republic of Uzbekistan from among its deputies, senators for the term up to three months.
• In this case the general elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be held within three months.

Cabinet of Ministers

• The executive branch
• Composed of the Prime Minister, his deputies, ministers, chairmen of state committees + Head of the government of Karakalpakstan.
• Heavy influence of President of Uzbekistan
• Nominates premier
• Approves ministers
• Can preside the Cabinet of Ministers, adopt decisions as well as abolish resolutions and ordinances of the Cabinet of Ministers and Prime Minister

Judicial Branch

• Courts shall function independently from the legislative and executive authorities, political parties, other public associations.
• Constitutional Court
• Supreme Court
• Higher Economic Court
• Supreme courts of the Republic of Karakalpakstan on civil and criminal cases,
• the Economic Court of the Republic of Karakalpakstan elected for the term of five years,
• Regional and Tashkent city courts on civil and criminal cases,
• Interdistrict, district, and city courts on civil and criminal cases
• Martial and economic courts for the same term.