Constitutional Assembly of Estonia

“ Every enfranchised Estonian citizen has the right to participate in the election of the members of the Chamber of Deputies, if he has had his domicile or work in the respective constituency or the respective administrative unit for at least one year preceding the election; those who for reasons connected with their professional activity have a new domicile or a new place of work or those who are absent from their domicile or place of work have the right to vote in the constituency of their new domicile or their new place of work. ”

“ The citizens engaged in military service have all the rights and duties of citizens as laid down in the Constitution and the laws, in so far as the law has not introduced exceptions to these rights and duties in the interests of military discipline and the particular conditions of the service. ”

“ It is the right and duty of every citizen to find work for himself. The state assists in procuring work.
Work is under protection of the State. The settlement of labour disputes, strikes included, is regulated by the law.
Art. 28. Assisting a person in need is primarily the duty of members of his family.
The law organizes assistance for citizens in the case of old age, incapacity to work or powerty, by social insurance or welfare work. Voluntary welfare work is favoured. ”

“ The Chamber of Deputies has a court of honour, the composition, procedure and jurisdiction of which, inasmuch as it does not affect persons not belonging to the National Assembly shall be determined by the standing order of the National Assembly. ”

“ Instruction and education in schools and educational institutions is organized and supervised by the State and must be disseminated in accordance with the Estonian public spirit.
The mental, moral and physical development of youth into good and deserving Estonian citizens is one of the foremost duties of the parents as well as of the State and the local government bodies. ”

“ In time of war the Commander-in-Chief has the right, in the interests of military operations, to issue instructions and orders with regard to the organization of the national defence even to officials and institutions not under his control. ”

“ The laws regulating marriage are based on the principle of the equality of the rights of the parties, so far as this is compatible with the common good of the family, the interests of posterity and mutual support. ”

“ The law for the formation of the National Council shall consider as a sufficient proof of the knowledge and experience of a candidate his having served in public capacity for a period of not less than two or more than ten years. ”

“ Officials of State and local autonomous institutions shall be appointed according to the law from among citizens having the capacity and education required for the office. These positions may be filled by foreigners only on the conditions indicated by the law. ”

“ No one can be prosecuted except in cases and ways foreseen by the law. No one can be kept in custody for over seventy-two hours without a decree of the judicial authorities. The judicial degree must be made known to the prisoner within the following twenty-four hours. ”

“ The secrecy of news and communications transferred by mail, telegraph, telephone or some other generally utilized means is guaranteed. Exceptions may be made to combat crime in cases and ways indicated by the law. ”