First constitution showed “high legal culture, appropriate values” of Georgian society - PM on first constitution anniversary
He emphasised Georgia’s first constitution had created “a very solid foundation” for the country’s constitutionalism to have “very solid values” and develop at “a rapid pace” since the 1990s. Photo via Parliament of Georgia
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Wednesday said this day was “a historic day” for Georgia, as it marked the adoption of the first constitution on 21 February 1921, and stressed the landmark document of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia was a demonstration that the then Georgian society “was equipped with appropriate values and a very high legal culture”.
The constitution at that date was based on the principles recognised in the civilised world of that time, universal values”, Kobakhidze told the media in Brussels.
He emphasised Georgia’s first constitution had created “a very solid foundation” for the country’s constitutionalism to have “very solid values” and develop at “a rapid pace” since the 1990s.
First constitution of Georgia. Photo via archive.gov.ge
The 1921 constitution, approved in the third year of the First Democratic Republic, came shortly before the Soviet invasion and annexation of Georgia later that year. However, the significance of the constitution was recognised in 1995, when the newly independent Georgian state modelled its new document on the historical paper.
The constitution’s historical, political and legal significance has been widely recognised by historians, legal scholars and the wider public, with events marking related anniversaries hosted in recent years.