​The 32nd anniversary of the adoption of the country's Constitution is celebrated in a particularly high spirit and festive atmosphere since this year the Basic Law in a new edition was adopted as a result of a nationwide referendum. For the first time in the history of national statehood, we have a Constitution that is perfect in all respects, the priority norms of which have acquired the force of direct action.

This year, the international community commemorates two significant milestones: the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action on Human Rights. The remarkable history of the Universal Declaration has effectively demonstrated the universal value of human rights. These rights are indispensable for the attainment of peace, security, and sustainable development.

Since the Industrial Revolution, a linear economic model based on the principle of “extraction - production - disposal” has dominated in many countries. However, the growing shortage of raw materials and energy resources, fluctuations in prices on commodity markets, environmental pollution, the growth of areas occupied by industrial waste, and massive emissions of greenhouse gases have pushed society and business to rethink the traditional economic model. The concept of a circular economy based on the “extraction-production-reuse” chain is attracting more and more attention. According to this principle, resources are used longer and waste is minimized.

Since the first days of Uzbekistan's independence, great attention has been paid to the system of social protection of the population. In our republic, at first, using the legal foundations of the former union state, national network legislation began to be formed step by step. At first, decrees of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, government decisions, then industry laws and a number of statutory documents were adopted - thus, the system of social protection of the population based on national legislation began to form.

In recent years, the state has implemented large-scale reforms in Uzbekistan on sustainable economic development, comprehensive support for entrepreneurs, protection of private property and reform of the tax system. New regulations have been adopted in this area, appropriate measures have been taken to improve the economic infrastructure, increase the country’s export potential, develop the digital economy and improve the investment climate of the territories, as well as intensify cooperation with foreign countries.

In the modern world, the leading place in the system of legal mechanisms for the protection of human rights and freedoms belongs to national human rights institutions. In global human rights practice, there is a wide variety of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights, but the beginning of the process of international cooperation should be considered the adoption in Paris in 1991 of the “Principles relating to the status of national human rights institutions,” which were subsequently approved by the UN General Assembly in 1993 .

The new edition of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan is based on the “person-society-state” paradigm and has practical significance, reflecting the rights and interests of all categories - youth, women, teachers, persons with disabilities, and even those who have committed a crime.

On November 30 – December 2, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to visit the United Arab Emirates and will take part in the World Summit on Combating Climate Change, which will be held within the framework of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-28) in Dubai.

Reforming society, aimed at comprehensive modernization and socio-economic breakthrough, cannot be imagined without liberalization and the formation of an effective system for the protection of human rights and freedoms. And it is quite natural that in the reforms of Uzbekistan, much attention is paid to the democratization of all aspects of social life. One of the steps towards achieving these goals was constitutional reform.

(The article is given in Russian)