Issues in relation to which referendums are mandatory at the national level

Constitution (1996)

http://www.infoukes.com/history/constitution/index-en.html

Article73.

Issues of altering theterritory of Ukraine are resolved exclusively by an All-Ukrainian referendum.

Article156.

“A draft law on making amendments toTitle I General Principles, Title III Elections, Referendum, and Title XIII Making Amendments to the Constitutionof Ukraine, shall be submitted to the Verkhovna Rada ofUkraine by the President of Ukraine, or by not less than two-thirds of theconstitutional membership of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, provided that it isadopted by at least two-thirds of the constitutionalmembers of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, be approved by an All-Ukrainianreferendum called by the President of Ukraine.

Law of Ukraine on all-Ukrainianand Local Referendums

http://www.legislationline.org/documents/action/popup/id/7114

ARTICLE 3. Subject - Matter of All-Ukrainian Referendum.

Thesubject-matter of All-Ukrainian referendum can be:

- confirmationof the Constitution of Ukraine, its separate provisions, as well asintroduction of changes and amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine;

- adoption,change or cancellation of Laws of Ukraine or their separate provisions;

- adoption ofdecisions which determine the principal content of the Constitution of Ukraine,Laws of Ukraine, and other legislative Acts.

ARTICLE 5. Questions Submitted to All-Ukrainian Referenda.

Questionsattributed by the Constitution of Ukraine to Ukrainian jurisdiction can besubmitted to All-Ukrainian referendum.

Questions onrealization of Ukrainian people' s right to self-determination and joiningfederative or confederative state formations, as well as leaving them may besubmitted to All-Ukrainian referendum only.

According to theConstitution (article 156), amendments of some of the provisions of theConstitution must be put to mandatory referendum. Law of Ukraine on all-Ukrainianand Local Referendums generally states that other parts of the Constitution canalso be amended by a referendum. But this law does not make those amendmentsmandatory by referendum.