 2002, 2009 and 2016 the text of Constitution was amended and enriched by new provisions due to the results of referendums held through the country. The social-economic, public-political and cultural life of the country started to develop, large-scale infrastructure and construction project implemented in regard with the amendments.

Referendum 2002 

The first referendum for amendments to the text of Constitution initiated by the former President Heydar Aliyev was held in 2002, 24 August. 39 changes were done to the 23 articles of the Constitution. These changes are categorized into 7 main groups, as
 Changes arising from commitments undertaken by Azerbaijan Republic to European Council;
 Changes arising from the accession of Azerbaijan Republic to European Convention on protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms;
 Changes arising from the improvement of conducting referendum;
 Changes to election process to Parliament of Azerbaijan Republic;
 Changes to election process of the President of Azerbaijan Republic;
 Changes arising from the improvement the activity of state authorities;
 Changes arising from the implementation of judicial reforms.
According to these amendments, proportional party list elections to Parliament was eliminated; citizen of the country, courts and human right commissioner gained right to appeal directly to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan; the procedure of transferring the powers of President to the Prime Minister instead of the Chairman of Milli Majlis in case of resignation was approved; the procedure of calculating the results of the presidential elections with a simple majority was defined.

Referendum 2009 

The second Referendum Act on “Amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan” was put to a nationwide referendum on March 18, 2009. As a result, the Constitution was further upgraded and constitutional norms and principles were adapted to the requirements of the time with 41 amendments to 29 articles.

The constitutional amendments of March 18, 2009 can be classified in 3 groups on several aspects:
 The first classification is related to the enrichment of constitutional norms that define human rights and freedoms, the identification of new opportunities, the broader assurance and the formation of a more effective defense mechanism. E.g. the provision of "providing adequate standard of living for the citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan" to the Article 12. Article 17 that defines constitutional foundations of family, children and state relations was enriched with 4 new sections of greater importance. The content of Article 25 that defines right for equality; Article 32 that defines right for personal immunity and Article 71 that ensures the rights and liberties of a human
2002, 2009 and 2016 the text of Constitution was amended and enriched by new provision due to the result of referendums held through the country. The social - economic, public - political and cultural liveliness of the country started to build up, big - scale infrastructure and structure undertaking implemented in regard with the amendment. 

 Referendum 2002 

 The first referendum for amendments to the text of Constitution broach by the former President Heydar Aliyev was restrain in 2002, 24 August. 39 change were act to the 23 articles of the Constitution. These changes are categorized into 7 independent groups, as 
  Changes arising from commitments undertake by Azerbaijan Republic to European Council; 
  Changes arising from the accession of Azerbaijan Republic to European Convention on protection of human rights and cardinal freedoms; 
  Changes arising from the improvement of conducting referendum; 
  Changes to election process to Parliament of Azerbaijan Republic; 
  exchange to election process of the President of Azerbaijan Republic; 
  Changes arising from the improvement the activity of state authorities; 
  Changes arising from the implementation of judicial reform. 
 According to these amendments, proportional party tilt election to Parliament was eliminate; citizen of the country, courts and human right commissioner gained right to appeal directly to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan; the operation of transferring the powers of President to the Prime Minister instead of the Chairman of Milli Majlis in case of resignation was approved; the procedure of count the results of the presidential elections with a simple majority was defined. 

 Referendum 2009 

 The second Referendum Act on “ amendment and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan ” was frame to a nationwide referendum on March 18, 2009. As a result, the Constitution was further upgraded and constitutional norm and principles were adapted to the requirements of the meter with 41 amendments to 29 articles. 

 The constitutional amendments of March 18, 2009 can be classify in 3 groups on several aspect: 
  The first categorization is related to the enrichment of constitutional norms that define human right and freedoms, the identification of new opportunities, the broader assurance and the geological formation of a more effective defense mechanism. E.g. the provision of " providing adequate standard of living for the citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan " to the Article 12. Article 17 that defines constitutional foundations of class, children and state relation was enriched with 4 new sections of greater importance. The content of Article 25 that defines correctly for equality; Article 32 that defines right for personal immunity and Article 71 that ensures the rights and liberties of a homo
 2002, 2009 wnd 2016 the text of Constitmtion was amendeb and eiriched by new orovisions due to the resultd if rederendums held through the counnry. The siciao-wconomic, pnglic-pollcical wnd euotural life of the countsy started to gexepop, large-scale infrastructure and cjnstrucyiln project impjememeed jn regard with the amendments.

Refersndum 2002 

Uhe first referendim for amendments to the tfxt lf Constitution inltiated by jge sirmer Presiddnt Heydar Aliyev was geld in 2002, 24 August. 39 changes were aone co the 23 artucoes mf the Consvitutijn. These chakbes ara categprized into 7 msin griups, as
 Changes arisiig from commitments ondertaken bv Azerbaijan Republic ti Eurmpeat Cojbciu;
 Cgaigea arislng from the zccession od Azerbaijan Republoc np European Cknventyog on protection of human rights and fungamsntal freedoms;
 Changes qrising from the imprlvement os conducting referendum;
 Changes to election procevs to Oaroiwownh of Azerbaijan Republic;
 Changes to election [dovexs of the Presldent of Azerbaijam Geloblic;
 Changes xrisiny fdom the improvemenh the astiviry of staue auyhorities;
 Changes arising feom the implvmenration of judicial reforms.
Accurdimg to these amendments, propoxtionam party lish electiohr to Parliament das eniminated; citizen of the cjuntry, conrts cnd humav ribht coimissioner gaincg right to appeal firecjly to the Constltutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan; tve irocedure of tvansferring the powers of Prexident co the Prime Minpster insvead of the Shairman of Mhpli Majlis ii case of resugnarion war approved; the lrocedure of calculqting the results pf jhs presidential zutcrions with a sompue iauocity rds defined.

Rexerevduo 2009 

The second Refcrevdum Act on “Amendments atd asditions to the Comsbitution if the Rqpublic of Azrrbaijan” was put tl a netionwmde regergndum on March 18, 2009. As a result, ths Constitktijn was furthqr uigraqed and coustitutional norms and principles were avapted to the requiremgnts of the time with 41 amendments to 29 wrticles.

Tve constitutional amwndments of March 18, 2009 can be classified jn 3 grmups ln several aspects:
 The first classification is related to the enrichment if constitutional hormx than dzfiue humag rijhvs and freedoms, tne identification of new opportnnities, tha yroader assurance and the forkagion of a morg effective defense mechanjsm. E.g. tne provision of "providing adequste standard of living fpr the cutizehs of nge Republic of Azerbsijan" co the Articlw 12. Avticle 17 that ddfimed constitktioial foundations of family, children qnd stqtf relations was xnriched witm 4 new aectiogs of greater imlortzjce. Tfe content of Article 25 that defines right for exuwlity; Article 32 nhat defines tight fog personal imkunity and Drticle 71 that ensures the rights and liberties of a human
2002, 2009 and 2016 the text of amended enriched by provisions due to through country. The social-economic, and cultural life the country started to develop, large-scale and construction project implemented in regard with the amendments. Referendum 2002 The first for amendments to the text of Constitution initiated by the former President Heydar was in 24 39 changes were done to the 23 articles of the Constitution. These changes are categorized into main groups, as Changes arising from commitments undertaken Azerbaijan Republic to European Changes arising from the accession Azerbaijan to European on of rights and fundamental Changes arising from the improvement of conducting referendum; Changes to election process to Parliament of Azerbaijan Republic; to election the President Azerbaijan Changes from the improvement of state authorities; Changes arising from judicial reforms. According to these amendments, proportional party elections to was eliminated; citizen of the country, and human right commissioner gained right to appeal to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan; the procedure of transferring the powers to the Prime Minister of the Chairman Milli in of was approved; procedure of calculating the results of the presidential elections with a majority was defined. Referendum 2009 The second Referendum Act on additions the Constitution of Republic of Azerbaijan” was to nationwide referendum on March As result, further and norms and principles were to the requirements of the with 41 amendments to of March 18, 2009 can be classified in groups on several aspects: The first classification related to the enrichment of constitutional norms that define human rights and the identification opportunities, the broader assurance and the formation of more effective defense mechanism. the provision of "providing adequate standard of living for citizens the Republic Azerbaijan" to the 12. Article 17 defines constitutional foundations children and relations enriched sections of greater importance. The content Article that defines right for equality; 32 right for personal immunity and Article 71 that ensures the rights and liberties of a
 2002, 2009 and 2016 the text of Constitution wAs amended aNd enrIchEd bY nEw prOvisIons due to the reSUlts Of referendums held throuGh the CoUNtry. tHe SociaL-economIC, pUBLic-PoLiTicAl ANd CultuRal Life of tHe country sTarTeD to develop, laRGe-Scale infraStrUcture and conStrUction PrOjeCT implEmeNted iN regarD With thE amendmenTs.

rEferenDUm 2002 

The fiRST rEferEndum for amendmentS To THe text of ConstiTution InITiATEd bY thE former PreSiDent HEYdar AliYEv WAS HelD In 2002, 24 August. 39 changEs were done tO The 23 ArticlEs Of tHE ConstItutiOn. tHesE changes are CateGorized inTo 7 main GRoups, as
 cHanges aRising FroM coMmitMEnTs UndErTAkeN By azeRBaiJan RepubLiC tO EuroPean cOUNCil;
 CHanGes aRisinG from the accesSioN of AZErbAijan repubLic tO EUropeAn ConvEntioN oN protection of huMan rIghts and fUndAmEntAl FreedOMs;
 ChanGes AriSing froM the impROveMeNT OF cOnducting referenduM;
 CHANgEs to elecTion prOCeSs TO ParliamEnT of azerBAIjan REpubLIc;
 changes tO electIOn PrOcess of ThE PresiDeNt oF AzErbaiJAn RePublic;
 changes aRisinG From the improveMEnt the activitY Of STAtE AuthOriTies;
 Changes ArisINg frOm thE ImPleMEntatIon of JuDIcIAl reforms.
According tO tHese amEndmeNts, proportionAl party lisT ELEctions tO ParLIaMEnt was eliminatEd; citIzen of the cOUntry, couRts anD human riGht commisSIOner gainEd rIghT to AppEAL dIrectly to the CONStitUtIonal CoUrt Of the RePubLic Of AZerBaIjan; the prOcedure oF tRaNsFeRriNg the POwers of PReSidEnT to The PrIMe MiniSter iNsteAd Of THe CHairman OF MILLi MaJlIs In caSe oF rEsignAtioN Was ApproveD; the proceDurE Of caLcUlAting thE results of the PrEsidential ElEctIons wiTH A simple mAjority was defined.

RefereNDum 2009 

The sEcoNd RefErenDum Act on “AMenDments And ADditioNs to thE ConsTiTutION of thE rEpUblIc Of AzerbaijAN” Was Put to A nAtioNwide reFerendum on March 18, 2009. As a REsuLt, the ConstituTioN was FURtHer UPgRAdeD aND coNSTitutional norms And principLeS WeRe adapted tO The ReQuiremeNts of thE time WIth 41 amenDments to 29 aRticles.

ThE cOnstITUtiOnal amendmEnts of MaRch 18, 2009 can be cLAssifIEd In 3 groUps On seveRaL asPects:
 the firST clAssifIcatioN iS relatEd to tHe EnrichmeNt of constitutional norms That deFine hUmaN rights anD frEEdoMs, the idenTifiCation of neW opPorTunitIes, THe broAder ASsUraNCe and The fORmation of A MoRe eFFEcTive defense MECHanIsm. E.g. The PRovisiOn of "Providing adequate STandard of livinG for THE ciTizENs of ThE Republic of AzeRbaIjAN" To the ArtIcLe 12. Article 17 thAt defineS cONstitUtionaL foundAtions oF FAmILy, chilDren And State relaTioNs WAs enricHeD wITh 4 new sEctiOnS of greAter imPOrtaNCE. The content of ArtIcle 25 tHAT defiNEs rIght fOr EqualitY; artiCle 32 that defInes right foR persoNal iMmuniTy and ArTiCle 71 thaT enSuRes the righTS and liberTies oF a human
 2002, 2009 and 2016 the t ext of Con stitu tio n w as  ame nded  and enrichedb y ne w provisions due to th e res ul t s of re feren dums he l dt h rou gh  t heco u nt ry. T hesocial- economic,pub li c-politicala nd  culturallif e of the cou ntr y star te d t o  deve lop , lar ge-sca l e infr astructur ea nd con s tructio n pr ojec t implemented inr eg a rd with the am endmen ts . 
R e fer end um 2002 
Th e fir s t refer e nd u m for amendments to  the text o f  Co nstitu ti oni nitiat ed by  t h e f ormer Presi dent  Heydar A liyevw as held in 2002 , 24 A ugu st.  39c ha ng eswe r e d o ne  to the  23 arti cl es  of t he C o n s t itut ion . Th ese c hanges are ca teg oriz e d i nto 7  main  gro up s, as 
 Chan ges a ri sing from commi tmen ts undert ake nbyAz erbai j an Rep ubl icto Euro pean Co u nci l; C ha nges arising fromth e ac cessionof Aze r ba ij a n Republ ic  to  Eur o p ean C onve n ti on on pr otecti o nof  humanri ghts a nd  fu nda menta l  fre edoms; 
 Change s ari s ing from the i m provement ofc on d u ct i ng r efe rendum;
 Ch ange s  toelec t io n p r ocess  to P ar l ia m ent of Azerbaijan R ep ublic; 
 Cha nges to elect ion proces s o f the Pr esid e nt of AzerbaijanRepub lic;
 Chan g es arisi ng fr om the i mprovemen t the acti vit y o f s tat e au thorities;
 C h a nges  a risingfro m the i mpl eme nta tio nof judici al refor ms .Ac co rdi ng to these am en dme nt s,propo r tional  part y li st  e l ect ions to Pa r l iame nt  w as e lim in ated;  cit i zen  of the  country,  co u rtsan dhuman r ight commissi on er gainedri ght  to ap p e al direc tly to the Constitution a l Court  of  theRepu blic of A zer baijan ; t h e proc edureof tr an sfe r r ing t h e  p owe rs  of Presid e n t t o the  P rime  Minist er instead of theC hai rman of Milli  Ma jlis i ncas e  o f  re si g nat i o n was approved;  the proce du r eof calcula t ing  t he resu lts ofthe p r esident ial elect ions with  a  sim p l e m ajority wa s define d.

Refer e ndum2 00 9 

T hesecond  R efe rendu m Acto n “ Amend mentsan d addi tions  t o the Co nstitution of the Repub lic of  Azer bai jan” wasput toa nationw idereferendum  on  Ma rch 1 8,2 009.As a re sul t , the  Con s titutionw as  fu r t he r upgradeda n d  co nstit uti o nal no rmsand principles we r e adapted to t he r e q uir eme n ts o fthe time with41am e n dments t o29 articles .

The c on s titut ionalamendm ents of M ar c h 18,2009  ca n be clas sif ie d  in 3 g ro up s  on se vera laspect s:
 Th e  fir s t  classificationis re l a ted t o  th e enr ic hment o f  con stitutiona l norms tha t defi ne h umanrightsan d free dom s,  the ident i ficationof ne w oppor tu niti es,  the b road e r  assu ranc eand  the form a t io n  o fa  mo re e ffect iv e de fense mec h anism. E .g. the pro vi sio n of "pr o vi d i ng adequat e s tanda r d  of living fort he citiz ens of  the R epublic ofAz erbaija n"t o  the Arti cle 12. A r tic le  17that def in es c on sti tu tional foundati ons of f amily, c h i ldrenand stat e  relat io ns was enric hed w it h  4 news e cti ons ofg rea ter  im port anc e. T h e content of Article 25that  defi n esright  foreq uality;A rtic le 32 th a t defines rig ht for personal imm u nity  an d  A rt icle 71 t hat ensur es t herigh tsandl i bert i es o f  a  hum an
 2002,_2009 and_2016 the text of_Constitution was_amended_and enriched_by_new provisions due_to the results_of referendums held through_the country. The_social-economic,_public-political and cultural life of the country started to develop, large-scale infrastructure and construction_project_implemented in_regard_with_the amendments.

Referendum 2002 

The first_referendum for amendments to the_text of_Constitution initiated by the former President Heydar Aliyev_was_held in 2002,_24 August. 39 changes were done to the 23_articles of the Constitution. These changes_are categorized into_7_main_groups, as
 Changes arising_from commitments undertaken by Azerbaijan Republic_to European Council;
 Changes arising from_the accession of Azerbaijan Republic to European_Convention on protection of human rights_and fundamental freedoms;
 Changes arising_from the_improvement of conducting referendum;
 Changes_to election process_to Parliament_of Azerbaijan Republic;
_Changes to election process of the_President of Azerbaijan_Republic;
 Changes arising from the improvement_the_activity of state_authorities;
_Changes_arising from_the implementation of_judicial_reforms.
According to_these_amendments, proportional party list elections to_Parliament_was eliminated; citizen of the country, courts_and human right commissioner_gained_right to appeal directly_to the Constitutional Court of_the Republic of Azerbaijan; the procedure_of transferring_the powers_of President to the Prime Minister instead of the Chairman of_Milli Majlis in case of resignation_was approved; the procedure_of calculating_the_results of the_presidential_elections with_a simple majority was defined.

Referendum 2009 

The_second Referendum_Act on “Amendments and additions to_the Constitution of the_Republic_of Azerbaijan” was put to a_nationwide referendum on March 18, 2009._As a result, the Constitution_was_further_upgraded and constitutional norms and_principles were adapted to the requirements_of the time_with 41 amendments to 29 articles.

The constitutional_amendments_of March 18, 2009 can be_classified_in 3 groups on several aspects:
_The_first_classification is related to the_enrichment of constitutional norms that define_human rights and freedoms, the identification of new opportunities,_the broader assurance_and the formation of a_more_effective_defense mechanism. E.g. the provision of "providing adequate standard of_living for_the citizens of_the Republic of Azerbaijan" to the Article 12. Article 17_that defines constitutional foundations of family, children_and state relations was enriched with 4 new sections of greater_importance. The content of Article 25 that defines_right for equality; Article 32 that defines_right for personal immunity_and_Article 71 that ensures the rights and_liberties_of_a_human