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Birgit Aasa writes in the Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR) about the correct legal definition of the Estonian constitutional order, the relationship between politics and the Constitution, and the dangers of misused terminology in public discourse.

“While the Treaty of Tartu is the birth certificate of the Estonian state, the Constitution is its conscience. Following the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, it seems opportune to discuss the meaning of the words used in the Constitution and those used to refer to it,” says Birgit in the introduction to her article.