Exchange of experience in ensuring constitutional legality continues

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The Office of the Constitutional Court with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Kazakhstan and the IRZ Institute for Legal Reform organized another experience exchange visit between the constitutional review bodies of Kazakhstan and Germany. A guest lecture for representatives of state bodies was held by retired Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany Gabriele Britz and researcher of the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main Jan Dönges. In-depth consultations and exchange of experience in the field of constitutional control were held with the participation of judges of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The participants of the meeting discussed the criteria of admissibility of appeals to constitutional courts, mechanisms of execution of decisions of constitutional control bodies and ways to improve their effectiveness.

Special attention was paid to the exchange of information and best practices in the field of ensuring proper execution of decisions of constitutional control bodies.

Background: The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany was established in 1951, after the adoption of the Basic Law (Constitution) of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949. It is the highest judicial body providing protection of the country's Constitution (Basic Law). It consists of two senates, each consisting of eight judges appointed by the federal president. The Court has the power to hear cases involving violations of the Constitution, including disputes between authorities, to monitor the observance of the fundamental rights of citizens, and has the power to assess the con