MEETING WITH EXPERTS OF THE VENICE COMMISSION

On February 26, 2021, an online meeting was held with experts from the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe to discuss proposals on improving the legal framework of the Constitutional Council.

The meeting was moderated by the Chairman of the Constitutional Council Kairat Mami.

The meeting was attended by the composition of the Constitutional Council, representatives of the Executive Office of the President, Chambers of Parliament, the Supreme Court, the General Prosecutor's Office, the Ministry of Justice, as well as the country's human rights organizations.

From the side of the Venice Commission there were Vice-President of the Commission, member of the Constitutional Council of France Ms. Claire Bazy Malaurie, Head of the Regional Cooperation Unit Mr. Serguei Kouznetsov, Head of Constitutional Justice Division Schnutz DURR, as well as experts: ex-President of the Constitutional Court of Moldova Mr. Alexandru Tănase and Deputy Secretary General of the Constitutional Court of Korea Mr. Jung-Won Kim.

The subject of discussion was the issues of review the compliance of the laws with the Constitution of the country on the appeals of the courts, application and consideration by the judge of such motions from the prosecutor, lawyer and other parties to the proceedings. The parties exchanged views on certain controversial and problematic issues.

The Venice Commission has for thirty years been specializing in providing expert and methodological assistance in the field of constitutional review. Therefore, its opinion plays an important role in the modernization of legislation on constitutional courts and equivalent bodies. Earlier, the Commission gave its opinions on the drafts of the constitutional reform of 2017, the Administrative Procedure Code and other legislative acts of Kazakhstan.

At the end of the meeting, the parties reiterated the importance of continuing joint work and expressed confidence in the successful continuation of cooperation.