THE LEGAL POLICY COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL’S FINAL DECISIONS

On December 24, 2020, meeting of the Legal Policy Council under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held. At the meeting, along with other issues, the measures taken by state bodies to implement normative resolutions and the Constitutional Council’s addresses on constitutional legality in the country was considered.
A. Daulbaev, member of the Constitutional Council, informed the members of the Legal Policy Council about the status of work in this area. In his speech, he noted the positive dynamics in the implementation of the Constitutional Council’s final decisions. Thus, in pursuance of the legal positions and proposals of the Constitutional Council, the jurisdiction of the jury has been expanded, the Administrative Procedure Code has been adopted, amendments have been made to the anti-corruption legislation, the procedures for the use of police custody and detention of citizens upon expulsion from the Republic has been improved.
At the same time, at the meeting, several key issues were identified that need to be addressed in the future. In particular, it included issues on the need for a wider use of the courts’ ability to apply to the Constitutional Council with representations on the review of the constitutionality of legal acts that have been put into effect; on adjusting the norms of the Criminal Code, establishing liability for self-harm by convicts; on the adoption of additional legislative measures in order to protect the institutions of motherhood and childhood, improve migration legislation, the procedure for applying preventive restrictions on freedom of movement, strengthening guarantees for protecting the rights of victims in criminal proceedings, minors to receive qualified legal assistance, etc.