UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL OF KAZAKHSTAN K. MAMI, A MEETING OF MEMBERS OF THE CONFERENCE OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONTROL ORGANS OF THE COUNTRIES OF NEW DEMOCRACY TOOK PLACE

UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL OF KAZAKHSTAN K. MAMI, A MEETING OF MEMBERS OF THE CONFERENCE OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONTROL ORGANS OF THE COUNTRIES OF NEW DEMOCRACY TOOK PLACE

August 28, 2018, under the chairmanship of the Chairman 
of the Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan K. Mami, a meeting 
of members of the Conference of Constitutional Control Organs 
of the Countries of New Democracy (hereinafter “CСCOCND”) took place.

The event is organized within the framework of the International conference “A Constitution: the Embodiment of the Values of the Rule of Law, Civil Society and Modern State” dedicated to the Constitution Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which takes place in Astana on August 28-29, 2018.

The delegation of the constitutional justice bodies of Armenia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as well as the Secretary General of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice Schnutz DÜRR participated in the meeting. 

The members of the Conference satisfied the petition of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan on joining the CСCOCND.

The actual issues related to the processes of constitutional development in the participating states, modern challenges in ensuring the supremacy of the Constitution and deepening cooperation at the regional and international levels discussed in the meeting.

Given the importance and high level of the event, the Conference participants expressed support for the holding of the Fifth Congress of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice in Algeria.

Guests were presented an Internet resource of the Conference, created on the initiative of the Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan.

The parties approved the new composition of the editorial board of the periodical printed edition - the CСCOCND Bulletin and determined its format. Speeches of chairmen, judges and staff, reviews of the practice of constitutional proceedings and the most important decisions of all members of the Conference will be published in it.

In addition, the Conference participants considered organizational issues related to the activities of the association (approval of the flag, schedule of the next meetings and others).

“I am confident that by joint efforts we will continue to develop the Conference, whose potential ultimately serves to strengthen the Rule of Law in our countries and beyond,” concluded K. Mami.