Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board under the Constitutional Council

The meeting of the Scientific Advisory Council under the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held.

Opening the meeting, the Chairman of the Constitutional Council Kairat Mami noted that it was taking place during the implementation of the constitutional reform in the country, initiated by the Head of State. Among the changes, I would like to highlight the establishment of the Constitutional Court with the introduction of the institution of the constitutional complaint by citizens. This is a new milestone in the development of the constitutional review body of Kazakhstan, said the Chairman of the Constitutional Council.

The agenda of the meeting included the constitutional basis of interaction between the Basic Law and international law, the draft annual message of the Constitutional Council on the state of constitutional legality in the country, as well as topical issues of the science of constitutional law.

At the meeting, members of the Scientific Advisory Board, Doctors of Law Erbol Abaydeldinov, Miras Daulenov, as well as Advisor to the Director of the Institute of Legislation and Legal Information Zh. Kulzhabaeva prepared presentations on the first issue in the context of the 30th anniversary of the Republic of Kazakhstan’s membership in the United Nations and the 10th anniversary of its membership in the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe.

During the meeting, the participants also discussed the draft annual message of the Constitutional Council on the constitutional legality in the country, which was presented by a member of the Constitutional Council, head of the working group Askhat Daulbayev. The announcement of the message of the Council is expected at a joint meeting of the Houses of Parliament in June this year.

On the third issue, the Deputy Head of the Department of Legal Support and International Cooperation of the Office of the Constitutional Council Nurysh Tasbulatov made a report.

The meeting was attended by members of the Constitutional Council, the Scientific Advisory Council, representatives of the Supreme Court, the Prosecutor General's Office and the Ministry of Justice.