Joint Conference of the Asian and African Associations of Constitutional Courts

Chairman of the Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan Kairat Mami participated in the Joint Conference of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions (AACC) and the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of Africa (CCJA) entitled “Promoting Asian-African Cooperation for the Protection of People's Fundamental Right.”

The conference participants were welcomed by the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia, Mr. Anwar Usman.

In 2017, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between these two regional organizations, one of the points of which is to provide a basis for cooperation in the field of constitutional law, democracy, the rule of law and human rights.

The forum participants discussed issues of constitutional jurisdiction in the protection of fundamental rights in the Asian and African legal space, and exchanged experience in implementing the principles of constitutionalism.

Following the results of the conference, a joint statement of the two associations was adopted.