The Evolving Role of Constitutional Jurisdictions in Upholding Democracy throughout History of state development of the Asian region was discussed in Jakarta (Indonesia)

The Kazakh delegation represented by the Chairperson of the Constitutional Court took part in the International Chief Justice Forum (ICJF), organized by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia in Jakarta on August 9-11, 2023.

The Forum «Strengthening Democracy through Constitutional Jurisdictions: Past, Present and Future» was attended by delegations from more than 30 countries, including delegations of the Constitutional (Supreme) courts of Indonesia, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Mongolia, Angola, Namibia, Korea, Türkiye, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Thailand, Mongolia, etc.

The participants of the International Forum discussed the issues and the future approaches for strengthening democracy through constitutional jurisdictions, as well as the evolving role of constitutional justice throughout the history of state development. The delegations shared progressive ideas on promoting constitutionalism and the rule of law in the Asian region.

In her speech, Elvira Azimova stressed that the protection of human rights is one of the fundamental principles of a just and democratic society and the constitutional control body plays a key role in ensuring respect for these rights.

The Head of the Kazakh Constitutional Court informed the participants about the activities of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 7 months since its launch in January 2023 in an updated format, when citizens, the Commissioner for Human Rights and the Prosecutor General received the right to apply directly to this body, along with government entities, on issues of checking compliance with the Constitution of the country of laws and other regulatory legal acts of Kazakhstan.

In conclusion, she mentioned that the unifying task of all constitutional courts and other equivalent bodies of constitutional control is to ensure a reasonable legal balance between the interests of the state and society, guided by the principles of the Rule of Law and the protection of human rights, including considering global and regional challenges.