The ХІХ Congress of the Conference of European Constitutional Courts takes place in Chisinau

Judge of the Constitutional Court of Kazakhstan Aizhan Zhatkanbayeva takes part in the XIX Congress of the Conference of European Constitutional Courts (CECC): “Forms and limits of judicial protection: experience of constitutional courts”. The Congress started on May 21 in Chisinau and will end on May 24 this year.

The dialogue platform brought together more than 100 participants from among presidents and judges of constitutional courts and equivalent bodies from more than 40 European constitutional courts, as well as observers from delegations of constitutional courts from other countries, academia, high-ranking diplomats and representatives of international organizations.

The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, opened the Congress with a welcoming speech, emphasizing the importance of the contribution of constitutional review bodies to strengthening the rule of law and spreading democratic norms in Europe. In her speech, Mrs. Domnica Manole, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova, emphasized the significant role of ensuring the compliance of the national legislation with European norms and standards.

The heads of the European Court of Human Rights and the Venice Commission (the Council of Europe's European Commission for Democracy through Law) emphasized the impact of global cooperation on strengthening and maintaining a common legal space in Europe.

The plenary sessions continue to discuss the correlation between politics and law within the jurisdiction of European constitutional courts, as well as the interaction between constitutional and supranational courts. Within the framework of the Congress, the participants have meetings with members of the Government and Parliament of the Republic of Moldova.