The Constitutional Court discussed the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights

The Constitutional Court, with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the non-governmental organization Legal Media Centre, hosted a meeting of judges of the Constitutional Court and the ECtHR and a seminar for the staff of the Constitutional Court, the Senate and Majilis of Parliament, the Prosecutor General's Office, the Ministry of Justice and the National Centre for Human Rights.

The events were organized with a view to obtaining practical knowledge of the practice of constitutional review in European countries and the European Court of Human Rights.

The leading speaker at the events was Mr. Latif Huseynov, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights and member of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe. In his speech he highlighted the peculiarities of the judicial practice of the ECtHR, emphasizing the European principles of human rights protection, access to information and the principle of impartiality of judges. Chairperson of the Constitutional Court Elvira Azimova expressed gratitude to the OSCE Program Office in Astana for supporting the activities of the Constitutional Court in strengthening the mechanism of human rights protection and ensuring the rule of law.

Dr. Volker Frobart, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, praised the commitment of Kazakhstan's constitutional review body to international standards of human rights and the rule of law.