The Chairperson of the Constitutional Court of Kazakhstan delivered a speech at the 6th Congress of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts

The Chairperson of the Constitutional Court of Kazakhstan delivered a speech at the 6th Congress of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts

Chairperson of the Constitutional Court of Kazakhstan Elvira Azimova took part in the 6th Congress of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions as a current President of the Eurasian Association of Constitutional Courts.

In her speech, Azimova noted the relevance of legal cooperation in order to ensure the supremacy of constitutional values, especially human and civil rights and freedoms, outlined the impact of constitutional control on ensuring peace and security, sustainable development of states, society and the individual, as well as preventing risks in connection with climate change for the purpose of political, economic and social stability, and social progress.

On August 26, 2020, the Eurasian Association of Constitutional Control concluded a Memorandum of cooperation with the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions. The conclusion of the Memorandum and the membership of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions contributed to the activation of the exchange of information and methods of constitutional control over ensuring the supremacy of the Constitution to Kazakhstan's constitutional control body represented by the Constitutional Council, and subsequently to the Constitutional Court of Kazakhstan (currently serving as the chair of the Eurasian Association).