The Constitutional Court was visited by a delegation of the European Socio-Economic Committee

The Constitutional Court hosted a meeting of the Chairperson Elvira Azimova and Judge Aizhan Zhatkanbaeva with the delegation of the European Socio-Economic Committee (ESEC) headed by the Chairman of the Committee Markus Penttinen.

During the meeting they discussed the role of the rule of law in the protection of social and economic human rights, key points of constitutional and judicial reform in Kazakhstan. Markus Penttinen informed about the objectives of the European Social and Economic Committee in the field of human rights, including the intention to cooperate with the countries of Central Asia.

Elvira Azimova spoke about the activities of the Constitutional Court and some decisions on the results of verification of laws and other normative legal acts related to social and economic rights of citizens.

Reference:
The European Socio-Economic Committee (ЕSEC) is an advisory body consisting of 329 citizen members of the member states of the European Union, representing the interests of different economic and social groups. They are all elected by the Council of the European Union from civil society as employers, trade unionists and representatives of different interest groups (professional associations, farmers, environmentalists, consumers, etc.). The ЕSEC was established in 1957 by the Treaty establishing the European Community. The European Commission and the Council of the European Union are obliged to consult it on social and economic matters.