Promoting efficient functioning of state institutions and public administration

The countries of Central Asia have been working on reforming their institutions and public administration in line with international standards in the field of the rule of law. The current Action aims to support these efforts basing on the expertise of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), mainly through the Rule of Law Checklist (Adopted in 2016, the Rule of Law Checklist provides a comprehensive list of criteria which could be used as reference when conducting reforms). Previous opinions and recommendations of the Venice Commission as well as the results of the EU’s Rule of Law Platform are taken into account in the implementation of the Action.

In addition to institutional support, work is also conducted in the area of human rights (access to justice, right to fair trial etc.). Depending on the pace of the reforms and established necessity, the Action seeks to engage civil society and professional communities to contribute to assessing the reforms and to recommend measures to improve their implementation.

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International conference

On 22 April 2022, an international conference focusing on the constitutional and international aspects of the upholding of the rule of law will be held in Almaty on the occasion of the 10-th anniversary of Kazakhstan joining the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe and the 30-th anniversary of the country's membership in the United Nations.

Participants will look at the results and achievements of Kazakhstan's fruitful co-operation with the Venice Commission and the United Nations in promotion of the rule of law as well as in prospects for further partnership in this field.

This conference is organised by the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Human Rights Commission under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Nursultan Nazarbayev Foundation, the Sorbonne Institute-Kazakhstan, and the UN Office in Kazakhstan. It will be attended by high level representatives of state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, officials of the international organisations, as well as prominent legal scholars. 

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The conference will be held on 22 April at 14.00 (Nur-Sultan time) or 10.00 (CET).

 Video announcement of the conference 

Agenda and a list of participants

This activity is organised by the action "Promoting efficient functioning of state institutions and public administration" implemented by the Venice Commission in the framework of the Central Asia Rule of Law Programme which is a joint EU-Council of Europe initiative co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.

Almaty 19 April 2022
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