Kazakhstan

In recent years, Kazakhstan has actively co-operated with the Council of Europe on a relatively wide range of topics, mostly in the framework of the Neighbourhood Co-operation Priorities for Kazakhstan 2014-2018. Within these Priorities, a large co-operation programme “Support to the Kazakh Authorities in Improving the Quality and Efficiency of the Kazakh Justice System” was implemented.

Neighbourhood Co-operation Priorities for Kazakhstan 2019-2022 is the latest framework document defining the areas and the objectives of bilateral co-operation. It embraces a more ambitious approach and introduces new areas of co-operation, in particular fight against economic crime, promoting a common legal space and human rights standards, and assistance in the electoral field. The present Central Asia Rule of Law Programme contributes to the achievement of objectives set out in the Priorities.

The country also participates in the European Union/Council of Europe Joint Programme “Support to reforms of electoral legislation and practice and regional Human Rights instruments and mechanisms in countries of Latin America, Central Asia and Mongolia”.

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Back International conference on models of constitutional complaints in Central Asian countries in Uzbekistan

The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe in co-operation with the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan organised an international conference entitled “Models of constitutional complaints in Central Asian countries” on 25-26 May 2023 in Samarkand.

The event gathered more than 80 participants, including high-level representatives from the Constitutional Courts of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Europe.

The participants shared their experience and a number of best practices in the field of constitutional control, highlighting the role of individual constitutional complaint as an effective mechanism for the protection of the constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens.

Council of Europe experts from France, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Georgia contributed through their presentations of several European systems models of constitutional review.

This conference was organised in the framework of the Central Asia Rule of Law Programme 2020-2023, which is financed by the Council of Europe and the European Union and is implemented by the Council of Europe.

Samarkand, Uzbekistan 25-26 May 2023