Astana has once again confirmed its status
as an international educational hub. Students from leading universities in 13
countries across Europe, Asia, and North America gathered in the Kazakh capital, including participants from
Germany, Canada, China, Romania, and Sri Lanka. They
took part in the second international legal case championship, International
Legathon MaxUP. Over the course of two days, participants explored the law
of the future, digitalization, and the integration of artificial intelligence
into legal practice. They examined the impact of emerging technologies on
legislative systems, ethical principles, and human rights, and also developed
optimal solutions to address future digital challenges. The
first round took place at the Court of the Astana
International Financial Centre.
«The main goal is to develop a foundation for addressing the problems
humanity will face in the near future, arising from the development of artificial intelligence. That is why the
President emphasized the need for new rules, which will be implemented through
legislation,» noted Sergey Pen, Deputy Chairman of the Board for Research,
Innovation and Artificial
Intelligence at MNU.
«I believe that competitions like these are not just contests; they are
opportunities for communication and collaboration, especially in science. The modern world is
developing so rapidly that AI, for example, has
become a top priority. We have heard that Kazakhstan has declared 2026 the Year of
Artificial Intelligence, making it a very important moment. I believe that
science will save the world,» said Parviz Hasanov, Lecturer, PhD, Baku State University, Azerbaijan.
The participants had been
preparing for the competition over the course of several months. They studied the
experiences of different countries in
developing legal innovations. For example, students from Uzbekistan
built their work on practices already established in
Kazakhstan, highlighting the country’s significant progress in digitalization.
«I was very interested in Kazakhstan’s judicial system, particularly because the country has implemented an online court system. This experience is not yet as developed in Uzbekistan as it is in Kazakhstan. In our submission, we proposed adopting Kazakhstan’s experience and incorporating it into Uzbekistan’s legislation,» shared Diyorbek Davronov, student, Tashkent State University of Law, Uzbekistan.
At the conclusion of the
competition, the leading teams
were from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Maqsut Narikbayev University,
and Russia’s Ural State Law University. Students from Romania and Canada also
achieved top results. The team from Malaysia became the winner. The organizers note
that the most interesting projects could serve as a foundation for developing new legal solutions in the future.
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