Ahead of Constitution Day, Astana hosted an
international conference on the role of the Basic Law in the development of
civil society. Experts discussed the significance of constitutional oversight
in safeguarding human rights and freedoms. Delegates, including current
Constitutional Court judges, members of Parliament, representatives from the
OSCE office in Astana, and legal scholars from Germany, Finland, Switzerland,
Uzbekistan, and the Kyrgyz Republic, emphasized the crucial role of citizen
involvement in upholding the rule of law. They also highlighted that ensuring
constitutional legality is the responsibility of every government body and
official.
«As President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev mentioned, the
primary goal in modern society is protecting citizens’ rights and providing
them with equal freedom. The principle of establishing the rule of law is
directly related to the Constitution,» said Berik Bekzhanov, Deputy Director of the Institute
of Parliamentarism.
Since the beginning of the year, the Constitutional
Court has reviewed over 7,000 appeals from Kazakh citizens. More than 500
existing legal norms were analyzed, and 10 were found to be inconsistent with
the Constitution.
