Op-ed: Kazakhstan's recently reinstated constitutional court necessary to safeguard constitutional order

In every developed democracy, constitutional control bodies are considered as custodians of a state’s legal sovereignty. Tasked with safeguarding constitutional order, fundamental human rights, and freedoms, these bodies are entrusted to embody the state’s ideals of law, justice, and humanism enshrined in its constitution. Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Court initially operated between 1993 and 1995. It was re-established last year as a result of constitutional amendments in 2022, after citizens voted in favour of these amendments at a national referendum. This became a pivotal milestone in strengthening the rights of Kazakhstan’s citizens. It marked the government’s commitment to enhancing mechanisms for citizen protection and ensuring the comprehensive provision, observance, and enforcement of the country’s Constitution. The primary responsibility of the Constitutional Court, a successor to the Constitutional Council which operated since 1995, is to meticulously scrutinize laws and normative legal acts to ensure compliance with the country’s Constitution, often referred to as the Basic Law.
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