In cooperation with the Supreme Court and the Court Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, IRZ organised a follow-up seminar on the application of the Hague Conventions on 26 and 27 September 2024 in Burabay, Kazakhstan.
During the hybrid event, the IRZ team of experts addressed the following topics:
The Hague Service Convention – General Aspects and overview
The Hague Evidence Convention – General Aspects an overview and Convention on International Access to Justice – the key points
Processing of Incoming Request under the Hague Service Convention and under the Hague Evidence Convention in Germany
The Federal of Justice as designated Central Authority under the Hague Child Support Convention
The German Central Authority under the Hague Child Support Convention
The Hague Child Support Convention – General Aspects and overview on the Cooperation of Central Authorities and on the cross-border enforcement of Child Support Orders
The Establishment and Enforcement of Child Support orders in Germany
Representatives of the court administration, judges of the Supreme Court and specialised national juvenile courts in the Republic of Kazakhstan, judge coordinators of territorial and equivalent courts responsible for providing international legal assistance and specialists from territorial court administrations responsible for legal assistance took part in the event.
The seminar participants expressed their mutual interest in further cooperation. In order to continue the intensive dialogue and clarify any outstanding issues, IRZ is organising a study trip to The Hague and Bonn in November 2024.
On August 12 and 13, 2024, expert talks were held in Germany on the consolidation of Kazakhstan's administrative jurisdiction and specialist legislation. The Kazakh delegation's working visit focused on the following topics
Civil service law in administrative court practice,
the importance of the protection of fundamental rights in civil service law,
disciplinary law,
service law for judges.
The presentations by the highly experienced team of experts were practice-oriented and the numerous case studies stimulated intensive discussions. The exchange and experience gained will be passed on to the working group in the Kazakh parliament, which is working on changes and additions to the administrative procedure and administrative process.
A study trip by a delegation from the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan on “Practice of the Constitutional Courts” to Germany and Austria took place from 8-14 October 2023 as part of the cooperation between the IRZ and the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) (German Development Cooperation).
The delegation consisted of constitutional judges, representatives of the presidential administration and the Ministry of Justice and employees of the administration of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
When in Germany, the delegation visited the Federal Ministry of Justice, the Federal Constitutional Court, the Constitutional Court of the State of Berlin, the Constitutional Court of the State of Brandenburg and the Centre for Eastern European and International Studies.
Topics discussed with the German included “independence of the judiciary”, “competence of the federal and state constitutional courts”, “the process of the preliminary examination and court hearing”, “legal training”, “legal research” and “selection process for research assistants”. The discussions focused on two themes in particular: the instrument of the constitutional complaint regarding the admissibility and merits test and the interaction between state constitutional courts and the Federal Constitutional Court. The participants also discussed issues around the organisation of the work of the judicial administration and the interactions of the court with the mass media.
The expert talks at the Federal Ministry of Justice essentially explored the aspects of constitutional court jurisdiction. The Kazakh participants were particularly interested in the relationship between the ministry and the Federal Constitutional Court, notably with respect to participation in the negotiations, the preparation of reports and the legal consequences of regulatory control.
The study trip was also supported by the program office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Astana.