Kazakhstan

International Online Conference on “The Constitution in the 21st Century - the Rule of Law, the Value of human Beings and the Effectiveness of the State”

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Published: September 7, 2020
IRZ expert Dr. Lars Brocker, President of the Constitutional Court and Higher Administrative Court of Rhineland-Palatinate, during the conference
IRZ expert Dr. Lars Brocker, President of the Constitutional Court and Higher Administrative Court of Rhineland-Palatinate, during the conference
Kazakhstan

This year, the Republic of Kazakhstan (RK) is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its constitution. To mark the occasion, on 27 August 2020 the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan organised an online conference on “The Constitution in the 21st Century - the Rule of Law, the Value of human Beings and the Effectiveness of the State”.

Attending this high-level protocolary event were:

  • top representatives of Kazakhstan’s state authorities,
  • prominent public figures,
  • well-known scientists and academics,
  • representatives of international organisations,
  • presidents and judges from the constitutional courts of more than twenty states.

The IRZ partner states taking part in the online conference included Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation and Ukraine.

The President of the RK Constitutional Council, Kairat Mami, opened the conference and read out the welcome address of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nasarbajew. The President of Kazakhstan, Kasim-Jomart Tokajev, then gave his welcome speech. He said that history has shown convincingly that the people strive for the establishment of the rule of law and for the guarantee of basic human rights and freedoms. Afterwards, IRZ Managing Director Dr. Frauke Bachler addressed the participants in the conference on behalf of IRZ.

The main focus of the event was on the importance of fundamental values and how these can be protected during the pandemic. IRZ expert Dr. Lars Brocker, President of the Constitutional Court and Higher Administrative Court of Rhineland-Palatinate, took part in the conference, giving a lecture on “Protecting constitutional human rights and democratic values during the Coronavirus era: the responsibilities of the Federal Constitutional Court in Germany.” He spoke about how constitutional and administrative courts in Germany are dealing with the protection of fundamental rights in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The conference, which was broadcast live on YouTube, was divided into three sessions:

  • Constitution and the Rule of Law: Challenges and Ways of Solutions
  • Protection of Constitutional Human Rights and Democratic Values in the Digital Transformation Era
  • Constitutional Principles of Modernization of a Modern and Efficient state

Twenty high-ranking speakers ensured a multidimensional and international exchange of experiences, which also dealt extensively with the constitutional aspects of measures introduced in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Seminar on the division of responsibilities between investigation authorities and public prosecutors

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Published: August 3, 2020
Graphics: IRZ
Graphics: IRZ
Kazakhstan

On 24 July 2020, IRZ and the Law Academy at the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in the Republic of Kazakhstan organised an online seminar on “Law enforcement: the division of responsibilities between authorities conducting pre-trial investigations and public prosecutors”.

The event was attended by some high-ranking participants. These included Yerlik Kenenbayev, Deputy Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Prof. Dr. Igor Rogov, Deputy Director of the foundation “Фонд Первого Президента Республики Казахстан“ (Fond Pervogo Prezidenta Respubliki Kazakhstan = Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan), and Jogan Merkel, a member of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan. All three gave welcome speeches at the start of the seminar.

Andreas Stüve, a Senior Public Prosecutor and Head of the Organised Crime department at the Düsseldorf Public Prosecutor’s Office, was appointed as an IRZ expert. He gave a speech on the position and responsibilities of the public prosecutor’s office in investigation proceedings and on the relations between public prosecutors and the police.

The online seminar led to intense discussions on the subject and provided proof of the Kazakh partners’ need for further training in the field of criminal law and criminal procedure law. IRZ would like to fulfil this requirement by providing the necessary measures in future.

Events held in Kazakhstan on preventing and combating corruption

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Published: January 17, 2020
During the seminar on 4 December in Nursultan
During the seminar on 4 December in Nursultan
Kazakhstan

In partnership with the Law Academy at the Office of the Public Prosecutor General in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the IRZ organised a seminar on combating corruption on 4 December in Nursultan, followed by a round table discussion on the same subject held on the following day.

The seminar was aimed at employees of law enforcement authorities, who are currently attending further training courses at the Academy and were able to gain an insight into the German system thanks to the IRZ seminar.

The round table discussions held on 5 December 2019 involved, amongst others, representatives of the training institute at the Law Academy. The IRZ was able to recruit Public Prosecutor Stefan Schlotter from the Frankfurt Public Prosecutor’s Office to attend both event formats as a German expert. Stefan Schlotter spoke about subjects including methods of exposing and investigating corruption offences and also used practical case examples to present the main methods of preventing corruption.

There were lively discussions at both events, with participants showing their interest by asking the German expert plenty of questions. The participants were able to study the subjects of preventing and combating corruption in depth and gain valuable knowledge along the way.