Kazakhstan

Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States

Website for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), an intergovernmental organisation made up of 11 member states: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.  The site provides background information about CIS, including details on its history and leadership, as well as a news section covering current projects and areas of cooperation between member countries.  There is a searchable register of documents containing full text CIS resolutions, treaties and other material dating back to 1991.  Do

Legislation of Kazakhstan

This section of the Government of Kazakhstan website provides access to Kazakhstan laws in English. The legislation can be viewed as a list starting with the Constitution and continuing with other constitutional laws and legal codes eg. Criminal Procedure, Civil Procedure, Labour and Penal Code. The rest of the legislation is in date order. The site can be viewed in English, Russian and Kazakh.

CIS Countries Legislation

Subscription database providing access to legislation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine. Legislation can be searched by country, subject, legislation type and date. An introduction and contents page is made freely available for each document with the full text for subscribers only.

World Law: Kazakhstan

Section of WorldLII's World Law service covering Kazakhstan. A full range of browse and search features is available on the site. Browse sections highlight links relating to: Courts, Government, Legislation, Parliament, and Treaties and International Agreements. Subject areas include: Citizenship and Migration, Competition Law, Elections, Foreign Investment, Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Media and Communications, Natural Resources and Privatisation.

Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan

Official website of the Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan, the body with responsibility for ensuring supremacy and control of the Constitution in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The site gives background and historical information on the establishment and functions of the Constitutional Council. Decisions of the Council are available in English. An English translation of the Constitution of Kazakhstan is provided, together with translations of laws and regulations. The site can be viewed in Kazakh, Russian or English.

Legal Research Guide to Kazakhstan

LLRX legal research guide for the Republic of Kazakhstan, by legal information professionals Victor Malinovskiy and Karim Shakirov. The guide outlines the legal system in the Republic, with references to Internet sources and official print materials. The authors provide notes about: the Constitution, Presidency, Government and Parliament, Court System, Legal System, Legal profession and legal education. Other sections of the guide describe the main codifications, legal publications and electronic sources.

Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Official website of the Kazakhstan Supreme Court. This site can be viewed in Russian and Kazakh. The English interface provides brief information only. This includes a history of the Supreme Court, a profile of the Chairman and a link to the website of the Committee on Judicial Administration. There is also guidance on using the Court and the sort of cases heard by the Supreme Court and a copy of the Kazakhstan law governing the judicial system and the status of judges.

Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan: A Guide to Web Based Resources

Online guide to web based legal resources of Kazakhstan written by Maria Stalbovskaya and Oleg Stalbovsky, librarians at the Tashkent Open Library for Legal Information in Uzbekistan and updated by lawyer Anuar A Nurakhmet. Published on New York University's Globalex website, it provides an introduction to Kazakhstan and outlines the legal system. Links are given to the Constitution, constitutional laws and codes. The roles and responsibilities of the executive, legislative and judicial powers are explained, with sections on the president, parliament and the Constitutional Council.

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