Status of the Judicial Power

only by the court.
(The Constitution also provides that criminal procedure

may be carried out with participation of jurymen)


The objectives of judicial power are:
to protect rights, freedoms and interests of citizens and organizations;
to ensure the observance of the Constitution and all other legal acts of RK.

Judgments (decisions & sentences) of courts have an obligatory force on the entire territory of the Republic.

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of the Republic and

local courts of the Republic:
Regional (Oblast)

Courts of RK and Equal Courts;
District Courts of RK and Equal Courts.
The establishment of special and extraordinary courts under any name shall not be allowed.

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of the RK are:
elected by the Senate;
at the proposal of

the President of the Republic;

The Chairpersons and judges of the oblast and equivalent courts are:
appointed by the President;
at the recommendation of the Highest Judicial Council of the Republic.

The Chairperson and judges of district and equivalent courts of the Republic are:
appointed by the President;
at the recommendation of the Highest Judicial Council of the Republic.

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executing justice is independent and subordinate only to the Constitution

and the law.

A judge may not be:
arrested, detained,
arraigned on a criminal charge without the consent of the President except for the cases of being apprehended on the scene of a crime or committing grave crimes.

Note: judges of the Supreme Court may not be arraigned on a criminal charge without the consent of the Senate except for the cases of being apprehended on the scene of a crime or committing grave crimes.

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supremacy of the Constitution on the entire territory of RK.

The

Constitutional Council consists of 7 members (the Chairperson and 6 other members) appointed for 6 years.
The Chairperson is appointed by the President and in case the votes are equally divided, his vote is decisive.
Two members are appointed by the President, two - by the Chairperson of Senate, and two - by the Chairperson of the Mazhilis.

The ex-Presidents of RK have the right to be life-long members of the Constitutional Council.

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Council may not:
be deputies,
hold paid offices except teaching,

scientific or other creative activities,
engage in entrepreneurial activity,
enter a governing body or a supervisory board of a commercial organization.

The members of the Constitutional Council during their term in office may not be:
arrested or detained,
arraigned on a criminal charge without the consent of Parliament, except in cases of being apprehended on the scene of a crime or committing grave crimes.

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the Constitution and
verifies the compliance with Constitution of:

the elections

of the President and Parliament, as well as of an all-nation referendum;

the laws of RK before they are signed by the President;

the international treaties of RK before they are ratified;

Note: Laws and international treaties recognized not to be in compliance with the Constitution may not be signed or ratified.
Note: The President of the Republic may object to the resolutions of the Constitutional Council.
This objection may be overruled by 2/3 of members of the Constitutional Council.

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by:

the President,
the Chairpersons of the Senate and the Mazhilis

1/5 of the total number of deputies of Parliament as well as
the Prime Minister

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