The post-Soviet legal system of Kazakhstan rested for over three decades on the 1995 Constitution, which established a unitary semi-presidential republic with a bicameral parliament, the Senate and the Mazhilis, alongside a president as head of state and a separate prime minister leading the executive. Article 4 of that constitution set the hierarchy of law as the Constitution itself, laws corresponding to it, other regulatory legal acts, and international treaties, with ratified treaties generally taking precedence over ordinary domestic legislation. The 1995 Constitution remained the highest law of Kazakhstan for 31 years before being replaced on July 1, 2026.
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Source Aslambek Merğaliev (Wikipedia)
Source Criminal Code of Kazakhstan (Wikipedia)
Source Marat Sarsembaev, Wikipedia
Source Rashid Tusupbekov (Wikipedia)
Source Constitute Project text of the 2026 Constitution of Kazakhstan
Source Zheti Zhargy (Wikipedia)
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Criminal Code of Kazakhstan (Wikipedia)
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The Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының Қылмыстық кодексі, romanized: Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Qylmystyq kodeksı; Russian: Уголовный кодекс Республики Казахстан, romanized: Ugolovnyy kodeks Respubliki Kazakhstan) is the defunct criminal law that functioned in Kazakhstan from
Rashid Tusupbekov (Wikipedia)
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is a Kazakh politician who was the Prosecutor Gener
Zheti Zhargy (Wikipedia)
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The Zheti Zhargy (also transliterated as "Jeti Jarği", Kazakh: "Жеті Жарғы", lit. "Seven Charters") was the set
Marat Sarsembaev, Wikipedia
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is a Kazakh doctor of law and professor
Aslambek Merğaliev (Wikipedia)
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Aslambek Amangeldıūly Merğaliev (Kazakh: Асламбек Амангелдіұлы Мерғалиев; born 2 April 1972) is a Kazakh lawyer and jurist serving as the Chairman of the Supreme Court.
Central Intelligence Agency: Kazakhstan, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
Central Intelligence AgencyIn Legal Family: Civil Law, Government: Legal system
civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and by the theory and practice of the Russian Federation
In Group: Civil Law in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, Government, Legal system
civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and by the theory and practice of the Russian Federation
View the Source Constitute Project text of the 2026 Constitution of Kazakhstan
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The Chairperson of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan upon the recommendation of the High Judicial Council and shall simultaneously serve as a judge of the Supreme Court for the term of office.
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