Kazakhstan
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic; authoritarian presidential government
- CONSTITUTION
- January 28, 1993, new constitution adopted by national referendum on August 30, 1995
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on Islamic law and Roman law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate and House
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court; Constitutional Council
RELIGIONS
47% Muslims, 44% Orthodox; Protestant and other minorities
From the country
- JANUARY 19, 2004KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The EU made the following declaration, "The EU welcomes...
The EU made the following declaration, "The EU welcomes the moratorium on the death penalty introduced in Kazakhstan by presidential decree on 18 December 2003
- JANUARY 10, 2004KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Kazakh press published a copy of a bill signed by President...
Kazakh press published a copy of a bill signed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev which replaced capital punishment with life imprisonment
- JANUARY 6, 2004KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The European Union issued a statement welcoming the...
The European Union issued a statement welcoming the Kazakh leadership's decision to declare a moratorium on the death penalty
- DECEMBER 30, 2003KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Life imprisonment as punishment will be introduced...
Life imprisonment as punishment will be introduced in Kazakhstan as from January 1, 2004
- DECEMBER 18, 2003KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a death...
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a death penalty moratorium, deputy head of the presidential administration in charge of the state and legal department Igor Rogov said at a briefing in Astana
- OCTOBER 15, 2003KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty will be cancelled in Kazakhstan some...
The death penalty will be cancelled in Kazakhstan some day, President Nursultan Nazarbayev said
- OCTOBER 6, 2003KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Kazakh TV's first channel reported that the West Kazakhstan...
Kazakh TV's first channel reported that the West Kazakhstan Regional court had sentenced a Russian citizen to death for killing four people
- OCTOBER 6, 2003KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Four members of a criminal gang were sentenced to death...
Four members of a criminal gang were sentenced to death by the Karaganda Regional court in Kazakhstan after being found guilty of murdering five lorry drivers between February and June 2002
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2003KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev was reported...
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev was reported as advocating the gradual abolition of the death penalty, urging that his position be explained to the public
- AUGUST 19, 2003KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Kazakh Justice Minister Onalsyn Zhumabekov said the...
Kazakh Justice Minister Onalsyn Zhumabekov said the government planned to replace the death penalty with life imprisonment as of January 1, 2004
- AUGUST 3, 2003KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The Hands Off Cain delegation comprised by MEP Benedetto...
The Hands Off Cain delegation comprised by MEP Benedetto Della Vedova, regional parliamentary Bruno Mellano, HOC board member Antonio Stango and Rosanna Degiovanni, finished the first part of their Central Asian mission, to gather support in favour of a U
- JULY 10, 2003KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty rate in Kazakhstan was declining,...
The death penalty rate in Kazakhstan was declining, Justice Minister Onalsyn Zhumabekov told a session of the Legal Policy Council in Astana