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
- DECEMBER 27, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a law...
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a law confirming amendments to criminal legislation aimed at mitigating punishments for a number of crimes
- DECEMBER 21, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
A public hearing regarding retention or abolishment...
A public hearing regarding retention or abolishment of capital punishment was held in Kyzylorda
- NOVEMBER 20, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The possibility of introducing a moratorium on capital...
The possibility of introducing a moratorium on capital punishment was discussed in the Almaty Justice Department
- OCTOBER 29, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Kasymzhomart Tokayev, the Kazakh foreign minister also...
Kasymzhomart Tokayev, the Kazakh foreign minister also said in an interview with journalists following a meeting with acting OSCE Chairman, Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs and [Portuguese Communities Antonio Martins da Cruz in [Kazakh capital] Asta
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Kazakh ombudsman Bolat Baykadamov voiced an initiative...
Kazakh ombudsman Bolat Baykadamov voiced an initiative to abolish capital punishment in the country
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Kazakh Ombudsman Bolat Baikadamov declared it was time...
Kazakh Ombudsman Bolat Baikadamov declared it was time to abolish capital punishment in the country
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The Chairman of the Kazakh Supreme Court Kairat Mami...
The Chairman of the Kazakh Supreme Court Kairat Mami opposes the possible abolition of the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The city court in the Kazakh capital Astana found Askar...
The city court in the Kazakh capital Astana found Askar Mambetov guilty of brutally killing six people
- AUGUST 14, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Supreme Court chairman, Kayrat Mami, said in an interview...
Supreme Court chairman, Kayrat Mami, said in an interview with the Kazakh newspaper MN Novosti Nedeli that it was too early to abolish capital punishment
- AUGUST 8, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
Mijya Stoyanov and two other unnamed men convicted...
Mijya Stoyanov and two other unnamed men convicted for murder were executed by shooting
- JUNE 28, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
It was held a session of " roundtable", where the issues,...
It was held a session of " roundtable", where the issues, concerning justice ministry's cooperation with mass media in resolution of actual problems of legal culture forming in the society
- JUNE 21, 2002KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
The lower chamber of the Kazakh parliament gave its...
The lower chamber of the Kazakh parliament gave its approval of amendments to the country's Criminal, Criminal Procedural and Criminal Executive codes