Institute of Constitutional and Political Studies

The MNU Institute of Constitutional and Political Studies was established in August 2023 and is an independent structural subdivision of the University. The Institute carries out fundamental and applied research for the implementation and development of constitutional reform in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Scientific School of Constitutional Law operates within the Institute.

The focus areas of research:

• Constitutional Law;
• Comparative Constitutional Law;
• Constitutional Proceedings;
• Human and Civil Rights in Digital Society;
• Electoral Law and Process;
• Public Administration and Local Self-Government.

Guiding Principles of the Institute:

• Unconditional commitment to academic integrity standards.
• Providing quality and accessible education compliant with international standards and labour market relevance.
• Fundamentalism, comprehensiveness and reliability of scientific research results.
• Practice-oriented problem-solving.
• Improvement of the research methodology approaches.

Key members of the Institute and the Scientific School:

The Institute works in partnership with the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Legislation and Judicial and Legal Reform Committee of the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Institute of Legislation and Legal Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the specialised inter-district courts in Astana city, the Central Election Commission, the Academy of Justice under the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Work and research links with leading universities around the world, including Stanford (USA), Aix-Marseille (France), and Moscow State University (Russia).

• International Forum ‘Sovereign Kazakhstan: The Voice of Youth’ in honour of the Republic Day, October 2023
• Showcase debate ‘Bailyq salyğy turaly deklarasia: taraptardyñ pıkırlerı’, February 2024
• International Roundtable ‘Elections as a Mechanism for Ensuring the Legitimacy of State Power: Constitutional and Legal Dimension’ jointly with the CEC, February 2024
• Workshop on challenging aspects of human rights protection with the invitation of three department Heads of the National Centre for Human Rights of the Republic of Kazakhstan, March 2024
• Participation in the discussion on Preparations for the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review: Discussion on the implementation of recommendations supported following the third cycle of the Republic of Kazakhstan, ‘Strengthening the National Human Rights Institution in accordance with the Paris Principles (13 supported recommendations)’ section, July 2024
• Participation in the Accelerator Programme on UN Sustainable Development Goals. SDG 16 ‘Quality of Laws’, PUBLIC REPORT of MIND Accelerator on UN Sustainable Development Goals, August-September 2024