Government-civil society roundtable consultations
Roundtable
- Date:
- Location:
- Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Organized by:
- OSCE Centre in Astana, Prosecutor General’s Office Advanced Studies Institute, British Embassy in Astana, Legal Policy Research Centre
- Source:
- OSCE Programme Office in Astana
- Fields of work:
- Rule of law
About
The roundtable discussion builds on implementation of State Action Plan for the transition to a new model of the criminal law and criminal justice.
It will focus on certain aspects of implementation of the Criminal Procedure Codes, which will become effective from 1 January 2015.
Participants will discuss issues of filling the gaps in criminal procedure legislation in relation to introduction of a plea bargaining, the institute of investigating judge and release on bail. They will also exchange views on commentaries to new codes, which will describe a detailed explanation of main novelties, as well as recommendations on developing related by-laws and regulations.
The event is part of the Centre’s activities on providing expert and institutional support to the government and civil society in criminal justice reform in Kazakhstan.