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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.