Last Change:
06/16/2025
The Constitutional Act on the Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic
Original names of the law: Кыргыз Республикасынын Жогорку соту жана жергиликтүү соттор жөнүндө конституциялык Мыйзамы
Year: 2021
Type: Domestic law
Rights Category: Liberty & security of person
Description
Constitutional Law #134 on the Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic, dd. November 15, 2021, establishes the organization and operation of the Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic and local courts. It defines the principles of justice administration, the powers of courts and judges, the structure and functions of court staff, and the procedures for funding and supporting the Supreme Court and local courts.
Selected provisions
Principles of Administration of Justice
1. No one may be deprived of the right to have his case considered in the court to whose jurisdiction it is assigned by the laws of the Kyrgyz Republic, except for cases stipulated by law.
2. All are equal before the law and the court. The courts shall not give preference to any bodies, persons, parties to the proceedings on the basis of their state, social, sexual, racial, national, linguistic or political affiliation, or depending on their origin, property and official status, place of residence, place of birth, attitude to religion, beliefs, membership in public associations, as well as on other grounds not stipulated by law.
Article 4. Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic and local courts
1. The Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic (hereinafter referred to as the Supreme Court) and local courts (district courts, district courts in cities, city courts, administrative courts, regional courts, Bishkek City Court) constitute a system of courts administering justice in civil, criminal, economic, administrative and other cases provided for by law.
2. The unity of the system of courts of the Kyrgyz Republic (hereinafter referred to as the courts) is ensured by:
1) general and uniform principles of justice established by the Constitution and laws of the Kyrgyz Republic;
2) compliance by all courts with uniform rules of legal proceedings established by laws;
3) uniform application by all courts of the Constitution and laws of the Kyrgyz Republic, generally recognized principles and norms of international law and international treaties that have entered into force in accordance with the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic;
4) mandatory execution throughout the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic of judicial acts that have entered into legal force;
5) legislative consolidation of the unity of the status of judges;
6) financing of courts from the republican budget.
1. The system of local courts consists of:
1) courts of first instance: district courts, administrative courts, district courts in the city, city courts;
2) courts of second instance: regional courts, Bishkek City Court.
2. The creation, reorganization and abolition of local courts, changes in the number of judges of local courts are carried out by law. When local courts are abolished, issues of administration of justice attributed to their jurisdiction are transferred to the jurisdiction of other courts. The staff units of judges of the abolished courts are transferred to other courts, and judges are transferred to them in the order of rotation.
3. Changes in the number of judges of local courts are allowed only upon the proposal of the Council of Judges.