Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan
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- Kazakhstan
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Official sourceArticle 55
The following shall be the exclusive responsibility of the Senate:
1) Election and release from office of the Chairperson of the Supreme Court and judges of
the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan upon the recommendation of the President
of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and swearing them into office;
1-1) election of The Human Rights Commissioner in Kazakhstan for a five-year term and
his release from office upon the recommendation of the President of the Republic of
Kazakhstan;
2) giving consent to the appointment by the President of the Republic of the Chairman of
the Constitutional Court, the Chairman of the National Bank, the Chairman of the Supreme
Judicial Council, the Prosecutor General, the Chairman of the National Security Committee of
the Republic;
3) deprivation of immunity of the Prosecutor General, the Chairman and judges of the
Supreme Court of the Republic, the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of
Kazakhstan;
4) has been excluded pursuant to the RK Law dated May 21, 2007 N 254-III, (is enacted
from the date of its official publishing);
5) performance of the Parliament’s functions with regard to adoption of constitutional and
other laws, when the Mazhilis is absent due to the early termination of its powers;
6) performance of other powers that have been conferred upon the Senate by the
Constitution.
Footnote: See resolution N 11/2 of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of
Kazakhstan dated July 5, 2000.
Footnote: Article 55 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 254-III dated
May 21, 2007 (shall be enacted from the day of its official publication); No. 51-VI dated
March 10, 2017(shall be enacted from the day of its first official publication); dated
08.06.2022 (shall be enforced from 08.06.2022).
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