The Constitutional Court of Kyrgyzstan was formerly the highest court of Kyrgyzstan's legal system. It judges on the constitutionality of laws and is composed of nine judges. Critics argue that its politically charged judgement such as allowing
President Akayev
Askar Akayevich Akayev ( ky, Аскар Акаевич (Акай уулу) Акаев, translit=Askar Akayevich (Akay Uulu) Akayev ; ; born 10 November 1944) is a Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz politician who served as President of Kyrgyzstan from 1990 unt ...
to re-run for President despite the Presidency being limited by term limits are evidence of a lack of judicial independence. The Constitutional Court was abolished in 2010 with the adoption of the new Constitution and its powers transferred to the
Supreme Court
A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...
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See also
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Courts of Kyrgyzstan
The judicial system of Kyrgyzstan comprise a number of courts in a hierarchy:
*Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan
* Military Courts of Kyrgyzstan (until December 2016)
*Appeal courts of second instance at the oblast level
*Local courts of first instance ...
References
Judiciary of Kyrgyzstan
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