New mechanisms for protecting constitutional rights will be introduced

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on December 17 got acquainted with a presentation on improving mechanisms for protecting the constitutional rights of citizens and entrepreneurs, as well as digitalization of the activities of the Constitutional court.

In recent years, a number of measures have been implemented to improve the efficiency of the work of the Constitutional Court, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. In particular, in 2021, the law on the Constitutional Court was adopted in a new edition, which made it possible to form an effective system of constitutional control.

At the same time, it was emphasized that ensuring the full implementation of the powers of the Constitutional Court remains an urgent task and requires taking the reforms carried out in this direction to a new level.

The presentation discussed the relevant proposals.

In particular, it is planned to increase the efficiency of the implementation of proposals and recommendations made annually by the Constitutional Court in order to strengthen constitutional legality in the country.

In addition, the procedures for considering appeals from citizens and entrepreneurs by the Constitutional Court will be optimized, bureaucratic obstacles will be eliminated.

Also in order to increase efficiency Institute of constitutional complaint and ensuring judicial protection of applicants, it was proposed to introduce a procedure according to which the recognition of a law applied by a court as inconsistent with the Constitution will be the basis for reviewing the relevant judicial act.

Special attention at the presentation was paid to the issues of digitalization of the activities of the Constitutional Court to create additional conveniences for the population.

In particular, it is planned to introduce opportunities for remote participation in court hearings online, broadcasting of meetings via the Internet, as well as establishing electronic exchange of information between ministries and departments. As part of the presidency of the court in the Asian Association of Constitutional Courts, a number of international events are planned in the country and abroad.

The importance of increasing the authority of the Constitutional Court in the international arena and strengthening cooperation with the constitutional courts of foreign countries is emphasized.

Other issues related to ensuring justice are also considered, including measures to bring economic and administrative courts closer to to the population and entrepreneurs. An initiative has been put forward to automatically determine extraterritorial jurisdiction when applying to these courts.

The President of our country supported the proposals presented and gave responsible persons instructions for their high-quality and systematic implementation.