WNAM REPORT: Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has received today Pamela Harris, President of the International Association for Court Administration.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated Pamela Harris on her election to this responsible post and expressed confidence that her experience will give a new impulse to the organization’s activity.
The Head of State highlighted that ensuring rule of law and judicial system reform play a key role in building a law-governed state.“We carry out very important reforms aimed at promotion of law and order in Kazakhstan. We are confident that the rule of law should turn into reality. I believe that it is important for ensuring stability and prosperity of our country. Therefore, I reckon on further cooperation of the IACA with Kazakhstan and our judicial system,” said the President.
For her part, the President of IACA highly assessed the judicial reforms ongoing in the country and expressed readiness to continue the interaction. According to her, the separation of powers of the Court Administration and the Supreme Court is one of the most effective decisions in the world practice. Pamela Harris noted that the IACA aims at strengthening ties with Kazakhstan. She told the President about active participation of the national judicial administration in the IACA activity.
The parties reviewed the key aspects of the judicial system reform, with special attention given to the expansion of interaction between judicial authorities, prospects for application of digital solutions and AI in judicial proceedings.