 | This article needs to be updated. (June 2022) |
| Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Copy of the text of the Kazakh Constitution | |
| Overview | |
| Original title | Қазақстан Республикасының Конституциясы (Kazakh) Конституция Казахстана (Russian) |
| Jurisdiction | Kazakhstan |
| Ratified | 30 August 1995 |
| Date effective | 30 August 1995 |
| System | Unitary presidential republic |
| Government structure | |
| Branches | Three |
| Head of state | President |
| Chambers | Bicameral (Parliament: Senate, Mazhilis) |
| Executive | President and Ministers |
| Judiciary | Supreme Court |
| Federalism | Unitary |
| Electoral college | No |
| History | |
| Amendments | 4 |
| Last amended | 5 June 2022 and September 2022 |
| Location | Astana |
| Signatories | Constitutional referendum by the citizens of Kazakhstan |
| Supersedes | 1993 Constitution of Kazakhstan |
 |
|---|
|
|
|
The Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan[a] is the highest law of Kazakhstan, as stated in Article 4. The Constitution was approved by referendum on 30 August 1995.[1] This date has since been adopted as the "Constitution Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan".[1]
The Kazakh language is the official language of the state, while Article 7, section 2 states that the "Russian language shall be officially used on equal grounds".[2]
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).
- ^ a b Constitution of Kazakhstan Archived 2007-02-18 at the Wayback Machine City Montessori School Lucknow, India
- ^ Aksholakova, Assem; Ismailova, Nurgul (21 October 2013). "The Language Policy of Kazakhstan and the State Language in Government Service". Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 93: 1580–1586. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.10.085.