Context
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan want to improve their rule of law. These Central Asian countries, with the exception of Tajikistan, have already adopted modern laws on official administrative procedures and the judicial administrative process. However, putting these into practice is presenting the countries with varying degrees of challenges.
Objective
Official and judicial decision-making regarding economic actors is increasingly in line with the legal procedural provisions of reformed administrative laws.
Approach
The project assists authorities and courts in implementing the legal requirements and introducing a unified legal practice in Central Asia’s still fledgling administrative law.
To this end, the project supports the Central Asian governments and public administrations in complying with the legal provisions of reformed administrative laws. At the same time, it builds trust and cooperation between citizens and the state, thereby improving good governance.
The project’s capacity development strategy covers four areas:
1. Promoting cooperation between the ministries of economy, the interior and justice to implement administrative procedure laws.
2. Harmonising administrative procedures relating to tax, building permits and more.
3. Empowering authorities and courts to adapt internal administrative procedures to the new legal standards.
4. Establishing continuous training for judges, lawyers, administrative officials and other legal practitioners to apply the new standards in administrative decision-making. Providing specialist literature currently lacking in Central Asia for this legal area.