The Court
Composition
The Court consists of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices. Justices are nominated by the Governor and confirmed by the Territorial Legislature.
| Chief Justice | Ayyub Nazarbekov (since 2015) |
|---|---|
| Associate Justices | Four |
| Seat | Hall of Justice, Liberty Boulevard, Talas (with the Court's law library) |
Jurisdiction
- Appeals. Final appeals from the district courts and from the municipal magistrate courts of Talas, Nurzhan and Iyık Janyl.
- Constitutional review. Review of legislation and executive acts for conformity with the Organic Act and the territorial statutes in force as basic law.
- Commercial cases. Final instance in commercial disputes, including arbitration awards involving foreign investors.
- The legal profession. Admission to the bar and professional ethics; training of judges and lawyers with the Faculty of Law of Talas State University.
Languages
Proceedings are conducted in Iradi or English. Interpreters are provided for Russian speakers; ask the Registry when filing.
History
The Court was established under the Organic Act of the Territory of Irad, and its first justices took office in November 1992. In the territorial period justices were appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Territorial Senate. The Judicial Reforms Act of 2003 reorganised the lower courts into district courts, introduced jury trials in serious criminal cases and established commercial arbitration procedures.
The opinion of December 2006 on the status of the territory was annulled by decree of 25 February 2007. The bench was reconstituted in 2007, and since then the Court has applied the Organic Act and the territorial statutes as continuing in force while sovereignty is suspended. Since 2007 justices have been confirmed by the single-chamber legislature.
The Court's reports and jurisprudence for 1992–2023 are held at the State Archives (Fond 111).