On February 7, 2026, an expert discussion titled “The New Constitution of Kazakhstan: Acquiring New Meanings and Values of Kazakhstani Society” was held in Almaty. The event, organized by the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies under the Committee of Science of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, served as a professional platform for a comprehensive analysis of the draft Constitution and expert assessment of the constitutional reform as a systemic renewal of the legal, value-based, and institutional foundations of the state.

Representatives of the academic community, experts, and members of the Constitutional Commission took part in the discussion, ensuring a comprehensive and interdisciplinary dialogue.

Mazhilis Deputy of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Unzila Shapak, focused in her speech on the relationship between international and national law in the draft Constitution. She noted that enshrining the principles of international law, universal values, human rights and freedoms, as well as integrating Kazakhstan’s international obligations into the national legal system, forms a balanced and modern model of legal regulation that ensures legal certainty and harmonization of international norms with the principle of state sovereignty.

Director of the A. Baitursynov Institute of Linguistics and member of the Constitutional Commission, Anar Fazylzhanova, emphasized the humanitarian and value-based aspects of the draft Constitution, highlighting the importance of language policy, cultural and identity factors, and the humanitarian dimension of the reforms. According to her, taking these factors into account helps preserve social continuity, strengthen cultural diversity, and form stable value orientations in Kazakhstani society.

Mazhilis Deputy Zhanarbek Ashimzhanov noted that the constitutional reforms aim to strengthen interaction between the state and society, expand mechanisms of civic participation, deepen social consensus, and develop institutions of cooperation among branches of government.

Deputy Director General for Research at the Institute, Sholpan Dzhamanbalaeva, presented an expert analysis of the social aspects of the proposed changes, emphasizing the role of the academic community in considering the interests of various social groups, social institutions, and civic participation mechanisms in shaping constitutional norms.

Head of the Center for Comparative Political Studies at the Institute, Aidar Amrebayev, stressed the importance of a comprehensive scientific approach to analyzing the draft Constitution and highlighted the role of the expert community in forming a balanced model of interaction between state and public institutions that ensures sustainable legal and social development.

Head of the Center for World and Kazakh Philosophy, Serik Nurmuratov, underlined the high level of public interest in discussing the draft Constitution and emphasized the importance of preserving continuity in fundamental constitutional principles and stable legal norms as the basis of a stable legal order.

Following the discussion, participants noted that the draft of Kazakhstan’s new Constitution forms a qualitatively renewed model of legal and social development, combining value orientations, institutional transformations, and modern legal standards.

The expert meeting confirmed the support of the academic and expert community for the course of constitutional reform as an important stage in the modernization of the state and society.