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Chief Justice Anwar Usman expressing his appreciation for the 4^th AACC Congress to the AACC president virtually, Thursday (27/8) at the 11^th floor of the Constitutional Court. Photo by Humas MK/Gani.

JAKARTA, Public Relations of the Constitutional Court—For the past two days, member countries of the Association of Asian Constitutional Court and Equivalent Institutions (AACC) were discussing their challenges amid COVID-19. They came at the conclusion that the state must protect their citizens’ health and their constitutional values, said President of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kairat Mami while officially closing the Fourth AACC Congress (online) from Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, August 27, 2020.

“I hereby declare this forum is over and participants are expected to attend the closing concert of this event virtually by watching a video prepared by the Kazakhstan committee. Of course, this will complement our series of activities and a reflection of the reality that Kazakhstan hasn’t been able to host the event in person. May all of us always be in good health. See you at the next event,” he said ending the first virtual AACC congress. 

Appreciation for AACC Congress IV

At the closing, Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia (MKRI) Anwar Usman expressed his highest appreciation of the AACC president Kairat Mami for the event’s success despite the pandemic. “We appreciate all discussion in the secretaries-general meeting, the board of members meeting, and the AACC congress,” he said next to Deputy Chief Justice Aswanto and Constitutional Justice Arief Hidayat.

In addition, the MKRI also expressed its gratitude for the AACC’s full support of the MKRI’s proposal to host the fifth World Conference on Constitutional Justice (WCCJ) in 2022. Justice Anwar believed this would affirm the AACC’s commitment to the rule of law, democracy, and human rights.

The closing ceremony was attended virtually by the AACC member countries and members of the Eurasian Association of Constitutional Review Bodies from their respective headquarters. The international legal and judicial conference entitled “The XXI Century Constitution: The Rule of Law, the Value of Person, and the Effectiveness of the State” had lasted two days, Wednesday to Thursday, August 26-27, 2020. The event was the AACC’s contribution to the strengthening of democratic values, the rule of law, and the protection of human rights and freedoms in Asia and beyond. The event was hosted by the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan as the AACC president for 2019-2021.

The congress covered several agendas, such as a meeting of secretaries-general (MSG), board of members meeting (BOMM), and panel discussions. The themes of the three panel discussions in the congress were: “Protection of Constitutional Human Rights and Democratic Values in the Digital Transformation Era,” “Protection of Constitutional Human Rights and Democratic Values in the Digital Transformation Era,” and “Constitutional Principles of Modernization of a Modern and Efficient State.”

Writer: Sri Pujianti
Editor: Lulu Anjarsari
Translator: Yuniar Widiastuti (NL)

Translation uploaded on 8/29/2020 14:34 WIB

Disclaimer: The original version of the news is in Indonesian. In case where any differences occur between the English and the Indonesian version, the Indonesian version will prevail.

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