Democratic Transition or Autocratic Adjustment? Constitutional Amendments in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in 2022–2023

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dc.contributor.authorCzachor, Rafał
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-18T06:28:45Z
dc.date.available2024-04-18T06:28:45Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractCentral Asian states have recently implemented significant constitutional reforms. In the case of the authoritarian republics of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, the nature of the constitutional amendments, introduced in 2022 and 2023, respectively, is hard to accurately assess. On the one hand, they are a step towards democratization and strengthened guarantees of human rights and freedoms; on the other, they reinforce the current undemocratic government mechanisms. This article discusses the most recent constitutional reforms in both countries, distinguishing three main areas of change: ideology, social issues, and governance mechanisms. It is argued that these reforms generally fall within the paradigm of authoritarian constitutionalism and are an adjustment of the countries’ constitutions to the current needs of their undemocratic presidents.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was financed under a research project of the Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow Uni-versity, No. WSUB/2023/11/00001.
dc.identifier.citation"Review of European and Comparative Law", 2024, Vol. 56, No 1, s. 187–205
dc.identifier.doi10.31743/recl.17105
dc.identifier.issn2545-384X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12153/6467
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWydawnictwo KUL
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectauthoritarian constitutionalism
dc.subjectconstitutional reforms in Central Asia
dc.subject2022 constitutional amendment in Kazakhstan
dc.subject2023 constitutional amendment in Uzbekistan
dc.titleDemocratic Transition or Autocratic Adjustment? Constitutional Amendments in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in 2022–2023
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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