{"id":"constitution-my:why-update:en","type":"webpage","title":"Why We Are Updating the Constitution","abstract":"The 1995 Constitution laid the foundations of an independent state. But over 30 years, the economy, technology, public expectations, and governance institutions have changed. Updating the Constitution is not abandoning previous values but aligning the legal system with the reality of 2026.","author":[{"literal":"Constitution.my editorial team"}],"publisher":"Constitution.my","URL":"https://constitution.my/p/why-update?lang=en","language":"en","issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,16]]},"accessed":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,28]]},"version":"2026-06-16","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","custom":{"schema_version":"1.0","is_official_legal_source":false,"publisher_url":"https://constitution.my","date_modified":"2026-06-16","article_references":[{"number":5,"title":"Applicable Law","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-5"},{"number":21,"title":"Digital Rights","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-21"},{"number":42,"title":"President","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-42"},{"number":49,"title":"Vice President","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-49"},{"number":52,"title":"Kurultai","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-52"},{"number":70,"title":"People's Council","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-70"},{"number":72,"title":"Constitutional Court","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-72"},{"number":94,"title":"Entry into Force","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-94"},{"number":95,"title":"Transition to New Institutions","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-95"},{"number":96,"title":"Alignment of Legislation","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-96"}],"official_sources":[{"id":"constitution-2026-official","title":"Official publication of the 2026 Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan","publisher":"Adilet Legal Information System","url":"https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2600000000","checked_at":"2026-07-16"},{"id":"constitution-1995-gov-archive","title":"Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 1995 (official archive publication)","publisher":"Gov.kz","url":"https://www.gov.kz/uploads/2020/2/11/92594e9ba28352a961ca421505b4b79a_original.146163.pdf","checked_at":"2026-07-16"},{"id":"akorda-constitutional-documents","title":"Official constitutional documents","publisher":"Akorda","url":"https://www.akorda.kz/ru/official_documents/constitution","checked_at":"2026-07-16"}]}}