# Assembled brief

Selected Constitution.my materials. Current as of: `2026-09-06`.

## Practical cards

### What Changed on July 1, 2026

- Since July 1, 2026, the Constitution has been in force. The digital-rights provisions and detention safeguards under Article 18 now apply; detention periods are set by law. The right to submit appeals continues, while petitions follow a separate process under the Administrative Procedural Code.
- Current as of: `2026-09-06 11:07:08.220958+00:00`
- Where to verify: https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2600000000; https://www.gov.kz/uploads/2020/2/11/92594e9ba28352a961ca421505b4b79a_original.146163.pdf; https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/ksrk/documents/details/395513?lang=ru

### What We Already Know About the 2026 Kurultai Elections

- The Kurultai election was held on 23 August 2026. The CEC published the results on 25 August; the first session opened on 28 August. The Kurultai is a unicameral parliament of 145 deputies.
- Current as of: `2026-09-05 10:04:29.787704+00:00`
- Where to verify: https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2600000000; https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/U2600001338; https://www.election.gov.kz/rus/news/releases/index.php?ID=10190

### What Digital Rights Mean in the New Constitution

- The 2026 Constitution expressly protects personal data and the secrecy of communications transmitted using digital technologies. The legal grounds for processing data, accessing communications, and restricting information remain defined by law; biometric data are regulated under personal-data legislation rather than named separately in the Constitution.
- Current as of: `2026-09-05 10:04:32.172703+00:00`
- Where to verify: https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2600000000

### What Rights a Person Has Upon Detention

- If detained, establish the reason and actual time, request a lawyer and retain the documents. Article 18 leaves detention periods to law; the applicable procedure depends on the type of proceeding and the person’s status.
- Current as of: `2026-09-06 11:07:08.343033+00:00`
- Where to verify: https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2600000000; https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/ksrk/documents/details/395513?lang=ru

### Constitutional Court

- The Constitutional Court is an independent body of constitutional review. A citizen may challenge a normative legal act that directly affects their constitutional rights, but the constitutional law sets admissibility conditions for that route.
- Current as of: `2026-08-18 19:41:37.386286+00:00`
- Where to verify: https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2600000000; https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/ksrk/documents/details/395513?lang=ru

### Key Changes in the New Constitution

- The new Constitution preserves the foundations of statehood but changes the architecture of power and strengthens citizens' rights. Key changes: transition to a unicameral parliament, introduction of the Vice President, expansion of digital rights, and strengthened mechanisms of popular oversight.
- Current as of: `2026-09-06 11:07:08.075460+00:00`
- Where to verify: https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2600000000; https://www.gov.kz/uploads/2020/2/11/92594e9ba28352a961ca421505b4b79a_original.146163.pdf

## Transition context

- 26 reviewed comparison items; 2 explicitly depend on a law or separate act.

- **28 January 1993** — First Constitution of independent Kazakhstan (Confirmed) — https://constitution.my/timeline?lang=en#event-constitution-1993
- **30 August 1995** — 1995 Constitution adopted (Confirmed) — https://constitution.my/timeline?lang=en#event-constitution-1995
- **21 May 2007** — Constitutional reform (Confirmed) — https://constitution.my/timeline?lang=en#event-reform-2007
- **10 March 2017** — Redistribution of powers (Confirmed) — https://constitution.my/timeline?lang=en#event-reform-2017
- **5 June 2022** — Referendum on constitutional amendments (Confirmed) — https://constitution.my/timeline?lang=en#event-referendum-2022
- **8 October 2025** — Working group established (Confirmed) — https://constitution.my/timeline?lang=en#event-drafting-working-group-2025

## Trust boundary

- This is an editorial working document, not legal advice. No responsible body is inferred when the primary source does not name one.
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