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Constitutional and Administrative Justice and Human Rights Protection: Global Experience and the Case of Kazakhstan

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Volume 16 (2025): Issue 4 (December 2025)
By: Ernar Adam,  Leila Zhanuzakova,  Binur Taitorina,  Kabdulsamikh Aitkhozhin and  Zhazira Omirali  
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|Jan 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/danb-2025-0018 | Journal eISSN: 1804-8285 | Journal ISSN: 1804-6746
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Language: English
Page range: 338 - 366
Published on: Jan 18, 2026
Published by: European Research University
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Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Administrative Court,
Appeal to the Constitutional Review Body,
Challenge,
Constitutional Justice,
Constitutional Review
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Macroeconomics,
Economic policy,
Law,
European law,
European law, other,
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