19.05.2008, 16:16 2412

Astana to host third meeting of chairmen of Supreme Courts of SCO member countries

The third meeting of chairmen of the Supreme Courts (SC) of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states began in Astana, the agency reports.

Astana. May 19. Kazakhstan Today - The third meeting of chairmen of the Supreme Courts (SC) of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states began in Astana, the agency reports.

"The chairmen of Supreme Courts of SCO gathered in the capital of Kazakhstan to discuss practice of application by courts of Ecological and Migration Legislation," the press service of Supreme Court of Kazakhstan informed.

"The question of improvement of mechanisms of legal regulation of migration processes actively developing in SCO borders is of great importance for Kazakhstan having transit location in regards to other countries of Shanghai Six: Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China. Cooperation of SCO member countries in coordination of Migration Legislation and development of the unified document in this sphere is a vital topic as it entails solution of many other problems of illegal labor migration and transit of drugs and weapons," the representatives of the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan emphasized.

"Study of judiciary practice of cases connected with the environmental protection testifies the necessity to discuss possibility of introduction of additional mechanisms directed at increase of activity of public. Discussion by Supreme Courts representatives of SCO member countries of the problems of application of Ecological Legislation is caused by development within the organization the project Concept of cooperation in environmental protection," the press service of Supreme Court of Kazakhstan added.

As it was informed earlier, the third meeting of the chairmen of Supreme Courts of SCO member countries will be held on May 19-20. The first meeting took place in 2006 in Shanghai where the parties discussed the questions of transboundary criminality in the region and struggle against terrorism, extremism and separatism. The second meeting of Supreme Courts of SCO member countries was held in 2007 in St. Petersburg where the parties discussed the questions of application by courts of the conventional principles and norms of international law and international contracts, as well as judiciary practice on criminal cases connected with illegal circulation of drugs and extremism.

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