On 18 January 2016 a round table with the participation of the CoE experts and representatives of the SC of the RK was organised with the aim of presenting the report on the accessibility to judicial decisions through publication standards. During the round table, the group of experts presented the methodology and outlined the issues addressed by the report, as well as proposed recommendations on bringing the legislative framework and practices of the RK on the accessibility to judicial decisions in line with international and European standards.
The participants were particularly interested in such topics as open justice principles and importance of the data protection of court participants. The outcome of the round table became the exchange of experiences between European experts and representatives of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan on how to ensure the openness and transparency of the court proceedings, as well as to provide the access to information on court activities in the Age of Information Technology by means of electronic databases of court decisions and electronic judicial portals.
