Supreme Court of Turkmenistan

The Supreme Court of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Ýokary kazyýeti) is a constitutional institution in Turkmenistan. It is one of three Turkmen institutions to exercise governmental power and is the highest ranking court in the country.[1] Established in 1992 after the adoption of the Constitution of Turkmenistan, the Supreme Court currently consists of 22 judges who are appointed by the President of Turkmenistan for a 5-year term. It is the successor to the Supreme Court of the Turkmen SSR.[2] The associate judges are divided into three different chambers, each specifically focusing on civil, criminal, and military law. The Supreme Court is affiliated to different regional munincipal, provincial courts, district and city courts, as well as the Supreme Economic Court.[3][4]

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The main tasks of the court include interpreting the Constitution and reviewing the constitutionality any decision made by the Assembly of Turkmenistan. The Supreme Court of Turkmenistan has the ability to review appeals against court and arbitral awards.[5][6][7]

The court consists of the following divisions:

  • Plenum
  • Presidium
  • Judicial board for civil cases
  • Judicial board for arbitration cases
  • Judicial board for administrative cases
  • Judicial board for criminal cases

The Supreme Court is headquartered at 86 Ali-Shir Nava'i Street in the capital of Ashgabat.

Chairmen of the Supreme Court

The Chairman of the Supreme Court of Turkmenistan is appointed President of Turkmenistan with the consent of Mejilis for a period of 5 years. The chairman is a judge by profession and organizes and manages the work of all national courts.

Term start Term end Name
March 1991 4 August 1992 Halykberdy Ataev[8]
10 August 1992 28 August 1996 Amanmurad Kakabayev
28 August 1996 6 January 1999 Ata Rakhmanov[9][10]
6 January 1999 12 November 2002 Ovezgeldy Ataev
15 November 2002 13 June 2007 Yagshigeldy Esenov
13 June 2007 3 March 2008 Chary Khodzhamuradov
3 March 2008 5 October 2011 Yaranmurad Yazmuradov
5 October 2011 31 August 2013 Amanmurad Hallyev
31 August 2013 1 June 2017 Begench Charyev
1 June 2017 Present Gylychmyrat Hallyev[11]

Notes
  1. "A Research Guide to the Turkmenistan Legal System - GlobaLex". www.nyulawglobal.org.
  2. "U.S. Army Special Forces Language Visual Training Materials - TURKMEN + DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE (DLI) BONUS TRAINING MATERIALS". Jeffrey Frank Jones – via Google Books.
  3. "Courts and cases Turkmenistan (Lexadin)". www.lexadin.nl.
  4. "Закон Туркменистана «О суде»".
  5. "Law of Foreign Arbitration in Turkmenistan: An Introduction - Kluwer Arbitration Blog". arbitrationblog.kluwerarbitration.com.
  6. "Government". www.globalsecurity.org.
  7. "О суде (Turkmenistan)". www.global-regulation.com.
  8. Anceschi, Luca (25 July 2008). "Turkmenistan's Foreign Policy: Positive Neutrality and the Consolidation of the Turkmen Regime". Routledge – via Google Books.
  9. "АТАЕВ Халыкберды - ЦентрАзия". centrasia.org.
  10. "Интерфакс-Религия: ХАЛЫКБЕРДЫ АТАЕВ: "У ТУРКМЕНИСТАНА ДОЛЖНЫ БЫТЬ ОСОБЫЕ ОТНОШЕНИЯ С РОССИЕЙ"". www.interfax-religion.ru.
  11. "Mejlis approves the appointment of G. Hallyev as Supreme Court Chairman - TDH". tdh.gov.tm.
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