02.10.2026

A delegation led by Farhad Abdullayev, Chairman of the Constitutional Court, participated in the 7th Congress of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions, held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on October 1–2. The congress was dedicated to the subject of constitutional justice in the context of digitalization and artificial intelligence.

At the official opening of the event, a letter from the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, addressed to the Congress participants, was announced.

After the opening speeches, in the practical part of the event, issues were considered in various areas of the Association's activities, reports were heard, an exchange of views took place on the expansion of the Association, the development of co-operation with other international organizations operating in the field of constitutional justice, as well as on the draft Samarkand Declaration.

Subsequently, reports were presented at the plenary sessions on the topics of “Constitutional justice in the context of digitalization and artificial intelligence: legal safeguards for ensuring judicial independence, the protection of human rights, and the rule of law” and “Digitalization of constitutional justice and the application of artificial intelligence in the exercise of constitutional oversight: opportunities, legal limits, and safeguards,” followed by extensive discussions on pressing issues facing constitutional justice in the modern era. During the discussions, attention was focused on the opportunities created by digital technologies and artificial intelligence in the administration of constitutional justice, the legal grounds and limits for the application of these technologies, and issues regarding the reliable safeguarding of human rights and freedoms, the rule of law, and judicial independence.

At the congress, Farhad Abdullayev, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan, delivered a presentation titled "The limits of applying artificial intelligence as an analytical tool in the drafting of judicial acts, including decisions of the Constitutional Court."

As part of the visit, Azerbaijan’s Constitutional Court initiated a working meeting of the constitutional courts of the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of the Turkic World (TÜRK-AY), where participants discussed prospects for cooperation among member courts and future areas of activity.

Also, at meetings with the delegation of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the delegation headed by the Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan Mirza Ulugbek Abdusalomov, issues of developing co-operation between the two countries in the field of constitutional justice, as well as expanding the exchange of experience were discussed.

The Samarkand Declaration was adopted at the conclusion of the Congress.