The judiciary is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state. The judiciary also provides a mechanism for the resolution of disputes. Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, the judiciary generally does not make law or enforce law but rather interprets law and applies it to the facts of each case.

Judicial system of the Republic of Kazakhstan consists of the Supreme Court and local courts established in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Constitutional Law.

To local courts refer: 1. region and equal level courts (city court of the capital of the republic, city courts of republican level cities, specialized court – Military court of the Republic of Kazakhstan and others); 2. district and equal level courts (city, inter district, specialized court - military court of garrison and others).

In the Republic of Kazakhstan there can be created specialized courts: military, economic, administrative, juvenile and others.

The unity of legal system of the Republic of Kazakhstan is provided by:
 • general and single principles of justice, established by the Constitution and the Constitution law, procedural and other laws; • implementation of legal power in single forms of legal proceedings, established by the laws; • applying of existing legislation of Kazakhstan by all courts; • legislative support of single status of judges; • obligatory fulfillment of legal acts on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan; • financing of all courts only from the Republican budget.

The Supreme Court The Supreme Court consists of the Chairman, chairmen of commissions and judges. Total number of judges of the Supreme Court is established by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on presentation of the Chairman of the