03.11.2025

On October 28-30, a delegation led by the Chairman of the Constitutional Court Farhad Abdullayev visited Madrid (Spain) at the invitation of the President of the Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Spain Cándido Conde-Pumpido Tourón, presiding at the World Conference on Constitutional Justice, and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, which supports the activities of its Secretariat, to participate in the VI Congress on the topic "Human Rights of Future Generations".

In 2011, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan was elected as a full member of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice, which has been operating since 2009. Congresses of the Conference were held at various times in Cape Town (South Africa), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Seoul (South Korea), Vilnius (Lithuania) and on the island of Bali (Indonesia).

Before the event, a number of meetings of groups belonging to the Bureau of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice, whose members are the constitutional courts of Europe and Asia, including the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan, took place.

The Congress held sessions "Protection of natural resources and the environment," "Protection of the cultural heritage of mankind," "Access to scientific knowledge and new technologies" and "Independence of constitutional courts."

Discussions and a wide exchange of views on the reports presented at the Congress took place, and at the final meeting the national reports of the rapporteurs were heard and the Madrid communiqué was adopted. The document noted that the right to live in a favorable environment is one of the most important human rights. The importance of the contribution of constitutional courts to the protection of cultural heritage and special attention to the protection of personal data when using digital technologies was also emphasized.

At the official closing ceremony of the Congress, King Felipe VI of Spain welcomed the participants and expressed confidence that the Congress would play an important role in expanding international cooperation between constitutional courts.

During the visit, the Azerbaijani delegation held working meetings with the chairmen and judges of constitutional courts of a number of countries, discussing legal issues.