This research will trace in detail the legislative process that paved the way for the establishment of the Soviet Committee of Constitutional Supervision (hereinafter, the CCS). This late Soviet practice of constitutional review offers some lessons for contemporary Uzbekistan, as despite a long list of rights in its 1992 constitution and a separate constitutional court, a contemporary Uzbekistan’s constitutional review has been largely non-existent. In fact, since the collapse of the Soviet Union almost 29 years ago, the Uzbekistan’s Constitutional Court has issued fewer decisions than the Soviet CCS issued in 18 months of its short but fascinating life. This article will therefore shed light into the previous positive lessons from Soviet constitutional supervision, and argue that contemporary constitutional review bodies in Central Asia should now to make several steps back to make a reference to the previously omitted, but highly valuable and helpful judicial experience. Such experience, including in the area of fundamental rights protection, offers a positive feedback and distinct case-law that may stimulate a more vigorous approaches towards constitutional judiciary.
Aziz Ismatov (Sat,) studied this question.