On 5 May 2025, the Constitutional Court of Mongolia and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe held a joint seminar on the legislative reform of the Constitutional Court and its procedure. The event took place at the National University of Mongolia.
The joint seminar was opened by the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Mongolia, Mr. Bayasgalan Gungaa, the Director and Secretary of the Venice Commission, Ms. Simona Granata-Menghini, and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the European Union to Mongolia, Ms. Ina Marciulionyte.
Participants included justices of the Constitutional and Supreme Courts of Mongolia, members of Parliament, representatives of the European Union, legal scholars, civil society representatives, and members of the Venice Commission.
The seminar focused on the draft Law on the Constitutional Court and the draft Law on the Constitutional Court Procedure. Topics addressed included the composition and independence of the Court, standards for constitutional adjudication, transparency, digitalisation, and access to justice. Ms. Marta Cartabia, Vice-President of the Venice Commission, and other current and former Commission members, as well as Prof. Sc.D. Ms. Sarantuya Tserenbaltav, former Justice of the Constitutional Court of Mongolia, and Prof. Ph.D. Ms. Solongo Damdinsuren, former Justice of the Constitutional Court, delivered presentations and contributed to the discussion.