2021 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Evolution of Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law in Uzbekistan in light of International Legal Aid
| Project/Area Number |
19K13481
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| Research Institution | Nagoya University |
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Principal Investigator |
Ismatov Aziz 名古屋大学, 法学研究科, 特任講師 (90751206)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | Uzbekistan / Constitutionalism / Human rights / Rule of law / Foreign legal assistance / Democracy / Central Asia / Positivism |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
In the third year, the project progressed with the analysis of constitutionalism in Uzbekistan, focusing on doctrinal conflict within the 1992 Constitution of Uzbekistan between the western concept of human rights and citizens’ rights which originated in socialist positivist doctrine. In this phase, the project also analyzed and produced quality English translations of essential case study law of domestic courts. Collecting and cataloging some necessary archival material, particularly on constitutional draft negotiation, is still work to be done upon lifting COVID-19 travel restrictions. Finally, several reports in international conferences and workshops were made, and quality publications were published, including a book (Dynamics of Contemporary Constitutionalism in Eurasia: Local Legacies and Global Trends, Berliner Wissenschafts-V, Berlin).
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
The progress is going reasonably well except for slight delays in obtaining more of archival and new data, as well as limited academic interactions caused by yet ongoing COVID-19-related restrictions. In particular, accessing archives and interactions with local scholars and practitioners in the target jurisdiction is often complicated because of the limited web access and privacy-related concerns. Similarly, direct meetings with local experts have been delayed because of the pandemic. Online meetings, to a possible extent, were held.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
Next year’s plan will include interactions with scholars and policymakers and a closer analysis of obtained data related to Uzbekistan’s 1992 Constitution, its debate, and its historical perspective, and legal comparative development. This will also involve a study of the origins of regional constitutional thought, focusing on human rights and legal donor actors’ assistance (the U.S., European, and Asian states) offered during the 1990s transition reform period and onwards. This stage will involve a scholarly consulting collaboration in drafting a book project.
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| Causes of Carryover |
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, overseas travel has been restricted, and I had to postpone my trip to Uzbekistan and Germany. Therefore, initially planned multiple meetings with local scholars, practitioners and authors of the constitution of Uzbekistan were not always feasible. Furthermore, accessing archives directly and obtaining essential materials was not possible.
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