Criminal policy innovations and legal system improvement problems in the Republic of Kazakhstan
The authors study issues of criminal policy development and improvement in the Republic of Kazakhstan in terms of discussed draft Criminal Code provided by All-national «Kazakhstan-2050» strategy realization plan. According to the concept of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, its objectives are defined by necessity for current criminal protection mechanism improvement in terms of social relations transformation and adequate protection of person, society and government ensurance. The authors have thoroughly studied and analysed aspects and nature of the Republic of Kazakhstan legal system improvement. Kazakhstan anti-corruption legislation analysis was studied especially carefully. Government currently runs anti-corruption policy. The authors prove that there is a two-section system of criminally punished actions provided by the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This system includes both crimes and criminal infractions (the latter have features of both administrative offense and crime according to social danger level). A wide range of punishment is provided for criminal offences. Crime and related offences prevention will be more effective and their social danger level as well as punishment will be differented. Two-section system of criminally punished actions is effective in many European countries - Germany, Spain, Austria, Holland, Norway, Czech Republic, Albania, Litva etc. New draft Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan discussion resulted in new criminal policy principles of the Republic of Kazakhstan, legal order principle, fault-based liability for crime principle, justice principle. Special part of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan improvement in terms of delicts decriminalization and depenalization, changing crimes into administrative offense was represented in the article.