STUDIES ON THE CUSTOMARY LAW OF KAZAKHS AND THE INSTITUTE OF STEPPE JUDGES-BIYS
The article reviews the main historical and legal sources on the customary law of the Kazakhs,criminal justice, on the institute of steppe judges-biys that existed in the pre-Soviet period of Kazakhstan's development. Classifi of scientifi works revealing the essence of customary law of Kazakhs and steppe justice in close connection with the historical, social and economical, political and spiritual factors of that time is given. The importance of using the potential of the steppe judges of the past in modern criminal justice is discussed.