LEGAL METHODS OF COMBATING EXTREMISM IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
Extremism is currently recognized as one of the most pressing problems of our time. As you know, the concept of extremism is currently officially fixed only in the Shanghai Convention on combating terrorism, separatism and extremism, which was signed by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the people’s Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2001. According to this document, which is a «common denominator» for the countries of Central Asia and Russia, extremism is interpreted as «any act aimed at forcibly seizing power or forcibly retaining power, as well as forcibly changing the constitutional order of the state, as well as forcibly encroaching on public security, including organizing or participating in illegal armed groups for the above-mentioned purposes, and being prosecuted in accordance with the national legislation of the parties».In practice, each of our countries has a strategy for countering and preventing extremism: for example, in Kazakhstan, this is the second State program for countering religious extremism and terrorism for 2018-2022.Countering extremism cannot be effective without interaction between social structures and the authorities in all States. Only partnerships can counter the threat that hangs over the world. It is necessary to create a single educational space, the priority of which will be informational counteraction to extremism in the process of educating young people. New psychological and pedagogical technologies are needed to identify extremist tendencies of the individual.This article analyzes the level and nature of extremism as a threat to the stability of national security, reveals the concept of «extremism in the current life». Legal ways of combating extremism in the Republic of Kazakhstan are considered.