The role of the Nelson Mandela Rules for the further development of Kazakhstan’s Penal legislation
The role of the Nelson Mandela Rules for improving the Penal legislation of Kazakhstan is described in the article. Based on the results of the study, the author comes to the conclusion that the Penal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan generally meets the minimum standard rules for treatment of prisoners. However, there are a number of problems that require changes and additions to this legislative act in order to increase its effectiveness in combating crime.