STATELESSNESS IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN: THE REASONS OF OCCURRENCE AND WAYS OF ELIMINATION
The study is aimed at the problem related to the lack of citizenship of a number of people living in Kazakhstan. The author examines the consequences of statelessness within the concept of human rights and notes that it often leads to discrimination in terms of access to basic rights, such as the right to work, health care and access to education in home country. These can lead to vulnerability in human rights violations such as human trafficking. The article discusses the root causes of statelessness: the historical context of independence, gaps in the legislation and procedures for its implementation, the human factor, and the lack of international agreements. The system of national legal sources, which form the basis for solving the problem of statelessness, is examined and analyzed. In the article the author refers to international documents and points out the gaps in domestic law, the solution of which will eradicate statelessness in Kazakhstan.