PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MINERAL RESOURCES

Based on the analysis of scientific approaches and norms of the criminal legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the article examines the issues of criminal liability for unauthorized use of mineral resources (Article 334 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan).

The article considers the criminalization of encroachment on the subsoil as an object of ownership in Kazakhstan, as well as the dynamics of the growth of violations of the right of state ownership of the subsoil in 2010-2024.

It has been revealed that the detection rate of criminal offenses provided for in Article 334 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan is low, and most cases are terminated in the absence of an event or corpus delicti. This indicates not only the lack of professionalism of the investigators, but also a number of objective reasons – the lack of an effective mechanism for assessing damage caused to subsurface resources, the availability of an appropriate type of forensic examination, and the shortage of specialists capable of assessing damage caused to subsurface resources.

Proposals of a regulatory, methodological, and innovative organizational nature have been developed to address problematic issues.

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