SOME ASPECTS OF IMPROVING CRIMINAL LEGISLATION TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF YOUNG CHILDREN

The protection of the rights and freedoms of young children by the norms of criminal law is one of the main directions of the criminal policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The article analyzes the norms of domestic legislation on the legal regulation of the status of young children and minors as a subject of criminal law and the victim. In the course of the conducted research, a comparative analysis of the degree of protection of the rights and freedoms of young children and minors by the norms of criminal legislation was carried out, the characteristics of persons of this category necessary for the qualification of criminal offenses were determined, the experience of some foreign countries in terms of establishing the age of persons brought to criminal responsibility was studied. The features of the criminal legal protection of minors under the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan are considered, based on the results of the analysis, conclusions and proposals aimed at improving the norms of criminal legislation to protect the interests of young children are formulated.

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