Authors : Dauren Balgimbekov, Bulat Seytkhozhin, Aytkul Koszhanov, Kuandyk Aynabek and Alma Nurpeisova
Abstract: The purpose of this study consists in consideration of the criminal and legal characteristic of the crime, providing responsibility according to Art. 135 of the Criminal code of the Republic of Kazakhstan “Trafficking in minors”. During the conducted research there was undergone to generalization the criminal statistics of the analyzed crime, debatable positions of scientists-lawyers who are engaged in studying of the designated problem. The analysis of signs of the considered crime showed that in the penal statute of Kazakhstan there is no responsibility for trafficking in minors now. Such facts are existed in law-enforcement practice. It is reasonable to criminalize the called phenomenon. We believe that the designated question requires legislative settlement, by fixing regarding the 2nd Art. 135 of the Criminal code of Kazakhstan of the new qualifying sign “trafficking in minors”, entailing stricter criminal liability. For the Supreme Court of RK it is recommended to make explanations concerning qualification of trafficking in minors in connection with a new regulation of signs of the analyzed crime.
Dauren Balgimbekov, Bulat Seytkhozhin, Aytkul Koszhanov, Kuandyk Aynabek and Alma Nurpeisova, 2016. Criminal and Legal Analysis of Trafficking in Minors in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Social Sciences, 11: 3837-3843.