Abstract
The article describes the theoretical, legal, and criminological issues of international cooperation of Kazakhstan, national models of some countries in the combat against drug trafficking, and the spread of drug use. The authors disclosed the basic concepts of structural elements of the mechanism for legal regulation of the combat against illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors in Kazakhstan, carried out the analysis of modern criminal and common law in terms of regulation of the methods of combating against illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors and related compounds of these types of crime, criminological characteristics of drug-related crimes across regions and areas of Kazakhstan. The result of the scientific research is the formulated theoretical propositions and recommendations for improving the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its practical application.
Highlights
The urgency of combating against illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and precursors is extremely high, as non-medical use of these substances causes irreparable harm to human health, especially to the younger generation
The regulatory framework of the paper is in the international legal instruments to combat against drug trafficking, the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the modern criminal law on combating against narcotism and drug trafficking
Pursuant to the Order of the Chairman of the Committee on Legal Statistics and Special Records of General Prosecutor of the Republic of Kazakhstan (GPRK) No 112 o/d as of October 26, 2009, the Office for analysis and legal regulation of the Committee analysed the statistical data on the state of the combat against crimes and offenses related to trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and precursors in Kazakhstan in 2009
Summary
The urgency of combating against illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and precursors is extremely high, as non-medical use of these substances causes irreparable harm to human health, especially to the younger generation. Among the urgent problems facing the Kazakhstani society, the problem of drug abuse and drug trafficking can be highlighted, as a global threat to public health and national security. In this regard, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, N. The corresponding legal base was established, including the accepted Memorandum (1996) on mutual assistance and cooperation in the combat against drug production, trafficking, abuse of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors in Central Asia as of May 04, 1996 and others (Memorandum, 1996)
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