Current Trends in the Development of Juvenile Justice in Kyrgyzstan

Abstract

The article attempts to reflect the problematic aspects of the current trends in the development of juvenile justice in the Kyrgyz Republic in the context of the adoption of the Children's Code and the Criminal Procedure Code. The authors set the task to conduct a content analysis of the positions of scientists of the CIS countries on issues of differentiation of the criminal process; to reflect the basic principles of juvenile justice in the CIS countries, including Kyrgyzstan; to conduct an analysis of the adopted Children's Code related to juvenile justice issues. In general, the article conducts a comprehensive study of theoretical and applied problems in the differentiation of the criminal procedure for juvenile delinquency in the context of reforming the Criminal Procedure Code in the CIS countries in general and in Kyrgyzstan in particular. The problems connected with the development of the criminal procedural form of the juvenile proceedings are raised. Based on the comparative legal analysis of the development of the institute of juvenile justice in the CIS countries, theoretical positions on the improvement of this institution in Kyrgyzstan are developed. The study reflects the existing shortcomings of the current legislation that hinder the development of juvenile justice in the Kyrgyz Republic, and formulates recommendations for the improvement of the Children's Code in order to achieve the goal set by its developers.