ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY OF MIGRANTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN: CURRENT ISSUES, TRENDS AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

The article provides a comprehensive analysis of issues related to the administrative responsibility of migrants in the Republic of Kazakhstan, with an emphasis on the current provisions of the legislation and the specifics of law enforcement practice. The purpose of the study is to comprehensively examine and differentiate the institution of administrative responsibility in the field of migration, identify its problematic aspects, compare it with international practice, and develop specific recommendations to improve it. The authors analyze the legislative norms governing administrative offenses committed by foreign citizens and stateless persons, as well as the practice of their application and compliance with international standards. Judicial practice and statistical data on articles 492, 517, 518, and 519 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Kazakhstan are used as the basis. A comparative legal analysis is also carried out, taking into account the experience of Germany, France, the USA, Canada, and the Russian Federation. The article considers the excessive severity of sanctions, insufficient individualization of liability measures, the formal nature of administrative procedures, limited availability of professional legal assistance and translation services, disregard for humanitarian factors, and issues related to administrative expulsion from the country as key problems. In addition, the authors formulate proposals to improve legal mechanisms to clarify legislative formulations, taking into account mitigating circumstances, protect the rights of vulnerable categories of migrants, improve the effectiveness of legal aid, digitalize migration procedures, and ensure a balance between the interests of the state and the rights of migrants. According to the authors, migration policy should comply with international human rights principles. The present study focuses on humanizing the system of administrative responsibility and increasing its fairness.

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