TO THE DRAFT LAW «ON COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN» (CRIMINAL AND VICTIMOLOGICAL ASPECT)

This article provides the author's commentary (from the standpoint of the criminal-victimological aspect) to the draft law «On combating human trafficking in the Republic of Kazakhstan», developed by an Interdepartmental working group under the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.The concept of the draft law provides for the definition of the circle of persons to whom the provisions of the Law will apply; the establishment of authorized bodies in the field of combating human trafficking, their rights and obligations; the definition of subjects of combating human trafficking and their competence; the introduction of a risk assessment of trafficking in persons and a mechanism for redirecting victims, etc.The key advantage of the draft law is that its adoption will create the necessary legislative and legal framework to improve the effectiveness of work in the field of combating trafficking in persons, as well as improving national legislation and law enforcement practice in accordance with international standards.At the same time, the authors highlight a number of recommendations for detailing some of the conflicts identified during the analysis of the draft Law submitted for discussion. In particular, the principles of legal regulation, the use of preventive measures, as well as the optimization of the thesaurus and the improvement of the current industry legislation require systematization and clarification.