Studia Iuridica

THE EVOLUTION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN KAZAKHSTAN

2026, 111, No. 1

Katarzyna Laskowska

0000-0001-6767-3929

University of Bialystok

DOI

10.31338/2544-3135.si.2026-111.7

Publication date

11.08.2026

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open access

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CC BY 4.0 Int.

Field

Social sciences

Discipline

law

Language of publication

English

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Abstract

This paper presents the evolution of the death penalty in Kazakhstan in its both legal and social aspects. The legal aspect includes analyses of the development and transformation of its regulations provided for in constitutions and criminal codes in the period from 1991 (i.e., the country’s independence) to 2022 (i.e., the year of the abolition of the death penalty). The paper also presents the laws governing the execution of the death penalty while it was in effect. The social aspect, on the other hand, includes an analysis of the evolution of the Kazakh society’s attitude toward the death penalty. The analyzed materials were the aforementioned legal acts and legal literature. They were obtained, among other things, during a study visit to the library of the Law Faculty of Kazakhstan State Law University in Astana.

Keywords:

death penalty,sentencing,Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan,Executive Penal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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