RT Journal Article T1 Legislative basis of the rights and interests protection of ethnic groups in modern Kazakhstan A1 Ishmukhamedov Abdrakhmanovich, Sharip K1 the Republic of Kazakhstan K1 ethnic minorities K1 law K1 legislature AB Kazakhstan is the multiethnic and multi-religious country on territory of the former Soviet Union. The country became independent in 1991 and built a democratic, legal state, where the highest values are freedoms, rights and interests of citizens. One of the main tasks of strengthening the sovereignty and stability is protection of the rights and interests of ethnic groups and minorities. The country has created and developed the constitutional, legislative and institutional basis protecting the rights of ethnic groups. Modern democratic Constitution, the laws on language, education, NGOs, the media protect the rights and interests of ethnic groups and minorities in Kazakhstan. The legislative framework allows ethnic groups to freely use, study their language, culture and traditions. Restrictions of the rights and freedoms of ethnic groups and minorities, discriminations on the base of language, ethnicity, religion are nit allowed by Constitution and laws. Well-developed legislature regulates the legal basis of use of the two major languages of the country: the Kazakh language and Russian language. PB Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Servizo de Publicacións e Intercambio Científico SN 1132-9947 YR 2011 FD 2011 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/7982 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/7982 LA eng NO ISHMUKHAMEDOV, Sharip: «Legislative basis of the rights and interests protection of ethnic groups in modern Kazakhstan». Dereito: Revista Xurídica da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Vol. 20, N.1 (2011), pp. 85-111. ISSN 1132-9947 DS Minerva RD 25 abr 2026