LEGAL REGULATION OF BRIBERY LIABILITY IN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND LEGISLATION OF SOME FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Abstract

It is known that the core of corruption-related crime is bribery, which is among the most dangerous and common crimes against state power. Bribery has been and is widespread at all times, in all countries. The prevalence and high latency of bribery in many countries of the world force these states to regulate the responsibility for it in the national criminal law. The danger of such crimes is related to the fact that they disrupt the normal activities of government and management structures, undermine their prestige, create an idea among a significant number of people of the possibility of resolving issues, and getting what they want by bribing officials. At the present stage of development of Kazakhstan, it was possible to achieve certain positive results in countering corruption. At the same time, the 124st position of Kazakhstan in the corruption perception index indicates that the measures taken do not have the desired effect. To date, corruption affects all areas of government: from bribes for admission of a child to kindergarten, from service in the armed forces, to the level of the highest echelons of power. Corruption is a habitual component for all social strata of the population. Therefore, the study of foreign experience in building criminal liability for bribery is extremely important and necessary. Awareness of bribery as a negative phenomenon and the introduction of the positive experience of some foreign countries will, if not eliminate, then reduce the level of corruption. At the same time, the legislative and law enforcement experience of foreign countries in the fight against bribery shows what mistakes should not be made and under what conditions anti-corruption measures become more effective.