Administrative and legal status of the children's rights commissioner in Russia and the Republic of Kazakhstan: comparative analysis

The study of the administrative and legal status of the Children’s Rights Commissioner for the President of the Russian Federation and commissioners of the children’s rights in the constituents of the Russian Federation using the comparative analysis of the legislations of Russia and Kazakhstan is determined by the possibility of effective implementation of foreign legislative experience in the process of the Russian rule-making to improve legal and organizational mechanism of the children’s rights commissioner institution. The article discusses the legislative framework governing the activities of the Children’s Rights Commissioners, the basics of their legal status, analyzes the problems of the administrative-legal status of the Commissioner for the President of the Russian Federation for the Rights of Children and the Children’s Rights Commissioners in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, suggests possible solutions. The author comes to the conclusion that the comparative analysis is a means of mutual enrichment of the systems of national and international legislation in the field of protection of the rights and legitimate interests of minors.