Law in the context of digital transformation of society: problems and prospects of development

The introduction of digital technologies into all spheres of society necessitates the study of individual aspects of the penetration of digitalization into the system of national law. The positive effects that digitalization can bring to this area, on the one hand, include the optimization of the national legislative framework, on the other – the processes of digitization of the legal system and the use of innovative technologies in legal activity that increase its transparency, efficiency and security. The purpose of this article is to disclose the main problems and prospects of the sphere of national law of Kazakhstan, as well as to determine the key trends in the development of individual branches of law in the context of digital transformations. The methods of analysis and synthesis, statistical analysis, comparison were used in the study. The results of this include a description of the main innovations in the national legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan concerning legal digitalization. The main directions of the implementation of state policy in the field of legal transformation were studied. Based on the formulated results of the conducted research, the main challenges and prospects for national law in the context of digitalization are identified, and the directions for further development of individual branches of law are revealed. The indicated results of the research can be applied in the field of public administration in order to improve the effectiveness of their decisions regarding the transformation of national law in the context of digital transformations.

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