Abstract: This article describes the relevant issues of providing the qualified legal aid to citizens, particularly in the context of the newly adopted legislation in Kyrgyz Republic. The authors conduct a comparative legal  analysis between the provisions of the Law of Kyrgyz Republic “On State-Guaranteed Legal Aid” (of July 1, 2009) and the new Law of Kyrgyz Republic “On State-Guaranteed Legal Aid” of December 16, 2016, as well as explore the problematic aspects regarding the implementation of regulation of the Criminal Procedure Code of Kyrgyz Republic in terms of providing the qualified legal aid. The article also considers the main prerequisites that constitute the grounds for the adoption of the new Law of Kyrgyz Republic “On State-Guaranteed Legal Aid” of December 16, 2016; demonstrates the key differences between the old and the new law concerning the mechanism of providing the free-of-charge legal aid to ensure equal access for the citizens of Kyrgyzstan; as well as substantiates the enshrinement in the new (2017) Criminal Procedure Code of Kyrgyz Republic of the principle “provision of right to qualified legal aid”, with integration of norms that will become the legal ground for the activity of the defense lawyer, as well as the lawful representative. Thus, this article allows complementing the provisions of legislation regarding the measures on improving justice in Kyrgyz Republic and consider them in formulation of the provisions of criminal procedure legislation of Kyrgyzstan and the Law of Kyrgyz Republic “On State-Guaranteed Legal Aid” by the authors of other countries.

Abstract: This article describes the relevant issues of providing the qualified legal aid to citizens, particularly in the context of the newly adopted legislation in Kyrgyz Republic. The authors conduct a comparative legal  analysis between the provisions of the Law of Kyrgyz Republic “On State-Guaranteed Legal Aid” (of July 1, 2009) and the new Law of Kyrgyz Republic “On State-Guaranteed Legal Aid” of December 16, 2016, as well as explore the problematic aspects regarding the implementation of regulation of the Criminal Procedure Code of Kyrgyz Republic in terms of providing the qualified legal aid. The article also considers the main prerequisites that constitute the grounds for the adoption of the new Law of Kyrgyz Republic “On State-Guaranteed Legal Aid” of December 16, 2016; demonstrates the key differences between the old and the new law concerning the mechanism of providing the free-of-charge legal aid to ensure equal access for the citizens of Kyrgyzstan; as well as substantiates the enshrinement in the new (2017) Criminal Procedure Code of Kyrgyz Republic of the principle “provision of right to qualified legal aid”, with integration of norms that will become the legal ground for the activity of the defense lawyer, as well as the lawful representative. Thus, this article allows complementing the provisions of legislation regarding the measures on improving justice in Kyrgyz Republic and consider them in formulation of the provisions of criminal procedure legislation of Kyrgyzstan and the Law of Kyrgyz Republic “On State-Guaranteed Legal Aid” by the authors of other countries.