Abstract
The present article for publication discusses the problems of of civil servants for violations of official discipline and ethics. The authors conducted an in-depth analysis of Kazakhstan and foreign legal literature and legislation regarding public service in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The article examines, from a comparative legal perspective, the positive experiences of foreign countries concerning the disciplinary liability of public servants working in the civil sector. The aim of the scientific research is to determine the theoretical aspects of specific terms and issues in this field, to identify internal contradictions, inaccuracies, gaps and other shortcomings in the legal regulation of these matters, and based on this, to propose concrete measures for overcoming them. The article was prepared using general and specific methods applied in scientific research. All this has allowed the authors to critically reflect on the stated issues and to develop some proposals for clarifying the formulations of certain terms in the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 23, 2015, “On the Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, to supplement it with new concepts, as well as to provide other recommendations for improving this Law and subordinate regulatory legal acts in this sphere.