Protection of rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests

      Everyone has the right, in accordance with the procedure established by this Code, to apply to an administrative body, to an official or to a court for the protection of violated or disputed rights, freedoms, or legitimate interests.

       Waiver of the right to appeal to an administrative body, to an official or to a court shall be invalid.

       State bodies within their competence, individuals and legal entities in the manner prescribed by this Code, shall have the right to apply to the court with a lawsuit to protect the violated or disputed legitimate interests of other persons or an indefinite circle of persons.

       The prosecutor shall have the right to apply to the court with a lawsuit in order to carry out the duties assigned to him in the manner prescribed by this Code.

       If the law establishes a pre-trial procedure for resolving a dispute, an appeal to the court may be filed after observing this procedure.

       The jurisdiction provided for by the law may not be changed to anyone without his (her) consent.

       Compulsion to waive the right to appeal to an administrative body, to an official or to a court is illegal and entails liability established by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.