Citizenship as a constitutional legal category

Abstract

Citizenship is essential for the development of state and society, the formation of civil society. Development and ensuring human rights and freedoms through constitutional institute of citizenship is one of the main problems in the theory and practice of constitutionalism. This article examines the issues of constitutional and legal regulation of citizenship in the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and foreign countries. The author considers the main points of view on the notion of citizenship, its nature and significance.