Author: Mutalibjonov, Muhammadrasul Faxriddin o‘g‘li

Annotation: The article examines the issue of human rights in Uzbekistan during the early years of independence as a central component of state-building, the constitutional system, and legal policy. The study provides a scientifically grounded analysis of the normative-legal changes that occurred between 1991 and 1997, the incorporation of international standards into national legislation, the transformation of the judicial-legal system, and the establishment of institutions responsible for human rights protection. Special attention is given to the political, legal and economic factors characteristic of the initial period of independence, their impact on the protection of individual freedoms, the state's adoption of international legal obligations, and the integration of natural-rights theory into the national legal model. The findings indicate that this period served as a historical foundation for the structural-legal framework that established human rights as a priority direction of state policy.

Keywords: Uzbekistan’s independence; human rights; constitutional reform; legal system; natural-rights theory; international treaties; judicial-legal system; Ombudsman institution; National Human Rights Centre; international standards; legal transformation; state sovereignty; legal modernization.

Pages in journal: 12 - 18