Since the first days of Independence in the Republic of Uzbekistan judicial - legal reform which since August, 29, 2001, the day of acceptance of the Law ?On introduction of amendments and additions in Criminal, Criminal-Procedural codes and liberalization of criminal punishments? began to be carried out at qualitatively new level - at a level of fundamental democratization of criminal policy which is being conducted gradually step by step.

On July 21, 2006 the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan ?On copyright and related rights? in a new edition came into effect.