The Concept of the State in Political and Legal Studies: Domestic and Western Traditions

The paper is devoted to the consideration of etymology and analysis of the content of the concept “State” in domestic and western doctrines of political and legal studies from the point of view of various approaches to the theory of the State. The author re-considers the fundamental problem of understanding the concept “State” in legal and political studies and legal science, substantiates its relevance at the present stage. The author examines the impact etymology of the concept “State” has on its content. The paper defines specifics of understanding of the concept of the State inherent in representatives of main schools of thought in Western European and American political and legal studies. The author dwells on the “materialized” approach to understanding of the State as an independent subject of legal relations, the concept of the State as a set of institutions and relations in the field of governance, as well as the idea of the State as an ideological construct. The author investigates and compares domestic approaches to the understanding of the State. The signs of subjectivity and legal personality of the State are compared. The author substantiates differences in the theoretical understanding of the State in domestic and western doctrines and explains the importance of research and critical understanding of non-traditional approaches to understanding of the State at the present stage.

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