Features of Interaction Between the State and Civil Society in the Context of the Philosophy of Law

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  • Lilit KAZANCHIAN Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law of NAS RA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v18i2.532

Keywords:

civil society, democratic legal state, fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, government, citizen, organizations, institutions, political life

Abstract

The article explores the notion and peculiarities of concept of “civil society” in the modern, legal state. In the given research the author implements holistic, systematical (methodical) analysis of peculiarities of the relationship between the state and society. Therefore, the theoretical and practical research of problems of development of relation between civil society and the state gives an opportunity to find new solutions in problems of cooperation of individual and common interests. Moreover, study is also focusing on various approaches of well-known jurists on the essence, content and legislative consolidation of the civil society.

The author comes to conclusion that in recent decades, the philosophy of law took under its active protection the civil society, where the harmonious combination of rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of the person should correspond to public interests. Therefore, the theoretical and practical analysis of interactions between the state and civil society gives an opportunity to find new solutions in problems occurred in modern society.

Key words: civil society, democratic legal state, fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, government, citizen, organizations, institutions, political life.

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Author Biography

Lilit KAZANCHIAN, Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law of NAS RA

(PhD in Law) is the Director of the Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia. Lecturer of the Department of Jurisprudence at the International Scientific Educational Center NAS RA. Her areas of interest include philosophy of law, theory of state and law, human rights, constitutional and international law. Kazanchian is the author of 5 monographs, 2 handbooks, and 46 articles. Recent publications: “Features of Human Dignity in the Context of the Modern Philosophy of Law”, “Some Features of the Functioning of the Modern Parliament”.

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2021-06-25

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KAZANCHIAN, L. (2021). Features of Interaction Between the State and Civil Society in the Context of the Philosophy of Law. WISDOM, 18(2), 114–119. https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v18i2.532

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