The concept of the state: a return to the classics

Occupation: Professor of the Department of theory of state and law and political science of the faculty of law at Lomonosov Moscow state University; Chief Researcher, Sector of Philosophy of Law, Theory and History of the State and Law of the Institute of State and L
Affiliation:
Lomonosov Moscow state University
Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Journal name

Gosudarstvo i pravo

Edition

Issue 5

Pages

9-23

Abstract

The article examines the state from the perspective of classical European and Russian social studies (jurisprudence, sociology, philosophy). Different approaches to understanding the state are shown, an original interpretation of the main elements of the state (people, territory, state power) is given, using the initial positions of classical social science. The people are considered in three aspects: as a biological phenomenon, cultural-historical and legal. With regard to the territory, it is noted that the main thing for the state is not the natural features, but the properties of the people. The theory of sovereignty is analyzed. It is argued that the classical approach is characterized by the position that not every state has sovereignty.

Keywords

state, people, territory, state power, legal science, Sociology of Law, Philosophy of law, theory of state and law, sovereignty

Received

17.03.2023

Publication date

30.05.2023

Number of characters

63781

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GOST	Zhukov V. The concept of the state: a return to the classics // Gosudarstvo i pravo – 2023. – Issue 5 C. 9-23 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://gospravo-journal.ru/S102694520025651-7-1 (circulation date: 17.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S102694520025651-7
MLA	Zhukov, Vyacheslav N "The concept of the state: a return to the classics." Gosudarstvo i pravo 5 (2023):9-23. DOI: 10.31857/S102694520025651-7
APA	Zhukov V. (2023). The concept of the state: a return to the classics. Gosudarstvo i pravo (5), pp.9-23 DOI: 10.31857/S102694520025651-7

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