Open AccessThe idea of democracy as a substantial foundation of the legal order of the modern state
Author(s) -
Kirill Rakov
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advances in law studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2500-428X
pISSN - 2409-5087
DOI - 10.29039/2409-5087-2021-9-1-11-15
Subject(s) - democracy , foundation (evidence) , state (computer science) , politics , rule of law , order (exchange) , meaning (existential) , political science , law , law and economics , sociology , epistemology , philosophy , mathematics , economics , finance , algorithm
The article considers the role of one of the most popular modern political and legal ideas-the idea of democracy in the formation of the rule of law of the modern state. Exploring the genesis of ideas about democracy, the author attempts to determine its meaning and place in the system of ideas that determine the modern political and legal discourse. The author, within the framework of the concept of formal and substantive foundations of the rule of law, defines the idea of democracy as an important substantive foundation of the rule of law of the modern state, describes the key characteristics of modern democracy.