THE ISSUE OF THE CONCEPT OF PRINCIPLES OF LAW

Abstract

In this article, the author analyzes the concept of “principles of law” in terms of the so-called substantive properties. The author distinguishes four such properties: objectivity, universalism, globality, efficiency. The author shows what these properties mean with respect of the concept of “principles of law,” and examines how the determination of the above properties contributes to the understanding the concept. On the basis of the analysis and taking into account the organic connection between the properties of the principles, it is concluded that the principles of law are objective, universal, global ideas concerning the most effective organization of the legal aspect of the social structure reflecting objective properties of people’s nature and objective patterns of social interaction.