Preface
Theory of state and law is a fundamental legal course which underlies the entire system of jurisprudence. The course will thoroughly examine the major concepts of state and law. It will explain the different theories of the origin of state and law and will analyze the process of mutual interaction of state and law.
In so doing, the course will deal with various types and forms of state; the mechanism and functions of state as well as with sources, system and interpretation of law; systematization of legislation, issues of legal culture, legal liability and law enforcement. Students will also learn the main principles and characteristics of the major legal systems of the modern world (civil, common and religious law). Special attention will be paid to the problems and perspectives of the formation of rule-of-law state and civil society.The main aim of the Theory of the state and law is fundamental legal discipline among law branches. The theory of the state and law studies concept, essence and relationship of the state and law.
The theory of the state and law is fundamental legal discipline among law branches. The theory of the state and law studies concept, essence and relationship of the state and law. This subject includes emergence of the state and law, form, function, device of the state, basis of the constitutional state and civil society, rules of law, sense of justice and legal culture, concept and system of offenses and legal responsibility. The theory of the state and law helps students to create deep scientific concepts about the state and law, about legal and political culture, helps to understand their advantages and regularity of development of the state and legal phenomena in various historical eras.
The main learning objective of this course is to equip students with the knowledge of key legal concepts and theories related to state and law and to give them a general understanding of what the entire system ofjurisprudence is. To serve interests of probably wider general preparation of the student in state and law questions, development at it the special, legal thinking necessary for assimilation and application of law.
To create necessary preconditions for the best assimilation of such disciplines, as the state and law theory, history of political and legal doctrines, the state and international law, and also all other legal disciplines, including civil law, criminal law and process.Main objective of a course Theory of state and law is improvement of level of legal knowledge of students. And also the course sets the purpose to create and develop at students, as at future teachers, sense ofjustice and legal culture. The task of the Theory of the state and law is to help students to create deep scientific concepts about the state and the right, about legal and political culture, helps to understand their advantages and regularity of development of the state and legal phenomena. To serve interests of probably wider general preparation of the student in state and law questions, development at it the special, legal thinking necessary for assimilation and application of law. To create necessary preconditions for the best assimilation of such disciplines, as history of political and legal doctrines, history of state and law in the foreign countries, history of state and law in the Republic of Kazakhstan, international law, etc. The student after studying of this course should know: to have initial ideas of the state and legal phenomena; to understand regularities of emergence, development and state and law functioning; to understand sense and the content of the main legal concepts; to seize a specific legal language.
PART I