State and legal views of L. Lukyanenko

The purpose of the study is to identify the features of state and legal views of L. Lukyanenko through the prism of modern state formation. Methods. The priority research methods were: historical and legal - used to understand the evolution of L. Lukyanenko's ideas about the state and law and the connection of ideas with state-building and law-making activities, specifically-search - in analyzing, updating and classifying archival and printed sources, formally -legal method was used in the study of theoretical and legal heritage of L. Lukyanenko. Results. The main provisions of the state and legal views of L. Lukyanenko are revealed. Determinants among them are the idea of the priority of man over the state and the limitation of the functions of the state to resolve disputes in the field of human rights, democracy is a balance between the people and the government. Democracy is a necessary condition for the formation of civil society. The latter is formed on the basis of structuring society. Especially in a democracy, there are strong political parties that represent the interests of different social groups and to some extent limit power. Scientific novelty. The article examines L. Lukyanenko's views on the state and law. Determinants of state and legal views are the idea of national elite, democracy and civil society, based on the concept of limited role of the state in favor of natural human rights, and the priority of international human rights law over national. The study shows L. Lukyanenko's views on the formation of civil society and a democratic state. Practical significance. The problems considered in the work can contribute to the further study of state and legal views of L. Lukyanenko, will help to fill the "Ukrainian historical content" of such categories of legal science as "state", "democracy", "civil society".