Law and social progress 

Vadim V. Antonchenko, candidate of juridical sciences, associate professor, colonel of the internal service, associate professor of the sub-department of humanities and socio-economic disciplines, deputy head of academic and scientific work, Far Eastern Fire and Rescue Academy – Branch of St. Petersburg University State Fire Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia (27 Ajaks street, island Russkiy, Vladivostok, Russia), antovadim@yandex.ru 

Background. The problems of social progress, the directions of development of the state and law have not lost their relevance since the birth of human civilization. The reason for this study is the need to detect patterns in the genesis of the state and law, to de-termine the nature of their development. The author sets himself the task of revealing philo-sophical and legal ideas about the progressive evolutionary development of the state and law, ensuring the well-being and security of the individual and society. Materials and methods. Considering the development of the state and law, the author uses the method of state-legal modeling, as well as comparative legal and historical-legal methods that allow assessing the main features of social progress associated with the search and provision of universal values that are supranational in nature. Results. The uniqueness and uniqueness of each community, caused by natural, cultural, historical, religious and other factors, do not devalue the steady trend of the development of society towards the rationalization of public life, democratization and humanization of political regimes, the expansion of the rights and freedoms of citizens. Modern concepts of law as a special connection of the individual with the state endow the property of universality of human rights, and the legal concepts of free-dom, equality and justice underlie their recognition and protection. Conclusions. Modern standards of progress are inseparable from the concepts of freedom, equality and justice and can be acquired by society only in conditions of civil consent. Progressive in the genesis of the state and law is the direction of their development, which frees man and society from irrational, based on ideological misconceptions, religious, class and other prejudices, rules of behavior.  

state, law, progress, social well-being, social values, political regime 

Antonchenko V.V. Law and social progress. Izvestiya vysshikh uchebnykh zavedeniy. Povolzhskiy region. Obshchestvennye nauki = University proceedings. Volga region. Social sciences. 2024;(2):131–143. (In Russ.). doi: 10.21685/2072-3016-2024-2-11