Varieties of a Law-Governed State

Abstract

The article presents an attempt to construct a comprehensive typology of a law-governed State. Multifocal, multidimensional approach is used to present a wide range of varieties of concepts and functioning models of a law-governed State. Materials contained in the present article have been used in the teaching process at the University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” (Ukraine) and are available in Ukrainian and Russian languages for Ukrainian students and researchers. The author hopes that the updated English version of these theoretical materials may be useful for a wider international audience.

Keywords

• State
• law-governed State
• rule of law