The essence of the sociological approach to the study and understanding of law: sociological methods

This study is devoted to the analysis of sociological approach to the understanding and study of law, through a detailed consideration of law through the system of methods of sociological research. The author analyzed the concept of sociological approach to understanding of law through its features, theories of legal understanding. The purpose of this scientific article is to consider the essence and content of the sociological approach to the study and understanding of law as one of the fundamental approaches. The author emphasizes that the sociological approach to the understanding of law makes it possible to apply the achievements of sociology to law in general and legal phenomena in particular, which leads to interdisciplinary exchange between sciences and expanding opportunities in the field of cognition of law. Exactly revealing the real action of law in society, increasing the effectiveness of legal regulation, formation of conditions for the action of law is a priority task for modern legal science. These aspects are most fully disclosed in the sociological approach to the understanding of law. Understanding of law through sociology is aimed at establishing the real mechanisms of law action in society, its practical realization. The main task of the author is to formulate the theses of the study so as to highlight  the general position and the author’s vision of the subject of the study and to present a coherent idea of the sociological approach to the study and understanding of law.

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