About the book: 2004 / The textbook examines in an accessible form the main issues of the general theory of state and law, sets out scientific ideas about the social nature, essence and purpose of state and law, reveals generalized systematized knowledge about the functioning and development of legal phenomena and institutions of public life. The central idea of ​​the book is the priority and provision of human rights and freedoms. From the standpoint of protecting human and civil rights as the highest social value, the main provisions of the general theory of state and law are considered. The publication is intended for students of law schools, graduate students, researchers and teachers, as well as everyone who is interested in issues of the general theory of law and state. Approved by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation Federation as a textbook for students of higher educational institutions studying in specialty 021100 - “Jurisprudence”. The textbook was prepared with the information support of the legal system “ConsultantPlus”».