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The Principle of Legal Certainty: Concept and Main Characteristics

Received: 11 November 2022    Accepted: 4 January 2023    Published: 10 June 2023
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Abstract

The article is devoted to the disclosure of the concept of legal certainty, the problem of finding certainty in law, since the emergence of legal conflicts and legal disputes are often associated with the search for certainty in law. It is advisable to find out whether the principle of legal certainty is a principle of law or is it a non-legal nature. It is argued that the principle of legal certainty is a general principle of law and, together with other fundamental legal maxims, such as the principle of the rule of law, underlies all legal systems, both international and national. The aim of the study is a comprehensive theoretical understanding of the principle of legal certainty: the formulation of its concept, the disclosure of its content and system of requirements based on the analysis of legislation and judicial practice, the clarification of its place in the system of principles of Russian and foreign law and the relationship with other principles of law, the definition of its role and functions in the implementation of legal regulation. The conclusions are drawn that, despite its name, the principle of legal certainty is perhaps the most uncertain in its content. Its provisions, repeatedly repeated in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, cannot be considered exhaustive and final, since the European Court of Human Rights and the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, following the concept of an evolutionary interpretation of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of 1950, continues to reveal new facets and meanings this principle.

Published in Advances in Sciences and Humanities (Volume 9, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.ash.20230902.18
Page(s) 68-75
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Keywords

Principle of Law, Legal Certainty, Rule of Law, Realization of Law

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