Varieties of a Law-Governed State

Abstract

The article presents an attempt to construct a comprehensive typology o f a law-governed State. Multifocal, multidimensional approach is used to present a wide range o f varieties o f concepts and functioning models o f a law-governed State. Materials contained in the present article have been used in the teaching process at the University o f “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 o f these theoretical materials may be useful fo r a wider international audience.