Jangir Abbasovich Kerimov – man, scientist, citizen

Abstract

The article is about Jangir Abbasovich Kerimov. An attempt is being made to reveal the defining features of his personality, to tell about him as a true patriot of his Homeland and an outstanding legal scholar. The main stages of his life path are traced; significant historical events that had a significant impact on him are described; meetings and relationships with famous people who inspired him, primarily the largest scientists of the XX – early XXI century, are described; his reflections on the fate of Russia and, of course, the fundamental postulates of the scientific and theoretical concepts proposed by him are analyzed. The article considers D.A. Kerimov’s significant contribution to the development of the subject, structure, functions, categorical apparatus of the General theory of law and the state, which is an organic totality of three interrelated and continuously interacting parts: Sociology of Law, Philosophy of Law and the doctrine of the state.