One look at the position of sociology of law in Russia

Abstract

As a sociological discipline that studies the role and place of lawin society, sociology of law was created in the mid 19th century.This discipline studies the conditions and circumstances that leadto the constitution of law and the legal system in one country, thenthe legal activity in society, and the consequences of all forms oflegal action in society. From the mid-20th century in sociologyhave been removed numerous concerns about the social role oflaw, from this period the law is being studied as a normative phenomenon.The paper analyzes the situation of sociology of law, itshistorical development and institutionalization in Russia, as wellas topical issues of Russian theorists. Citing the Russian theoreticianswho dealt with legal and sociological topics, in this paper weanalyze the issues and problems that were in the process of institutionalizationof sociology of law in Russia at the end of the XX andthe early XXI century. In this paper we provide a brief overviewof sociology of law in some countries of the former Yugoslavia asa possible comparison with the state of sociology of law in Russia.