Definition of "rule of law" as an evaluative characteristic of modern states
The article deals with the problem of multifactorial approaches to the definition of the rule of law, the absence of generally accepted interpretations of such concepts as "rule of law" and "rule of law". Noting the Western European civilizational nature of the evaluative features of the rule of law, the problem of the need to assess the rule of law, based on its socio-cultural conditionality, is raised.