LEGITIMITY OF LAW: THEORETICAL AND LEGAL INTERPRETATION
The article deals with the category of legitimacy of law, the characteristic of legitimacy from the standpoint of the theory of state and law. The legal aspect of legitimacy and the main criteria of differentiation from related categories are investigated. It is concluded that legitimacy is an essential characteristic of modern law. The article analyzes the understanding of the category of legitimacy from the standpoint of modern theories of law, as well as in the context of the process of expanding the subject of legal regulation. The question of the connection of legitimacy with other characteristics of law, in particular with state coercion, is revealed.