THE ESSENCE OF THE RULE-OF-LAW STATE: HISTORICAL AND CIVILISATIONS APPROACH
The article investigates the sources of essential elements of the rule-of-law state formation. Contributions of the early modern age philosophers (J. Locke, D. Hume and E. Kant) to the theory of rule-of-law state formation are revealed. The necessity of adjusting the state and society correlation with the help of such institutions as “civil society” and “rule-of-law state” is given grounds.