Voitovych N. Сoncept of legal state in B. O. Kistyakivskyy's theoretical heritage.

The dissertation deals with the research of the views and doctrines B. Kistyakivskyy about legal state, its principles, elements and interactions with individuals. The causes of formation and development of the theory of legal state in worldwide philosophical and legal thought as of the nineteenth century are eludicated. Biographical determinants B. Kistyakivskyy's legal outlook, that influenced on the development of his concept of legal state, are founded. The concept and basic characteristics of legal state by B. Kistyakivskyy are highlighted. The rule of law as a fundamental principle of legal state is characterized. B. Kistyakivskyy's doctrine about the origin and contents of the government.