Religion and law as value-normative systems of social regulation

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of theoretical and practical aspects of the correlation, interconnection and influence of religion and law as value-normative systems on social regulation, their role in the conditions of a full-scale Russian war, which have a significant impact on the existence of the state mechanism. The research methodology is based on the use of a set of philosophical and general scientific methods, in particular, dialectical, systemic-structural and comparative-historical, methods of induction and deduction, analysis and synthesis, theoretical and legal forecasting, as well as general scientific principles of determinism and objectivity, unity of the historical and logical, integrity and comprehensiveness, and others. Conclusions and prospects for further research. Based on the analysis, a conclusion was drawn about the organic relationship and mutual influence of religion and law, contradictions and contradictions between them. Attention is focused on the problem of the origin of religious and legal regulators of social relations. It has been proven that it was the religious form that served as a means of consolidating the first proto-legal norms. It has been established that religion and law are forms of social regulation that establish rules of behavior, using different mechanisms: religion regulates social relations with the help of religious norms that are mandatory for believers, and law – with the help of state norms that are mandatory for all. If religion influences moral values, forming ethical ideas that influence the motivation of behavior, then law ensures law and order through coercion and sanctions, promotes the existence of religion through the institution of freedom of conscience, religion, and the principle of pluralism. It was found that the ratio of value-normative norms of religion and law did not remain constant, and their implementation and application are ensured by institutional entities that have official status. The features of legal and religious consciousness are considered, which largely determine the similarities and differences between law and religion as normative systems of modern society.