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2024-07-01

Determinants Influencing the Establishment of the Rule of Law: Comparative Study of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom

Factores determinantes que influyen en el establecimiento del Estado de Derecho: estudio comparativo de Francia, Alemania y el Reino Unido

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15332/19090528.10667
Elvira Saparbekova https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5362-547X
Almaz Abylkassymov https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6039-5998
Dias Beisembayev https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6116-2299
Serik Zhetpissov https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4945-4383
Aldiyar Bexultanov https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6049-1647

Resumen (es)

El artículo analiza determinados determinantes del estado de derecho en algunos países del mundo, a saber, la República Francesa, la República Federal de Alemania, y el Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte. Los autores esbozan las peculiaridades de la formación de Francia como un estado democrático moderno regido por el imperio de la ley y ciertos factores que contribuyeron al establecimiento del estado de derecho en Francia. Se ha establecido que una serie de factores han contribuido al desarrollo del Estado de derecho en Alemania, pero la responsabilidad de cada ciudadano, así como la de las diferentes organizaciones, la madurez y alta responsabilidad de la población, y el avance de los valores culturales y morales fueron los principales impulsores. Se analizan las características de Gran Bretaña como estado de derecho y su sistema jurídico. Se hace hincapié en que el imperio de la ley en Gran Bretaña se formó bajo la influencia de la conciencia jurídica, la cultura jurídica del pueblo y el desarrollo dinámico de la vida pública, La formación de pequeñas organizaciones ciudadanas y los movimientos de masas. Se concluye que, al examinar las variables que afectan el desarrollo del estado de derecho en el ejemplo de países particulares como Gran Bretaña, Alemania y Francia, es posible identificar una lista universal de factores específicos que tienen un impacto significativo en la formación del Estado como norma jurídica, teniendo en cuenta la experiencia de los países seleccionados.

Palabras clave (es): estado de derecho, sociedad civil, separación de poderes, imperio de la ley, democracia, derechos humanos, determinantes

Resumen (en)

The article analyzes certain determinants of the rule of law in specific countries, namely, the French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The authors outline the peculiarities of France’s formation as a modern democratic state governed by the rule of law and identify certain factors that contributed to the establishment of the rule of law in France. It has been established that a number of factors contributed to the development of the rule of law in Germany; however, the responsibility of every citizen, as well as that of various organizations, the maturity and high responsibility of the populace, and the advancement of cultural and moral values were the main drivers. The features of Great Britain as a state of law and its legal system are analyzed. It is emphasized that the rule of law in Great Britain was formed under the influence of legal consciousness, the legal culture of the people, and the dynamic development of public life, from the formation of small citizen organizations to mass movements. It is concluded that by examining the variables that affect the development of the rule of law in the examples of specific countries like Great Britain, Germany, and France, it is possible to identify a universal list of specific factors that significantly impact the formation of the state as a rule of law, taking into account the experiences of the selected countries.

Palabras clave (en): state of law, civil society, separation of powers, rule of law, democracy, human rights, determinants
Elvira Saparbekova, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Doctor en Derecho, Ministerio de Ciencia y Educación Superior de la República de Kazajstán, Astana, República de Kazajstán

Almaz Abylkassymov, Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Doctor en Derecho, Departamento de Administración Pública, Oficina Ejecutiva del Presidente de la República de Kazajstán, Astana, República de Kazajstán.

Dias Beisembayev, Innovative Eurasian University

Doctor en Derecho, Departamento de Jurisprudencia, Universidad Eurasiática Innovadora, Pavlodar, República de Kazajstán.

Serik Zhetpissov, Toraighyrov University

Doctor en Derecho, Jefe del Departamento de Jurisprudencia, Universidad Toraighyrov, Pavlodar, República de Kazajstán.

Aldiyar Bexultanov, Toraighyrov University

Máster en Derecho, Profesor en el Departamento de Jurisprudencia de la Universidad Toraighyrov, Pavlodar, República de Kazajstán.

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Cómo citar

Saparbekova, E., Abylkassymov, A., Beisembayev, D., Zhetpissov, S., & Bexultanov, A. (2024). Factores determinantes que influyen en el establecimiento del Estado de Derecho: estudio comparativo de Francia, Alemania y el Reino Unido. Via Inveniendi Et Iudicandi, 19(2), 27-51. https://doi.org/10.15332/19090528.10667