Philological Approach to Interpreting Law: Problems of Multidimensionality at the Overlap of Legal and Philological Sciences

The article considers the philological (grammatical, linguistic) approach to interpreting law as the primary one in the process of comprehending and clarifying the norms of law. It is noted that in the case of studying the philological approach to interpreting law and its application, the key tasks are to distinguish the linguistic and legal features, on the one hand, and to determine the common grounds and interpenetration, on the other. At the same time, this method of interpreting legal norms is of particular importance when considering complaints for defamation of character, which have become significantly acute recently. The multidimensional nature of the philological approach to legal interpretation is emphasized, resulting from the multiplicity of approaches to text analysis. The under research of the issue is due to the requirement for the researcher to possess both philological and legal competencies at the same time. Special attention is paid to the linguistic persona of the author of the legal text, a comprehensive study of which will make it possible to advance in the search for answers to questions fundamental to the appropriateness of law interpretation.