The State and Prospects of Postclassical Studies of Law

Introduction. The author of the article describes the history of the formation and development of postclassical studies of law. They originated in our country through the efforts of A. V. Polyakov in the early 2000s and today represent an important direction or approach in modern legal science. The authors who should be counted among the supporters of postclassical studies of law include N. V. Razuvaev, E.V. Timoshina, I. B. Lomakina, V.V.Arkhipov, E.N. Tonkov, D. E. Tonkov, L.A. Kharitonov, A. E. Chernokov, I. I. Osvetimskaya, E. G. Samokhina, Yu. A. Vedeneev, V. I. Pavlov, N. F. Kovkel, E. M. Krupenya, S. I. Maksimov, M. A. Belyaev, N. V. Malinovskaya, V. V. Denisenko, S. V. Tikhonov, A. V. Skorobogatov, A. V. Krasnov. The author believes that the works of V. V. Lazarev, I. A. Isaev, I. F. Machin, Y. Y. Vetyutnev, I. F. Nevvazhay, S. N. Kasatkin and some other scientists are close to postclassical studies of law. Among foreign scientists, we should mention E. Pattaro, B. Leiter, B. Brozhek, B. Melkevik, C. Varga, E. Fittipaldi, and others.Methodology and materials. Post-classical methodology is a method of studying “supercomplex systems”. What are postclassical studies of law in terms of their institutional status? The author argues that one cannot talk about a scientific school or a paradigm, but one can talk about a research program, an approach or direction.Results and discussion. The article discusses the substantive characteristics of postclassical studies of law. Among them, we are talking about the multidimensional nature of law, humanitarianism, and practical orientation.Conclusions. The differences between postclassical studies of law and postmodernism are shown. A demarcation line is drawn between classical, nonclassical and postclassical studies of law.