On State Coercion

In: State power and local self-government, Band 12, S. 22-28

Abstract

State coercion is a multifunctional scientific and legal category that is studied in various branches of law. At the same time, there is no unity among scientists about the concept of state coercion, its signs. The purpose of the article was to explore the notion of state coercion and to justify its legitimacy. The article considered the concept of coercion in philosophical, psychological, sociological and legal aspects. In the separation of state coercion from legal coercion, it was concluded that these concepts are not identical, since state coercion, based as well as legal in law, is actually implemented in relation to a particular life situation is implemented in measures that are a meaningful component of state-power relations.