The problems of the principle of legal security

  • Tatiana S. Maslovskaya Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2364-8497
  • Bertrand Mathieu University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 12 Pantheon Square, Paris 75005, France

Abstract

The article provides a general overview of certain aspects of the content of the principle of legal security from the point of view of Belarusian and French law. Close attention is paid to the quality of legal norms and the predictability of legal regulation. The conclusion is made about the role of legal security in modern conditions.

Author Biographies

Tatiana S. Maslovskaya, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (law), docent; associate professor at the department of constitutional law, faculty of law

Bertrand Mathieu, University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 12 Pantheon Square, Paris 75005, France

doctor of science (law); professor at the School of Law, director of the Center for Constitutional and Legal Studies

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Published
2020-01-08
Keywords: legal security, predictability of legal regulation, quality of law, French Republic, Republic of Belarus
How to Cite
Maslovskaya, T. S., & Mathieu, B. (2020). The problems of the principle of legal security. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Law, 3, 3-8. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/law/article/view/1576
Issue
No 3 (2019): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Law
Section
Special Topic Section