Comparison of Modern Theories of Legal Instrumentalism

In this scientific article, the author analyzed foreign theoretical approaches to legal instrumentalism. The main emphasis is on comparing classical instrumental theories with modern variations of instrumentalism. As a result, the article formulates a conclusion about the methodological significance of new instrumental interpretations of law using the example of digitalization, local legal experiments, and the personification of legal regulation. The main methods of conducting the research were the formal-logical and analytical methods, as well as individual private scientific methods (legal instrumentalism, legal pragmatism). In a comprehensive expression, they allowed the authors to assess the trends in the development of foreign legal science in relation to the understanding of laws as instruments of political and legal design. The authors put forward as the main conclusion the fact that modern theories of legal instrumentalism are substantiated by the challenges faced by the state and society.

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