The Unity of Law and Act as a Principle of a Law-Governed State

This article attempts to consider one of the key principles of legal state, which is the principle of unity of law and legal act. The author analyzes the opinions of scientists who define this principle and highlight its main features. The article also attempts to compare the principle of unity of legal act and law with the principles of the rule of law, the rule of legal act, the supremacy of law and the supremacy of legal act, the identity of law and legal act, their common features and main differences also highlighting in this article. It is concluded that the use of the principle of unity of law and legal act as the principle of legal state is most appropriate in modern socio-political conditions and in the current international situation.