Abstract ◊ This article covers the concept of precedent as a component of current public discourse of modernization. The study is based on an analysis of the case in the legal sphere and the idea of precedent in the legal culture of modern society. In this context, the precedent is being analyzed as a constructive element of social and cultural reality.
Keywords: precedent, discorse, legal culture, modernization.
Sharnauskene Tatiana Vasilievna — a postgraduate of the Social Philosophy Department of
the Institute of Philosophy of the RAS. Tel.: (495) 697-98-93. E-mail: sharnauskene@rambler.ru
