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EVOLUTION OF LEGAL, SOCIAL, AND SECULAR STATE CONCEPTS IN UZBEKISTAN: HISTORICAL-PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS

Gulbahor Orziqulova ,

Abstract

This study provides a socio-philosophical analysis of the formation and development of legal, social, and secular state-building models in the Republic of Uzbekistan during the years of independence. The aim of the research is to reveal the dialectical interconnection of these three fundamental concepts and their transformation during Constitutional reforms (specifically the 2023 revision). Comparative-historical analysis, hermeneutics, and systemic approaches were utilized as the methodological basis. The results indicate that while “defensive secularism” and “rule of law” focused on state sovereignty and security prevailed from 1991 to 2016, the period from 2017 witnesses the practical application of “social state” and “active civil society” ideas based on the “human dignity” principle. It is concluded that the principle of secularism in Uzbekistan manifests not as a rejection of religion but as an enlightened model ensuring inter-confessional tolerance, while the social state appears as a system focused on developing human capital rather than paternalistic governance.

Keywords

Legal state, social state, secularism, constitutional reforms, human dignity, New Uzbekistan, civil society, social justice, enlightened Islam, tolerance.

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Orziqulova, G. . (2025). EVOLUTION OF LEGAL, SOCIAL, AND SECULAR STATE CONCEPTS IN UZBEKISTAN: HISTORICAL-PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS. Oriental Journal of History, Politics and Law, 5(11), 602–609. https://doi.org/10.37547/supsci-ojhpl-05-11-74