The study of the scientific heritage of important legal scholars is a necessary means of reproducing legal science in Ukraine and training highly professional scientific personnel. Taking this into account, the concept of human rights, the author of which was the head of the Lviv School of Human Rights Theory, professor P. M. Rabinovych (1936–2023), continues to attract the attention of modern lawyers. The purpose of this article is an attempt to systematize the contribution of P. Rabinovych to the creation and development of the foundations of the theory of human rights as a scientific and academic discipline. It is substantiated that, thanks to the anthropocentric turn the scientist made in post-Soviet jurisprudence, the theory of law and state for the first time began to develop as a doctrine of legal support for inalienable human rights. The primacy of P. Rabinovych in the territory of the former USSR in the development of the basic elements of the original social-needs theory of human rights and their legal support, as well as his priority in the human-centric reorientation of law and state theory educational course in independent Ukraine and other post-Soviet territories is confirmed. The scientist created general conceptual and methodological foundations of the theory of human rights their international standardization and implementation in the practice of legal regulation in Ukraine. The need-based concept of human rights is a reliable basis for their modern, practically oriented theory. The social effectiveness of the theoretical developments of the outstanding scientist is convincingly confirmed by both the transformation of the scientific legal provisions he developed into the legal positions of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, and the influence on the methodology of teaching the theory of law and state in other law schools of Ukraine.

Authored books

1. Andrusiak T ta in, Prava liudyny: pidruchnyk dlia 10–11 kl. sered. shk., litseiv ta himnazii (Pravo 1997) (in Ukrainian).

2. Baryska Ya, Pohorielova Z, Popovych T, Zahalna teoriia prava i derzhavy: navch. posib. (Vydvo Oleksandry Harkushi 2021) (in Ukrainian).

3. Feltsan I, Osnovy zahalnoi teorii prava i derzhavy: navch. posib. (A M Sabov, 2023) (in Ukrainian).

4. Javich L, Sushhnost’ prava. Social’no-filosofskoe ponimanie genezisa, razvitija i funkcionirovanija juridicheskoj formy obshhestvennyh otnoshenij (Izd-vo LGU 1985) (in Russian).

5. Pashuk T, Pravo liudyny na efektyvnyi derzhavnyi zakhyst yii prav ta svobod (Krai 2007) (in Ukrainian).

6. Poljakov I, Teorija prava i gosudarstva: uchebnik (Feniks 2011) (in Russian). 7. Rabinovych P, Problemy teorii zakonnosti razvitogo socializma (Vishha shkola 1979) (in Russian). 8. Rabinovych P, Fedyk S, Osoblyvosti tlumachennia yurydychnykh norm shchodo prav liudyny (za materialamy praktyky Yevropeiskoho sudu z prav liudyny) (Astron 2004) (in Ukrainian).

9. Rabinovych P, Hryshchuk O, Pravo liudyny na kompensatsiiu moralnoi shkody (zahalnoteoretychni aspekty) (Svit 2006) (in Ukrainian).

10. Rabinovych P, Khavroniuk M, Prava liudyny i hromadianyna: Navch. posib. (Atika 2004) (in Ukrainian).

11. Rabinovych P, Lvivskii naukovii shkoli teorii prav liudyny – 30 rokiv. Naukoznavchyi narys (Medytsyna i pravo 2021) (in Ukrainian).

12. Rabinovych P, Nakonechna A, Liudski potreby, interesy ta pravove rehuliuvannia (zahalnoteoretychne doslidzhennia) (Medytsyna i pravo 2022) (in Ukrainian).

13. Rabinovych P, Osnovy teorii ta filosofii prava: navch. posib. (Medytsyna i pravo 2021) (in Ukrainian).

14. Rabinovych P, Osnovy zahalnoi teorii prava i derzhavy: navch. posibnyk dlia stud. spets. “Pravoznavstvo” (Hrafopres 1993) (in Ukrainian).

15. Rabinovych P, Osnovy zahalnoi teorii prava ta derzhavy. Posibnyk dlia studentiv spetsialnosti “Pravoznavstvo” (Vyd 2-e, Kyiv 1994) (in Ukrainian).

16. Rabinovych P, Pankevych I, Zdiisnennia prav liudyny: problemy obmezhuvannia (zahalnoteoretychni aspekty) (Astron 2001) (in Ukrainian).

17. Rabinovych P, Prava liudyny i hromadianyna u Konstytutsii Ukrainy (do interpretatsii vykhidnykh konstytutsiinykh polozhen) (Pravo 1997) (in Ukrainian).

18. Rabinovych P, Prava liudyny ta yikh yurydychne zabezpechennia. Osnovy zahalnoi teorii prava i derzhavy. Navchalnyi posibnyk (NMK VO, 1992) (in Ukrainian).

19. Rabinovych P, Prava liudyny ta yikh yurydychne zabezpechennia: osnovy zahalnoi teorii (Konspekty lektsii z teorii derzhavy i prava) (Lvivskyi tsentr novykh tekhnolohii osvity, nauky, vyrobnytstva 1991) (in Ukrainian).

20. Rabinovych P, Radanovych N, Yevropeiska konventsiia z prav liudyny: problemy natsionalnoi implementatsii (zahalnoteoretychni aspekty) (Astron 2002) (in Ukrainian).

21. Rabinovych P, Soloviov O, Zastosuvannia Yevropeiskoi konventsii z prav liudyny ta praktyky Strasburzkoho sudu v Ukraini (zahalnoteoretychni aspekty) (2014) (in Ukrainian). 22. Rabinovych S, Pryrodno-pravovi pidkhody v yurydychnomu rehuliuvanni (LVDUVS 2010) (in Ukrainian).

23. Vasyliev A ta in, Teoriia prava i derzhavy: pidruchnyk (Odissei 2007) (in Ukrainian).

24. Verlanov S, Ekonomichni i sotsialni prava liudyny: yevropeiski standarty ta yikh vprovadzhennia v yurydychnu praktyku Ukrainy (zahalnoteoretychne doslidzhennia) (Krai 2009) (in Ukrainian).

Edited books

25. Neklassicheskaja filosofija prava: voprosy i otvety (A Stovba (red), SPD FO Tarasenko V P 2013) (in Russian).

26. Pivstolittia naukovoho povnolittia. Do yuvileiu profesora Petra Moiseiovycha Rabinovycha (LNU im I Franka 2016) (in Ukrainian).

27. Rabinovych P, Radanovych N, ‘Implementatsiia mizhnarodnykh standartiv prav liudyny’, v Velyka ukrainska yurydychna entsyklopediia: u 20 t T 3 Zahalna teoriia prava (O Petryshyn ta in (red), Pravo 2017) 170 (in Ukrainian).

Journal articles

28. Rabinovych P, ‘O juridicheskoj prirode celej pravovyh aktov’ [1971] 5 Izvestija vysshih uchebnyh zavedenij. Pravovedenie 28–35 (in Russian).

29. Viktovskyi V, Rabinovych P, ‘Pravo liudyny na natsionalne samovyznachennia i problema binatsionalnosti’ [1995] 2 Ukr. chasopys prav liudyny 99–103 (in Ukrainian).

30. Denysov V ta in, ‘Prohrama kursu “Prava liudyny” dlia uchniv serednikh zahalnoosvitnikh navchalnykh zakladiv: proekt’ [1995] 19 Informatsiinyi zbirnyk Ministerstva osvity Ukrainy 2–25 (in Ukrainian).

31. Rabinovych P, ‘Verkhovenstvo prava v interpretatsii Strasburzkoho sudu ta Konstytutsiinoho Sudu Ukrainy’ [2006] 1 Visnyk Konstytutsiinoho Sudu Ukrainy 37–46 (in Ukrainian).

32. Rabinovych P, ‘Verkhovenstvo prava yak sotsialno-pryrodnyi fenomen (kontury idealu)’ [2010] 3 Pravo Ukrainy 19–24 (in Ukrainian).

33. Rabinovych P, ‘Ievropeiski standarty prav liudyny: ontolohichni, hnoseolohichni ta prakseolohichni aspekty’ [2003] 2–3 Visnyk Akademii pravovykh nauk Ukrainy 114 (in Ukrainian).

34. Rabinovych P, ‘Zahalnosotsialna (“pryrodna”) pravova systema: poniattia i struktura’ [2008] 4 Visnyk Akademii pravovykh nauk Ukrainy 10 (in Ukrainian).

35. Rabinovych P, ‘Kolizii mizh zakonnistiu ta dotsilnistiu yak postiino vidtvoriuvana problema yurydychnoho rehuliuvannia’ [2000] 4 Visnyk Akademii pravovykh nauk Ukrainy 27–36 (in Ukrainian).

36. Rabinovych P, ‘Konstytutsiinyi pryntsyp verkhovenstva prava’ [1997] 3 Yurydycheskyi vestnyk 66–69 (in Ukrainian).

37. Rabinovych P, ‘Mezhi zdiisnennia prav liudyny (zahalnoteoretychnyi aspekt)’ [1996] 6 Visnyk Akademii pravovykh nauk Ukrainy 8 (in Ukrainian).

38. Rabinovych P, ‘Osnovni prava liudyny: zahalnoteoretychna kharakterystyka’ [1994] 2 Visnyk Akademii pravovykh nauk Ukrainy 22–28 (in Ukrainian).

39. Rabinovych P, ‘Osnovni prava liudyny: sproba zahalnoteoretychnoi kharakterystyky’ [1993] 3 Prava liudyny v Ukraini (in Ukrainian).

40. Rabinovych P, ‘Osnovopolozhni prava liudyny: sotsialno-antropna sutnist, zmistova klasyfikatsiia’ [2013] 2 Visnyk Natsionalnoi akademii pravovykh nauk Ukrainy 10–16 (in Ukrainian).

41. Rabinovych P, ‘Poniattia prava v interpretatsii Strasburzkoho sudu (do 50-richchia Yevropeiskoho sudu z prav liudyny)’ [2009] 2 Visnyk Akademii pravovykh nauk Ukrainy 3–12 (in Ukrainian).

42. Rabinovych P, ‘Pravorozuminnia: potrebova interpretatsiia’ [2014] 1–2 Filosofiia prava i zahalna teoriia prava 229–237 (in Ukrainian).

43. Rabinovych P, ‘Problemy yurydychnoho zabezpechennia prav liudyny (zahalnoteoretychnyi aspekt)’ [1995] 2 Ukr. chasopys prav liudyny 16–23 (in Ukrainian).

44. Rabinovych P, ‘Sotsialna sutnist prav liudyny: u svitli potrebovoho pidkhodu’ [2005] 1 Visnyk Akademii pravovykh nauk Ukrainy 3–14 (in Ukrainian).

45. Rabinovych P, ‘Sotsialno-pryrodna pravova systema suspilstva (zahalnoteoretychna kharakterystyka)’ [2008] 1 Ukrainske pravo 48–60 (in Ukrainian).

46. Rabinovych P, ‘Universalni standarty liudianosti yak kontseptualni zasady antropotsentrychnoho pravorozuminnia’ [2021] 1 Pravo Ukrainy 76–87 (in Ukrainian).

47. Rabinovych P, Lutsiv O, ‘Interpretatsiia verkhovenstva prava: osnovni vitchyzniani pidkhody ta yikh dialektychna vzaiemodopovniuvanist’ [2013] 1–2 Pravo Ukrainy 296–309 (in Ukrainian).

48. Rabinovych P, Osoba V, ‘Profesor H. Lauterpakht – avtor idei ta pershoho proektu Mizhnarodnoho billia (Zahalnoi deklaratsii) prav liudyny’ [2013] 4 Visnyk Natsionalnoi akademii pravovykh nauk Ukrainy 3–10 (in Ukrainian).

49. Rabinovych P, Rabinovych C, Pankevych O, ‘Poshuk verkhovenstva prava yak balansuvannia sotsialnykh interesiv’ [2022] 29(3) Visnyk Natsionalnoi akademii pravovykh nauk Ukrainy 15–35 (in Ukrainian).

Conference papers

50. Mekhman A. Damirli, ‘Vnesok P. M. Rabinovycha v teoretychnu yurysprudentsiiu: novi idei ta rozrobky (zahalna kharakterystyka)’, Naukovyi spadok Petra Moiseiovycha Rabinovycha i aktualni problemy zahalnoteoriinoho pravoznavstva: Materialy mizhnarodnoi naukovoi konferentsii (Lviv, 28–29 bereznia 2025 roku) (M Damirli, S Rabinovycha (red), Medytsyna i pravo 2025) (in Ukrainian).

51. Rabinovych P, ‘Zakonnost’ pravotvorchestva’ v Aktual’nye problemy juridicheskoj nauki na jetape razvitogo socializma. Kratkie tezisy dokladov i nauchnyh soobshhenij respublikanskoj nauchnoj konferencii (Har’kov, 16–18 oktjabrja 1985 g) (Izd-vo Har’k. jurid. in-ta 1985) 197– 199 (in Russian).

52. Rabinovych P, ‘Zakonodavstvo Ukrainy ta normy mizhnarodnoho prava: kryterii vidpovidnosti’, Problemy harmonizatsii zakonodavstva Ukrainy z mizhnarodnym pravom: materialy nauk.-prakt. konf., m. Kyiv, zhovten 1998 r. (In-t zakonodavstva Verkhovnoi Rady Ukrainy, 1998) 255 (in Ukrainian).

53. Rabinovych P, Venetska O, ‘Mizhnarodni standarty prav liudyny: zahalni oznaky, klasyfikatsiia’ v Antropolohiia prava: filosofskyi ta yurydychnyi vymiry (stan, problemy, perspektyvy): st. uchasn. 8-ho Mizhnar. “kruhloho stolu” (m. Lviv, 7–8 hrud. 2012 r.) (Halytskyi drukar, 2013) (in Ukrainian).

54. Rabinovych S, ‘Nevidomi storinky naukovoi tvorchosti Petra Rabinovycha’, Naukovyi spadok Petra Moiseiovycha Rabinovycha Naukovyi spadok Petra Moiseiovycha Rabinovycha i aktualni problemy zahalnoteoriinoho pravoznavstva: Materialy mizhnarodnoi naukovoi konferentsii (Lviv, 28–29 bereznia 2025 roku) (M Damirli, S Rabinovycha (red), Medytsyna i pravo 2025) 38 (in Ukrainian).

55. Usenko I, ‘Kontseptualni osnovy pravovoi pedahohiky profesora Petra Rabinovycha: zahalnoteoretychne pravoznavstvo, prava liudyny, pedahohichnyi takt’, v Naukovyi spadok Petra Moiseiovycha Rabinovycha i aktualni problemy zahalnoteoriinoho pravoznavstva: Materialy mizhnarodnoi naukovoi konferentsii (Lviv, 28–29 bereznia 2025 roku) (M Damirli, S Rabinovycha (red), Medytsyna i pravo 2025) 95 (in Ukrainian).

Theses

56. Harasymiv O, ‘Vplyv praktyky Yevropeiskoho sudu z prav liudyny na vdoskonalennia pravozakhysnoho zakonodavstva v Ukraini (zahalnoteoretychnyi aspekt)’ (dys kand yuryd nauk, 2020) (in Ukrainian).

Newspaper articles

57. Rabinovych P, ‘Pravo liudyny na kompensatsiiu moralnoi shkody’ (Iurydychnyi visnyk Ukrainy 19–25 sichnia 2002) 4 (in Ukrainian).

58. Rabinovych P, ‘Pravovyi prostir (do zahalnoteoretychnoi interpretatsii)’ (Iurydychnyi visnyk Ukrainy 25–31 bereznia 2016) 15 (in Ukrainian).

Websites

59. Mirylo pravovladdia. Komentar. Hlosarii. Rule of Law Checklist (Pereklad z anhliiskoi Serhiia Holovatoho, VAITE 2017) 15 (accessed 28.07.2025) (in Ukrainian).