Academician Urazaev - an outstanding scientist and statesman: a look through the prism of time and events

The article is devoted to the activities of one of the authors of the constitution of the independent Republic of Uzbekistan, an outstanding legal scholar, academician Sh. Z. Urazaev In the context of the adoption on april 30, 2023 of a new version of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Academician Sh. Z. Urazaev for a long time he conducted teaching and organizational work at the Tashkent State Law University (former Tashkent State University). Sh. Z. Urazaev conducted research in the field of theory and history of state building in Uzbekistan. He was the Chairman of the Constitutional Supervision Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Acting Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Commissioner of the Oliy Majlis for Human Rights, Deputy of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan. As the head of the working group on the development of the draft Constitution of the independent Republic of Uzbekistan, he took an active part in its development. The article considers the great work of academician Sh. Z. Urazaev in the training of highly qualified legal personnel, young researchers. An analysis of the provisions enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 1977 was carried out in the context of modern transformations in the state and public life of the country.