"Rule-of-law" and "social" in the description of the social rule-of-law state

Characteristic of the State as a social and rule-of-law entity suggests a unity and a contradiction of two categories: "social" and "rule-of-law". These are the categories that make up the unity, at the same time, presuppose the existence of contradictions. Their implementation in the State, suggesting a struggle of opposites, in practice, could lead to statehood crisis. Overcoming this condition implies the improvement of legal regulation and increasing the level of development of social sphere of a civil society. Therefore, a modern democracy should not be interpreted as "social" or "rule-of-law" but as "social rule-of-law".