vladislav g. sinitsy

Essence and structural organization of oath in legal aspect was studied. Oath as personal solemn confirmation by religious and non-religious act is considered, which was used as an element of jurisprudence in the past and is currently relevant. The structural organization of the oath is presented by analogy with the construction adopted in the normative legal theory. Modern using of oath highlights the relevance of topic. It is noted that structure of oath has practically not undergone significant changes from ancient until now. Oath breaking as basis of punishment is considered. Psychic and emotional side of oath is considered. As an illustration of the semantic content of oaths, excerpts from literary works of ancient Greek authors are given. Taking the oath according the topic imply legal aspect of activity by persons and authority. Publicity of the sworn-in ceremony is indicated. An original version of structuring of the oath is proposed. The sources of the research are original written documents, as well as translations with comments, fragments that have come down to us or intact petroglyphs located in archaeological parks or museums. The deductive, inductive, historical-linguistic, formal-legal methods along with description, analysis and synthesis, and non-stationary research were used.