Motto: “Depth of Thought. The Power of Culture. Excellence in Expertise.”
The primary objective of the Department of Law, Society and Culture is to become a leading academic centre that collaborates with distinguished scholars from around the world and prepares modern professionals who meet international standards.
One of the Department’s key priorities is to develop educational materials in line with international standards and use them to equip future legal professionals not only with knowledge of legal rules but also with the ability to engage in in-depth philosophical analysis, logical reasoning and critical thinking.
The Department places particular emphasis on preparing specialists with up-to-date knowledge and skills who can understand complex socio-legal processes in the context of digital transformation and the development of artificial intelligence, while adhering to the principles of professional ethics.
The Department’s key responsibilities include:
· Research: conducting fundamental research into the philosophical and legal challenges of modelling social processes in the context of digital transformation and the development of artificial intelligence.
· Developing intellectual skills: fostering students’ logical, analytical, critical and comparative thinking skills and preparing them to analyse and model complex socio-legal processes.
· Building professional competencies: developing students’ professional ethics, leadership qualities, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution skills and other essential professional competencies.
· Bridging theory and practice: expanding opportunities for independent learning and connecting the philosophy of law and theories of logic with legal practice.
· Promoting spiritual and cultural values: fostering harmony between national and universal human values in the development of civil society through the study of religious studies and cultural studies.
· Strengthening international cooperation: establishing partnerships with leading scholars, international research centres and prestigious universities working in the fields of professional development and social philosophy.
· Introducing innovative approaches: incorporating modern educational technologies and advanced teaching methods into the learning process and developing next-generation teaching and learning materials.
The Department delivers a total of 7 courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Undergraduate level:
· Professional Skills and Development;
· Sociology;
· Logic;
· E-Government;
· Information Technology.
Elective courses:
· Logic;
· Religious Studies.
Postgraduate level:
· Sociology of Law — elective course.
The Department’s academic staff are actively engaged in research, focusing on law, philosophy, sociology and related disciplines.
In 2025, the Department achieved the following research outcomes:
· 45 articles were published in academic journals included in the list of the Higher Attestation Commission (HAC), 19 of which appeared in international academic journals;
· 2 articles were published in academic journals indexed in the Scopus database;
· 2 teaching guides and 2 textbooks were published;
· 3 monographs were published;
· participation in 7 international conferences.
In addition, 2 international and 5 national academic conferences and roundtable discussions were organised.
Alongside their research activities, the Department’s academic staff and independent researchers actively participate in academic conferences, seminars and roundtable discussions.
The Department places particular emphasis on strengthening international cooperation. To this end, academic and research partnerships have been established with foreign higher education institutions that hold leading positions in prestigious international rankings, including the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings, Times Higher Education and the Academic Ranking of World Universities.
In particular, within the framework of cooperation with the University of Regensburg in Germany, the Department’s academic staff have delivered lectures and organised research seminars.
The Department also regularly organises academic events in collaboration with the academic staff of one of its long-standing partners, M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University.
The Department is active in education, research and legislative improvement, and contributes to the development of relevant proposals. Its academic staff also actively participate in organising and conducting legal awareness activities in local communities (mahallas).
A grant project entitled “Establishment of a Legal Clinic to Help Address the Challenges Faced by Young People at Social Risk”, implemented at Tashkent State University of Law from 1 August 2024 to 1 August 2025 under the leadership of Associate Professor D. K. Jumaniyozova, was selected as a winner of a grant competition announced by the Agency for Innovative Development under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
As part of the project, more than 20 events and legal awareness activities were conducted across the country. A research visit to the Federal Republic of Germany was also organised to study international best practices.
The project was successfully completed, and proposals aimed at improving legislation were developed based on its findings and submitted through the established procedures.
In addition, members of the Department serve on prestigious academic councils as members and reviewers.
The Department’s academic staff place particular emphasis on strengthening their research and professional capacity, incorporating modern academic approaches into the educational process and advancing research activities.
Currently, 9 full-time academic staff members hold academic degrees: 2 hold Doctor of Science (DSc) degrees and 7 hold Candidate of Sciences (PhD) degrees. The remaining 8 academic staff members do not hold academic degrees.