The academic discipline "History of the State and Law of Foreign Countries" ( "Universal History of the State and Law"), together with other theoretical and historical-legal disciplines, forms the basis for the study of sectoral and special legal sciences. Analyzing the specific-historical content of political and legal processes and exploring their inherent causal relationships , The universal history of the state and law reveals stable trends and patterns of their formation and evolution. and also reveals the world experience in building political and legal systems. The purpose of the course is to form a holistic system of views on the development of law and the state in students . The program was developed at the Law Faculty of St. Petersburg State University