LTPliuralizmas šiuolaikinėje visuomenėje egzistuoja kaip universalus standartas, darantis įtaką politiniams sprendimams ir formuojamiems teisiniams konceptams. Šeimos institutas yra ta sritis, kurioje reiškiasi vertybių apsaugos problemos. Kas yra institutas (institucija)? Kokias funkcijas atlieka ir kaip sąveikauja su individualybe bei šeima? Būtina analizuoti šias temas siekiant kompetentingai vertinti šiuolaikinius šeimos instituto klausimus. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Institucija; Institutas; Santuoka; Šeima; Individualybė; Institution; Institute; Marriage; Family; Individuality.
ENAn institution is an organized form created by the society and intended to satisfy human instincts and needs. The intelligence of the society manifests inside an institution and pursues to influence human instincts and needs. This article aims to reveal the positive interaction among institution, human individuality and family. An institution is a group of people united in a certain idea and having its own organizational structure. In order to survive an institution must develop into a responsible and independently of its creators operating organization with its position, rights and responsibilities in the society. The interiority of an institution consists of three features: privacy which means the environment of trust, authority which is a necessary criterion for the existence of an institution according to the requirements of social life, and objectivity which means a distinction, a degree of independence between an institution and an individual. An institution accomplishes the function of mediation between individuals and state within the framework of positive law, it also helps people finding an effective and active role in the society.This social mechanism differentiates and brings together its members, provides dimensions of strength and continuity for human experiences. Legal norms generally seek to limit individual actions. An institution aims to create and save values of actions, and by using this, an individual is able to transfer his personal rights and needs into the social level. Different institutions enable people to participate in the creation and continuity of the civilization in their own way. The institution of family is not only a union of emotional nature. It aims to uphold the function of value and institutional heritage not only inside a family, but the society as well. [From the publication]