Phenomena of “monroism” and “cognitive dissonances”

The article, prepared for the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine deals with the specific characteristics of the legal and political cultures of the West, headed by the USA, which drastically differ from the Russian and the Latin American corresponding cultures. The author comes to the conclusion, that the phenomena of “monroism”, based on the Anglo-Saxon legal system, has a constant character, and, hav ing been transformed through the times, is always present in the political practices of the USA and other countries of the Anglo-Saxon world. Using precedents, this system in cites its user to gain maximum profit, while its method is selectivity. This leads to the “loosely” used policies of the double standards. The author gives examples of such, comparing the cases of Panama (1903) and Kosovo (1999). He also mentions the politics of the Great Britain with respect of the native population of the Diego Garcia Island (1966) and the Falkland (Malvinas) isles (1982-2013). The author thinks, that one cogni tive dissonances, based on the differences in the legal conscience between the Russian and the Anglo-Saxon”worlds” have objective and constant character, while not admitting this circumstance would be an error. In his next article the author plans to through light on the common features that Russia share with the legal and political culture of the Latin American countries, which contribute to their more active cooperation in the international politics.

contemporary legal systems, legal conscience, Anglo-Saxon “world”, the Monroe Doctrine