On the issue of security as a category in civil law

Mankind, overcoming new stages of its development, along with replenishment of its arsenal with positive achievements of civilization, is forced to face new threats and challenges that encroach on the security of man, society and the state. In this regard, the problems of ensuring various types of security have become particularly relevant. Within the framework of the legal concept, security is considered as the most important social good. Objective: to study security not only as a legal category, but also to determine the doctrinal directions of the study of security as a category in civil law. In the course of the study of the problematic, the method of analysis, etymological analysis, historical, comparative legal, formal legal methods are used. The conducted analysis shows that insufficient attention is paid to the problems of civil law provision of security in the legal literature. Different approaches that have developed as a result of the study of the concept of security, starting with the etymology of the word, are considered. A theoretical and legal study of security as a legal category is carried out, the features of the methodology in the study of security issues in civil law are considered. It is concluded that security is not only a state of protection, but also the possibility of development and the inadmissibility of a threat of increased risk or a risk that is inadmissible under comparable circumstances. It is revealed that the category of “security” is not absolute, but relative and depends on various conditions and circumstances.