Disciplinary ontology

Introduction: the scientific article discusses issues related to the awareness of the legal nature of disciplinary ontology. The question of the essence of the concept of “discipline” is considered from various worldviews and based on the opinions of various scholars. Materials and Methods: The theoretical and empirical basis of the study is made up of various opinions of normative scientists, representatives of the natural legal theory of legal understanding, as well as adherents of the legal-libertarian theory. Research results: in our opinion, based on the etymological and philosophical concepts of ontology, the ontology of disciplinary law should be understood as the doctrine of the essence and essence of the concept of “discipline” in all its manifestations. Conclusions and conclusions: in the ontological perspective of studying and answering this question, we believe that disciplinary coercion in the legislation should be conditional on the observance of the principle of formal equality, consisting of the components: abstractly universal equality of the parties to the legal relationship, the formality of voluntary execution and freedom of choice of lawful behavior, and fairness of disciplinary punishment with a protective mechanism of judicial access.