Forms of Exercising the Functions of Law
https://doi.org/10.21686/2411-118X-2025-3-9-16
Abstract
The presented work is devoted to the problem of forms of exercising the functions of law. The author focuses on a critical analysis of existing concepts (T.N. Radko, V.A. Tolstik, A.V. Konstantinova), identifying their methodological and logical shortcomings, and developing an alternative approach to defining and classifying these forms. The research methodology is based on the principles of materialistic dialectics. The comparative method is widely used to compare approaches to the forms of functions of law and the state, as well as to identify differences between domestic and Western traditions. The historical and legal method is used when referring to the legacy of Soviet legal science. The scientific novelty of the research is due to the fact that the work systematizes and criticizes the main existing concepts of forms of exercising the functions of law; the need for a fundamentally new basis for classifying forms of exercising the functions of law, different from the types of legal impact, is substantiated. As a result of the conducted research, the author comes to the conclusion that it is advisable to distinguish all forms of exercising the functions of law into two groups: state-governmental, as well as non-governmental. The first group includes law-making, executive and administrative, judicial, supervisory and law-interpretation forms. The second group includes both legal and non-legal forms of exercising the functions of law; however, it is not possible to talk about the possibility of compiling a complete and exhaustive list of non-governmental forms of exercising the functions of law. Attention is drawn to the need for further elaboration of the presented issues.
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About the Author
K. A. SitnikovRussian Federation
PhD in Law, Associate Professor of the Department Theory of State and Law of Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia named after V.Ya. Kikot; Senior Researcher of the Centre of Law and Culture Research of the Law Department of the State Academic University for the Humanities.
12 Academic Volgin Str., Moscow, 117437; 26 Maronovskiy Lane, Moscow, 119049
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For citations:
Sitnikov K.A. Forms of Exercising the Functions of Law. ECONOMICS. LAW. SOCIETY. 2025;10(3):9-16. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21686/2411-118X-2025-3-9-16









