Lichichan, O.P. Legal systems of the constituent subjects of the federation: the experience of constructing the Russian model

Abstract: The article is devoted to the problems of bases for the concept of autonomous legal systems of the constituent subjects of the Russian Federation. The author analyzes various theoretical approaches to this issue. Based on the analysis of constitutional legal norms and tendencies of development of regional legislation in late XX and early XXI centuries, the author draws a conclusion on the absence of legal systems of constituent subjects of the Russian Federation. The article includes analysis of the process of transition from the model of independent legal systems of the constituent subjects of the Russian Federation to the understanding of regional legislation as an unified element of the national legal system.

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