Principles of Family Law

Abstract

The article discusses the problems of defining the nature of specific principles of Family Law. It is concluded that they amount to an autonomous form of law that exercises a supreme legal force as compared with other forms due to the fact that it reflects the objective socio-economic laws of the society. The author highlights the multidirectional nature of these principles. The principles' disposition in Article 1 of the RF Family Code (RF FC) indicates that they are primarily addressed to the law-maker to be taken into account during the law-making process. It is justified that the principles of Family Law are binding on courts. Some principles of Family Law are formulated as requirements applied to the conduct of the participants in family relations. Based on the content of Article 5 of the RF FC, the author concludes that the principle of good faith is to be applied to family relations. The legal nature of the principles referred to in Article 1 of the RF FC is described as the need to develop family relations based on the feelings of mutual love and respect, cooperation and responsibility towards the family of all its members