Sergei Alexeyev's doctrine of legal systems (families)

Abstract

Sergei Alexeyev is one of the largest Russian lawyers, whose works are a reference point for modern fundamental research in the field of legal sciences. He paid considerable attention to the problems of legal communities (legal systems, legal families, etc.), which have been remainingtopical. At the same time, the views of the famous scientist on legal communities and, above all, on the legal system, were formed gradually, under the influence of many factors. In this paper, an attempt is made to reveal the transformation of the position on the legal communities of the recognised methodology of Soviet law. For this purpose, the generalising and special works are analysed in which, various aspects of the legal system are studied. The object of the study is the doctrine of Sergei Alexeyev's law and legal reality. The subject of the research is the formation, basic provisions, transformation and significance of Sergei Alexeyev's scientific theory about the legal system.