The article is devoted to the Russian legal system as a whole and independent cultural and historical phenomenon. The author raises a question if the Russian legal system retains its independent individual character or if it is an elemental part of the Romano-Germanic legal family. The ways to optimize the further development of the Russian legal system are determined.
russian legal system, principles of the legal system, directions of the Russian legal system development
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