THE CATEGORY OF LEGALITY IN THEORY AND LEGISLATION

Abstract

In this article, the author analyzes the concept of legality in the modern theory of law, examines the historical evolution of this category in the pre-Soviet and Soviet periods. On the basis of consideration of the provisions of the current legislation, the author comes to the opinion that the principle of legality in legislation has a slightly different meaning than in theoretical science. Here legality is reduced to the implementation of the entire array of regulations, and not laws as such.