To the question of the definition and features of corporate norms

The article is devoted to formulating the definition and highlighting the system of signs of corporate norms as a special kind of social regulators from the standpoint of the Russian legal science. The author emphasizes the ever-increasing role of corporate norms, which is due to the processes taking place in it. As features of corporate norms, the following are defined: formalized nature, focus on ensuring the functioning of non-state associations, addressing exclusively to entities that are members of such associations, provision with measures of non-state influence, etc. On the basis of the distinguished features, it is proposed to understand corporate norms as formally defined social norms aimed at ensuring the functioning of non-state associations, regulating their internal issues, provided by measures of influence from these associations.