Legal doctrine as a source of law in Russia and Bulgaria: comparative aspects
In: Gosudarstvo i pravo, Heft 7, S. 30
The article examines the comparative aspects of the use of legal doctrine as the source of law in Russia and Bulgaria. The authors analyze the approaches to determination the place of legal doctrine in the system of sources of law and offer the definition of the "legal doctrine". Also, the authors highlight the merits of recognizing legal doctrine as the source of law, but emphasize the potential danger of excessive ideologization of the legal system. Authors conclude that it is obligatory to consolidate the legal doctrine as the source of law, defining the conditions for its operation and establishing the place in the hierarchy of sources of law.