The Cyclical Nature of Law and Legal System Transformation: Theoretical and Methodological Bases of Research
In the paper, the author notes the acceleration of dynamics of social and legal transformation in modern Russia. The need to study the constitutional and legal cycles of development of the Russian society is highlighted. The concepts of «cycle», «time» and «rhythm» of transformation of law and legal system are correlated. Attention is drawn to the problem of crisis phenomena in the process of functioning and development of the legal system of modern Russian society. The possibility and prospects of using the theoretical model of legal development cycles in the study of crisis legal phenomena are analyzed. The crisis is interpreted as an integral part of the structure of legal development of society, which carries negative and positive aspects. The causes, conditions and types of crisis phenomena of law and legal system are considered. The author concludes that it is efficient to differentiate subjects of cyclic dynamics of the Russian legal system in a relatively independent direction of state and legal research.