SOVIET LAW IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEADING SOVIET THEORETICAL SCIENTISTS

Gamalei A. A.

The article reveals the different views of legal scholars of the late 1970s on the concept of "Soviet law." most of whom, for various reasons, proposed to correct the existing concept of "law" by introducing separate elements into it, and only a few stated the need for its qualitative revision.

Keywords:Soviet law, socialist states, law, normative approach, Soviet lawyers.