Party acts in the system of sources of Soviet law

The system of sources of law is a dynamic developing phenomenon. At the same time, it not only tends to improve its regulatory capabilities, based on social needs, but also has the properties of universality and continuity. This prompts scientists to turn again and again to the problem of the sources of law, while paying attention to both the features of the origin of law and the forms of its expression. The subject of this research is the acts created by party structures in the Soviet period of Russian history, their significance in the legal system of the country and the possibility of referring to one of the types of sources of law known to legal science. The purpose of the research is to consider the influence of party acts on the system of sources of Soviet law, both in the ideal and in the formal legal sense. Objectives: to study the historiography of the issue, to study the features of the Russian legal system in the Soviet period, to determine the place and role of party acts in the system of sources of Russian law. The research methodology is based on the use of both general scientific methods – analysis, deduction, systemic, and private law – formal legal and comparative legal methods. The results of the study are expressed in determining the role and significance of party acts in the system of sources of law of the Soviet period, and in assessing their regulatory capabilities. The scope of the results is educational, scientific, legislative spheres. The significance of party acts for the formation of Russian law in the content and formal legal aspects is revealed. Their doctrinal nature is substantiated.