Explanations of plenums ofthe supereme courts onjudicial practiceissuesas aspecific form of judiciallaw-makingin Russia

The article deals with the question of judicial law-making of the high courts of the USSR and the Russian Federation. The main attention is paid to the law-making powers of the plenums and presidiums of the supreme courts. On the basis of the analysis the legislation andjudicial practice the author makes a conclusion that the legal positions formulated by the plenumsand presidiums of the supreme courts of Russia aresources of law which have specific legal nature.

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