LAW AS A SOURCE OF LAW: CONCEPT, TYPES AND PLACE IN THE SYSTEM OF LEGAL REGULATION

Abstract

This article examines law as a primary source of law in the modern legal system. The study analyzes the concept and essential features of law as a normative legal act of the highest legal force, its types and hierarchical structure. Special attention is paid to the constitutional law as a fundamental source of the national legal order, as well as the role of federal constitutional laws and federal laws in the regulation of social relations. The article considers the correlation between law and subordinate normative acts, explores the principles of supremacy and direct effect of law. The research relies predominantly on scholarly articles, normative legal act, and doctrinal sources in the theory of law.