In this article, the author analyzes the concept of legality in the modern theory of law, examines the historical evolution of this category in the pre-Soviet and Soviet periods. On the basis of consideration of the provisions of the current legislation, the author comes to the opinion that the principle of legality in legislation has a slightly different meaning than in theoretical science. Here legality is reduced to the implementation of the entire array of regulations, and not laws as such.
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