CORRESPONDENCE OF LEGISLATIVE DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND CONCEPTS «LEGAL RULE» AND «LEGAL ACT» PROVISIONS OF MODERN THEORIES OF LEGAL RULES, LEGAL ACTS AND NEEDS LEGAL PRACTICE

Abstract

When preparing the study, the goal was to assess the content of the terms «norm of law» and «normative-legal act», disclosed by the subject of law-making in parts 1-2 of Art. 8 of the Law of Ukraine «On law-making activity», on the subject of its compliance with the provisions of modern theories of legal norms, legal acts, as well as the needs of legal practice. On the basis of the analysis of the definitions of these terms, a conclusion was made about their insufficient technical and legal perfection, and the need to make changes to the definitive legal norms established in the above-mentioned article of the normative legal act of higher legal force was also substantiated. Taking into account such a requirement of the law-making technique for the language and style of normative legal acts, such as brevity, unambiguity and accessibility for understanding the legal language, it is necessary to make changes to parts 1-2 of Art. 8 of the Law of Ukraine «On law-making activity» dated August 24, 2023 and to set out the specified article in the following wording: «Article 8. Norm of law, normative legal act 1. A rule of law is a formally defined general rule of conduct that has a regulatory and/or protective effect on social relations, the implementation of which is guaranteed by the possibility of applying state coercion. 2. A normative legal act is an official document adopted (issued) by a subject of law-making activity in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Ukraine, containing norms (norms) of law, exerting a regulatory and/or protective influence on social relations and designed for repeated implementation of the contained legal norms in it».