ON THE COMPLEXITY IN CIVIL LAW STUDIES
Introduction: numerous references to the term «complexity» in civil law stud ies are not compensated by its meaningful analysis. The scientific novelty of any dissertational work is based on complex studies, scientists talk about complex approaches, complex designs, complex categories, complex problems, etc. At the same time, the terms “cross-sectoral research” and “interdisciplinary research” are often used as synonyms. There are no special scientific works devoted to this issue either in the civil law literature or in general theoretical or philosophical literature. In this regard, the analysis of the category “complexity” in relation to civil research is relevant and in demand. The purpose of the work is to identify the existing approaches to the content of the concept “complexity” in relation to civil law research, to make a comparative analysis of this category with other meth odological approaches, to suggest an algorithm for the correct application of this category in scientific works on specialty 12.00.03. Methods: empirical methods for describing, interpreting; theoretical methods of formal and dialectical logic; specific scientific methods; legal-dogmatic method. Results: the main approaches to understanding the complexity of scientific research are revealed, the research was carried out with the help of the systematic approach and the methods of vari ous branches of scientific knowledge (not only jurisprudence); the author used scientific theories developed in various fields of law; the research allows to study law at different levels; any scientific research is complex. Conclusions: recogniz ing different approaches to the understanding the term “complexity”, the author considers that it is necessary to specify its importance in relation to scientific and qualification works (PhD and doctoral theses). The author offers the universal understanding of the term, according to which complex studies are those which are based on the use of a systematic approach that allows to formulate conclu sions that have signs of novelty.