Notable features of sources governing the service relations of civil servants
Since the service relations of civil servants are governed by both administrative and labour law, the author concludes that the sources system related to service relations is characterized by a combination of common sources of labour and administrative law and special laws regulating the civil service relations. The article then considers certain types of sources governing the service relations of civil servants, E.G. regulations, collective agreements and contracts, local regulations, international treaties and international standards and principles. Particular attention is paid to the role of judicial practice in regulating the civil service relations. The author disagrees with the experts in administrative law who argue that the rules of labour law are gradually being forced out the scope of regulation of the service relations and replaced by entirely special rules of administrative law. At the same time, she thinks that there is no need to create the RF Service Code and the only one useful thing to do is to amend the Federal Law on State Civil Service of the Russian Federation with special rules revealing notable features of this type of public service.