Main Scientific Approaches to the Definition of the Concept of a Legal Mechanism
This article attempts to identify and analyze the main doctrinal approaches to the definition of the concept of legal mechanisms. The authors note that the lack of clear methodological foundations, a single conceptual apparatus and scientific tools of the theory of legal mechanisms significantly limits the functionality of individual applied research and the theory of law as a whole. It is stated, that the legal mechanism is a complex systemic entity that combines elements of the impact of law on public relations - not always purely legal, interacting with each other and united into a single whole (system).