A Complex Approach to the Study of Discretion in Law
https://doi.org/10.19073/2658-7602-2020-17-1-11-16
Abstract
This article examines the positive and negative approaches to the understanding of discretion in law, formulates an author’s definition, the main features, substantiates the need for a comprehensive study of this legal phenomenon, as well as the problems that arise in law enforcement, law-making and interpretative practice, depending on the nature of legal activity. The main positions of legal scholars regarding the essential characteristics of discretion in law are studied.
About the Author
Yu. V. Onosov
Ural State Law University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Onosov Yurii V., Docent of the Department of Theory of State and Law, Candidate of Legal Sciences
21 Komsomolskaya st., Yekaterinburg, 620137
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Onosov Yu.V. A Complex Approach to the Study of Discretion in Law. Siberian Law Review. 2020;17(1):11-16. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.19073/2658-7602-2020-17-1-11-16
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