Legal force: normative aspect

This article reveals the concept of “legal force” and discusses the specifics of its use in theoretical and legal science. By analyzing different points of view on legal force, the author identifies new approaches to the concept under discussion. The main properties of legal force are given, its varieties are described, and the place of this concept in branch sciences is shown. Particular attention is paid to the consideration of the principles of the positivist view of the nature of legal force. It is emphasized that the latter is often associated exclusively with legislation, which unreasonably narrows the scientific potential of this concept. The author assumes that in the future it is necessary to study the power of law by referring to the scientific works of researchers of the Russian abroad, considering the position of scientists of the historical school of law and supporters of the concept of natural law.