On the issue of the concept and essence of the legal capacity citizens

This article discusses issues related to changes in the Civil Code of the Russian Federation concerning legal peculiarities in relation to incompetent and severely capable persons. Also, the work analyzes the norms of international law on the issue under consideration. Particular attention is paid to the problems of determining by court incapacitated persons and those with limited active legal capacity. Also, the complexities of legal relations between guardians and incompetent.