Definition, attributes and forms of abuse of subjective civil law

The article deals with the essence of abuse of law and its forms. The author analyzes the connection between abuse of law and realization and defense of civil rights, formulates her own definition of abuse of rights and defines its attributes. The forms of abuse of rights are described in this article and illustrated by the real cases. In addition, the author studies viewpoints of scientists about the definition of abuse of rights, its attributes and forms and gives arguments for and against these positions. The author concludes, that term «abuse of right» needs to be strictly adjusted, and offers to formalize its definition and attributes. He advises to formalize definitions and attributes for forms of abuse a right.