Maliki school in Islamic law

The article is devoted to Maliki law school, which is established within the framework of Islamic law in the Arab Caliphate in the end of VIII century. The author systematizes characteristics of the Maliki school, analyzes the approach of adherents of malikism to the problem of sources of law. The article reveals the reasons of the relatively weak popularity of foundations of malikism in the Islamic world and narrow distribution area of this school, limited by the countries of the Maghreb and the medieval Andalusia.