International treaty as a source of private international law

The paper reviews the reasons to admit that the international treaty is a source of international private law. The research analyzes various approaches to reviewing the doctrine of private international law. The relevance of the study is determined by the problem of opposite scientific views which determine whether international treaties can be recognized as private international law sources or not. By rejecting this scientific approach, one could exclude a great number of judicial acts interpreting international treaties and resolving urgent practical issues. The author reviews Russian and international judicial institutions activity and clarifies the role of legal precedent in settling the private legal relationship.