Essence and types of functions of civil law

Introduction. Understanding the system of civil law regulation is impossible without assessing the role and significance of such legal phenomenon as the functions of civil law. The purpose of this article was to consider the essence and types of functions of civil law in conjunction with the doctrine of civil law. The author examines the system of civil law regulation taking into account the assessment of the role and significance of such legal phenomenon as the functions of civil law. With the help of methods of scientific cognition, first of all, the method of system analysis, it is established that the functions of law determine the direction of development of the content of the law. The peculiarity of the functions of civil law is associated with the specifics of both the subject and the method of civil law regulation. As a result of the research, the author comes to the conclusion that the functions of civil law are determined by the doctrine, and the external manifestation of this legal influence by the guiding principles of civil law for all participants of the legal process.