Vectors of Legal Interpretation Activity when Interpreting Contracts

Introduction: the official interpretation of the norms of law is one of the elements that support the efficiency of the mechanism of legal regulation in public relations. In the vast majority of cases, it is implemented in relation to the norms of the law, but its role is not limited to this area alone. The official interpretation of contracts has an independent significance in law, which, due to its lack of study, requires increased attention. Purpose: to consider specific areas of using the official interpretation of the law in interpreting the content of contracts, an attempt to systematize knowledge about contractual legal interpretation activity. Methods: the methodological framework for the study is a set of methods of scientific cognition, including systematicity, analysis, comparative law, and formal law. Results: the author’s position, substantiated in the work, on the possibility of identifying the vectors of legal interpretation activity in the interpretation of contracts is based on the work of individual scientists, the provisions of current legislation, interpretative acts of the supreme judicial authorities of the Russian Federation, and the results of law enforcement practice. Conclusions: as a result of the conducted research, it was found that specific independent and interrelated directions of official interpretation should be recognized as vectors, which are aimed at ensuring a clear understanding of the methods of concluding and executing contracts. It is advisable to consider them as some kind of starting point, landmarks that contribute to the systematization of all interpretative activities and characterize interpretation as a single production process. Their presence makes it possible to influence the contractual interpretation point-by-point and, if necessary, adjust the latter to the required extent. The list of vectors of legal interpretation activity in the interpretation of contracts is not exhaustive.