Crisis Phenomena in the Legal Sphere as an Interdisciplinary Concept

Currently, crisis studies are actively pursued across all legal disciplines, leading to the emergence of the term “crisisology”. Despite the efforts made by scholars in the theory and history of state and law, as well as international law, there is still a lack of established approaches for studying crisis phenomena. The aim of this study is to analyze and summarize the approaches of contemporary Russian and foreign legal scholars to the definition, classification, causation, stages, and resolution of crisis phenomena within the legal field. The study used both general scientific methods (descriptive, chronological, heuristic, methods of analysis, synthesis, deduction, induction), and special (formal-legal, historical-legal, comparative-legal) me­thods of legal research. This research was primarily based on the theoretical work of legal scholars specializing in constitutional, criminal, civil, and international law, including theorists and historians. It is shown that the systematic study of crisis-related issues within jurisprudence emerged in the 19th century, and its relevance now extends to all areas of legal science. The author’s definition of crises in the legal sphere has been developed. It was concluded that the general classification of crises in the legal sphere – distinguishing between those stemming from other areas and those inherent to the legal one – is equally applicable to all fields of jurisprudence, although the specific types of crises within each branch of law warrant further classification based on their unique causes and manifestations.