THE PROBLEM OF CLASSIFICATION OF LEGAL FACTS IN MODERN LEGAL THEORY

The article is devoted to the study of the problem of classification of legal facts – a fundamental category of the theory of law, which plays a key role in the mechanism of legal regulation. The author analyzes various approaches to defining the concept of a legal fact, draws a distinction with related categories. The methodological basis of the study was formed by the methods of complex analysis, comparison, and typology. Particular attention is paid to a critical review of existing classifications of legal facts on various grounds, which made it possible to identify their shortcomings and advantages from the point of view of practical applicability and improvement of the theoretical and methodological base.