. Legal constructions as categories of inner form (structure) of criminal law.

Abstract: Creation of legal constructions is aimed at finding the best way to reflect complicated legal reality in legal norms. Any legal construction should clearly and completely set upon those legal norms, which it is based on. Author of this article studies positions of leading legal scholars, such as A.F. Cherdantsev, S.S. Alekseeva, A.A. Ushakova, on the nature of legal constructions. The article also contains a review on nature and value of legal constructions within criminal law.