Contract as a source of law

The system of sources of Russian law is in its infancy. The main source of law is a normative legal act but the ideas about its legal nature about the subjects of lawmaking about the internal system of normative legal acts are changing. The sphere of application of legal custom is expanding. A special place among sources of law is occupied by a contract. Expansion of the sphere of application of legal agreements as well as strengthening of the process of contract law-making as any society and state develops is a progressive phenomenon. Treaty has long been recognized as a regulator of public relations nevertheless the issue of recognition of any treaty as a source of law remains a subject of discussion. The problem of sources of law is not purely theoretical. This problem becomes particularly acute in the course of law enforcement activities in particular in the resolution of cases by courts. The purpose of this study is to determine the range of sources of modern Russian law to identify the place and role of the contract in the system of sources of law to determine the legal nature of a non-normative contract.