судебное правотворчество, разъяснения по вопросам судебной практики, источник права, прецедент, высшие суды Российской Федерации, правовые позиции, Law

The article deals with the question of judicial law-making of the high courts of the USSR and the Russian Federation. The main attention is paid to the law-making powers of the plenums and presidiums of the supreme courts. On the basis of the analysis the legislation andjudicial practice the author makes a conclusion that the legal positions formulated by the plenumsand presidiums of the supreme courts of Russia aresources of law which have specific legal nature.