On the Legal Status of the Military Doctrine of the Russian Federation

The author of this article examines the issue of the legal status of the Military Doctrine of the Russian Federation; hence the purpose of the study is to clarify its status. The study analyzed the acts of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. In addition, the author turned to a wide range of doctrinal points of view on issues of interest to us. As a result of the study, we came to the conclusion that the President of the Russian Federation, within the limits of his powers, issues decrees and orders that should not contradict the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws. The President in the status of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief adopts the Military Doctrine, which is officially published and has all the features inherent in normative legal acts.