Onufrienko O. Legal means in the context of instrumental theory of law

The dissertation is dedicated to the investigation of legal means in the context of the instrumental theory of law. In the research a systemic analysis of legal means within the medium of instrumental theory of law has been carried out, definition of legal means has been specified, legal regulations as complex substantive legal means have been investigated within the medium of proposed instrumental algorithmic approach, legal means problem has been researched in the context of urgent problems of general theory of law. As a result of the research methods of perfection in instrumental approach to the law as a whole and theory of legal means in particular have been explored, the necessity of entering respective alternations in legisla-tion of Ukraine has been substantiated.