TY JOUR TI The Place and Role of Court in Legal System KW For the purposes of articles made in clarifying understanding of the legal system and the characteristics of its components. The legal system assumes features of the evolution and structure: conceptual framework KW sources of law KW legal ideology KW legal mentality KW and the institutional part KW referring to including the main branches of government and In particular KW the court acts KW judicial practice. Court in the position of public authority and at the same time the role of civil society institution powerfully harmonizes the legal system. Through the court goes becoming law KW realization of the law KW and protection of the law. In theory of state and law the place of judgment displayed in light of the general functions of the court and judicial decisions as an important component of communicative legal system. Court of the Russian legal system is primarily intended to serve a social function KW referring to his total service of man and society KW as well as a comprehensive action to protect specific social rights of citizens. No less important political function. The mere fact that the proceedings are implemented statutory provisions makes judicial acts politically colored. With certain possible to ascertain the impact of the court aimed at raising the cultural level of citizens in general and the formation of legal culture in particular. The Court itself represents the level of culture of contemporary society. And it would be wrong to remove him from performing cultural (ideological) function. Despite the significance oft he marked lines of communication activities of the court KW characterized depending on the orientation of the sphere and KW qualifying will be truly legal functions — they directly show the place of justice and judicial acts in the legal system. The main one — law enforcement KW and three others accompany it and provide: interpretation of law KW concretization of law KW law making. Results communicative activities Court allow to conclude to the need to implement of its precedential decisions in the legislationof the Russian Federation. Means to solutions KW both national and inter-state judiciary. One condition: account national realities. To harmonize national legal system with international law directed Federal Constitutional Law from 04.06.2014 No. 9-FKZ. JO Journal of Russian Law AU Lazaryev, V.V. PY 2014 IS 2 PB Legal publishing house Norm