Military Law: statement of the problem and solutions

The article considers the historical background of the formation and stages of development of Military Law as an independent branch of the Russian legal system. The first sources of Russian Military Law date back to the X century; the first works on the theory of Military Law in Russia - to the second half of the XIX century. Military Law received a powerful development in the early 40 - 50s of the XX century. However, the final formalization of Military Law as an independent branch of law is associated with the formation of the modern system of law in Russia and the ongoing geopolitical events in the world.