The article describes the history of development of the English law and the scien-­

tific and practical approaches reflecting concepts of judicial interpretation in England,

value of interpretation and construction at a stage of application the law, the author does

the conclusion about formation of the English doctrine of statutory interpretation.

The article is devoted to the problems of by-law making activity in the Russian Empire in XIX century. The accent is made on identification of particular forms of published ministerial executive rules. The status of these by-law forms is considered to be determined by the Tsar's will and the ministry authorities according to the juridical characteristics, goals etc.

The article deals with some issues of the military records in the Russian Federation, for example, a procedure of military records and its types, rights and duties of persons being subject to conscription and controversial issues of the legal regulation of the conscription.