Linguistic Rules of Legal Technique: Reasonableness, Obligation, Efficiency

The article discusses the requirements that are necessary to simplify text of law and increase its intelligibility. main attention is paid rules for use contextual generally accepted abbreviations, because they can significantly reduce volume law, save it unnecessary repetitions make more understandable. Examples inconsistent abbreviations by legislator given, as well examples texts in which would be appropriate abbreviations. It concluded effectiveness technical legal possible only if reasonable obligatory comply to. proved problem complexity modern Russian language needs a planned state policy, covering reform both legislative technique procedure itself. As tools assess these support their observance, proposed establish mandatory automatic check bills syntactic complexity, involve focus groups level readability comprehensibility terms used them. study financially supported Science Foundation, project № 21-18-00484, https://rscf.ru/project/21-18-00484/.