Despite the absence of a legal definition of the sphere of legal regulation, this legal category remains indispensable when considering issues related to the reasonable and reasonable use of legal tools as a means of social regulation. Consideration of the concept and main features inherent in the sphere of legal regulation, as well as its key properties, such as width and depth, has not
... [Show full abstract] previously been subject to direct legal analysis, and it contributes to the detailed disclosure of the specified legal category. The article also points to the dynamic nature inherent in the sphere of legal regulation. The development of the scope and limits of legal regulation in four main areas – expansion, contraction, deepening and generalisation – is concluded.