ARSEN KAGHKTSYAN
The article is devoted to the analysis of the peculiarities of the formation of legal regulation of the military sphere during the existence of the First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920). In the context of constant armed conflicts and unstable statehood, the formation of military law was fragmentary. It is concluded that military law in the period under review had not yet developed as an independent branch, but separate military-legal institutions had been established that influenced the further development of the legal system. Tracing the continuity of the formation of the modern discourse of the military-legal reality of the Armenian statehood, the author noted the following as conditions for the formation of military law: six wars in which the First Republic of Armenia took part during the short period of its existence; the adoption of a significant number (about 300) of legal acts taking into account the actual experience of conducting military operations; the possibility of the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia by the Constitutional Council after the establishment of peace and the resolution of the territorial issue. Based on the results of historical research, the author noted individual military-legal institutions that, in his opinion, influenced the formation of military law as an independent branch of law. Namely, the significant role of the “Temporary Law on Official Crimes” was noted, which provided for liability for military personnel, including for the commission of official crimes.