Humanities & Social Sciences 8 (2016 9) 1910-1915 ~ ~ ~ УДК 341.9 The Main Characteristics of the Hague Principles Marianna A. Kalashyan* Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University 123 Hovsep Emin Str., Yerevan, 0051, Armenia Received 04.05.2016, received in revised form 20.07.2016, accepted 03.08.2016 The article considers legal issues of the Hague Principles on the choice of law in international commercial contracts. <...> The experience of approving the Hague Principles is unique in the long-term practice of the Hague Conference on Private International Law in connection with the fact that for the first time it approved an international instrument in the form of a set of advisory rules. <...> Regulation of international commercial relations by the non-state instruments is frequently implemented nowadays. <...> The article determines the criteria for the non-governmental instruments as the basis for their recognition as a control for cross-border relations. <...> Keywords: Hague Conference on Private International Law, Hague Principles, choice of law, international commercial relations, non-state instruments. <...> One of the major objectives of the rules of private international law is to achieve a high level of coordination and cooperation between national legal systems and, consequently, ensure legal certainty in the regulation of cross-border private relations. <...> To achieve this goal a variety of different-level methods and tools of convergence of law is applied. <...> As R. David noted, the concept of unification of private law should be perceived in a fairly broad sense. <...> The progress of the process of international law unification can be achieved by various means (Renй, 1968, 13). <...> The researcher notes that the means and methods of unification should not be opposed, but are designed to © Siberian Federal University. <...> None of these methods can be absolute and recognized as an instrument of unification par excellence (Renй, 1968). <...> Basing on this statement, let us consider the main characteristics of the Hague Principles on the choice of law applicable to international commercial contracts (hereinafter – the Hague Principles), which received official approval on March 19, 2015. <...> Let us note that since 2006, the Hague Conference on Private International Law1 been developing the draft Hague Principles. <...> In April 2013, the draft Hague Principles were approved by the Special Commission of the Hague Conference, together with detailed paragraphhad Marianna A. Kalashyan. <...> The Main Characteristics of the Hague <...>