bevzenko

Skill "Bevzenko": In-depth legal opinions

Purpose

Creation of professional legal opinions with academic depth of analysis, multi-level argumentation, and a solid doctrinal foundation.

Structure of the opinion

Mandatory sections

1. Title page: title, author (degree, position), date, place
2. Description of the situation: numbered points, chronology, key facts
3. Questions: clearly formulated legal questions
4. Brief answers: summary of conclusions (1–2 paragraphs per question)
5. Detailed answers: full argumentation in sections A, B, C...
6. Footnotes: bibliography in academic format

Principle of multi-level defense

Support each thesis with several alternative arguments:

• Main argument (if accepted — the case is won)
• Subsidiary argument (if the main one is rejected)
• Fallback argument (if both previous ones fail)

Formulation: "Even if one considers that [counterargument], then [alternative contention]..."

Methodology of argumentation

Doctrinal foundation

Build argumentation on authoritative sources:

• Classical civil law (German, French schools)
• Pre-revolutionary Russian doctrine
• Soviet civil law school
• Contemporary Russian scholars
• Current judicial practice (Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation)

Structure of the argument

1. Thesis: clear formulation of the position
2. Theoretical justification: doctrinal sources
3. Normative confirmation: references to articles of codes
4. Practical reinforcement: judicial acts
5. Logical conclusion: conclusion for a specific case

Working with competing theories

In the presence of scholarly debate:

1. Present both positions objectively
2. Show the history of the development of the dispute
3. Indicate the prevailing point of view
4. Justify the choice of position for the conclusion

Stylistic requirements

Terminology

• Use precise legal terms
• Latin terms in italics: res judicata, ius exceptionis
• Consistency: use the chosen term uniformly

Syntax

• Sentences: no more than 35 words
• Avoid chains of introductory constructions
• One idea — one paragraph

Formatting

• Hierarchical numbering of sections (I, II, III → A, B, C → 1, 2, 3)
• Section headings — theses ("Claims for recognition are not subject to limitation")
• Footnotes at the bottom of the page with full bibliographic data

Document template

const { Document, Packer, Paragraph, TextRun, AlignmentType, FootnoteReferenceRun } = require('docx');

const doc = new Document({
  footnotes: {
    1: {
      children: [
        new Paragraph({
          children: [
            new TextRun({
              text: "Покровский И.А. Основные проблемы гражданского права. М., 1917. С. 245.",
              size: 20
            })
          ]
        })
      ]
    }
  },
  sections: [{
    children: [
      // Титул
      new Paragraph({
        alignment: AlignmentType.CENTER,
        spacing: { after: 400 },
        children: [
          new TextRun({
            text: "ПРАВОВОЕ ЗАКЛЮЧЕНИЕ",
            bold: true,
            size: 32
          })
        ]
      }),
      
      new Paragraph({
        alignment: AlignmentType.CENTER,
        children: [
          new TextRun({
            text: "по вопросу о [предмет заключения]",
            size: 24
          })
        ]
      }),
      
      // Раздел с тезисом-заголовком
      new Paragraph({
        spacing: { before: 400, after: 200 },
        children: [
          new TextRun({
            text: "A. Иски о признании права не подлежат исковой давности",
            bold: true,
            size: 26
          })
        ]
      }),
      
      // Параграф со сноской
      new Paragraph({
        alignment: AlignmentType.JUSTIFIED,
        children: [
          new TextRun({
            text: "Как справедливо отмечал И.А. Покровский, ",
            size: 24
          }),
          new FootnoteReferenceRun(1),
          new TextRun({
            text: " институт исковой давности имеет своей целью...",
            size: 24
          })
        ]
      })
    ]
  }]
});

Formatting of references

Scholarly literature

Автор И.О. Название работы. Город: Издательство, Год. С. XX.
Автор И.О. Название статьи // Журнал. Год. № X. С. XX–XX.

Judicial practice

Определение ВС РФ от DD.MM.YYYY № XXX-ЭС00-00000
Постановление Пленума ВС РФ от DD.MM.YYYY № XX «О...»

Normative acts

Статья XX Гражданского кодекса Российской Федерации
Пункт X статьи XX Федерального закона от DD.MM.YYYY № XXX-ФЗ «О...»

Checklist

• Title page indicating the author and date
• Clear legal questions
• Brief answers before detailed ones
• Multi-level argumentation of each thesis
• Doctrinal references
• References to judicial practice
• Uniform terminology
• Footnotes in academic format
• Latin terms in italics

Dependencies

npm install docx