1 Introduction – 2 Research methods – 3 The concept of self-regulation – 4 The spheres of implication of self-regulation and perspectives for its further implementation – 5 Self-regulatory organization and its legal status – 6 Standards and other normative acts of self-regulatory organizations as a specific source of law – 7 Enforcement of standards and rules of self-regulatory organizations and resolution of the disputes – 8 Conclusion – References.