A wide range of problems are considered that are of interest for mastering the methods of studying information relations and determining optimal approaches to the development and application of modern methods of analyzing information processes and systems. The manual provides a classification of legal information, considers current problems of legal informatization and information security, gives an overview of regulatory legal acts that form the basis of Russian information legislation. The manual is intended for students of higher educational institutions studying in the specialty "Jurisprudence," as well as students of other specialties and a wide range of specialists who show interest in the problems of legal regulation of information relations.