Gadirov A.
PhD in law
Associate professor in the Department of Law of the Academy of Public
Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Baku, Azerbaijan

Abstract
The concept of obligation is considered one of the basic concepts of civil law. For this reason, the study of the law of obligation and its elements always makes a difference with its importance. In this article, the author has analysed and investigated the legal relations of obligation, its subject, reasons for creation and types.

Keywords: obligation, civil law, contract, Civil Code, debt relations