This study presents the system of Hungarian and international legal sources from the perspective of special education. The publication focuses on those areas of special education service delivery where  the regulatory framework of legal sources can be illustrated through practical examples. Accordingly, the study examines the scope of legal sources applicable in Hungary in the following areas: (1) domestic legal sources, (2) international legal sources, (3) sources of the European Union law and (4) judicial practices with the character of legal sources.