Transformation of the legal culture of society in Ukraine under the influence of the processes of european integration

The article highlights aspects of the transformation of the legal culture of Ukraine population under the impact of European integration processes from the standpoint of theoretical and legal analysis. The application of the system of scientific cognition methods (historical-legal method, system-structural method, structural-functional method, method of ascent from abstract to concrete, method of theoretical and legal forecasting) has opened the possibility to comprehensively analyze the main aspects of European integration on the transformation of legal culture of Ukraine population. It is established that the processes of European integration and active participation of Ukraine in them are important factors that cause innovative changes of the national legal system, as well as determine the transformation of the legal culture of the Ukrainian population considering the universal legal values of the European Union. The content of a number of basic dimensions is proposed and revealed, which discover the essence of the transformations of Ukrainian legal system, which take place through the active participation of Ukraine in the European integration processes. In particular, it is proved that the legal culture of Ukrainian population undergoes certain changes in the process of perception of universal values of the EU as an ideological basis of European integration by the population of Ukraine; the processes of European integration promote to increase the level of citizens awareness on the essence of the fundamental legal principles of the organization of life of European nations; European integration contributes to changing the worldview coordinate system of the young generation of Ukraine in the process of legal socialization. Emphasis is placed on the special importance of the perception of the universal values of the European Union in the process of European integration. It is noted that the gradual but purposeful policy of the state to implement the universal values of European Union law contributes to their assimilation by the population of Ukraine on a mental level while preserving national and cultural characteristics. The problem of formation of positive general public conception in connection with the implementation of universal values of the European Union in Ukraine are singled out and possible options for overcoming them are proposed. The conclusion is substantiated that the implementation of universal European legal postulates at the level of individual behavior of each citizen of Ukraine is an important guarantee of systemic pro-European reforms in Ukraine accelerating, changing mental orientations in the direction of approaching the European cultural and legal area. In this regard, promising areas of research on this issue in modern legal science, namely – in-depth analysis of organizational and legal aspects of adaptation of the experience of European countries in the field of legal education, legal protection in European countries and Ukraine of universal EU values. , search for optimal strategies to increase the level of legal culture and legal awareness of Ukrainian citizens in accordance with the best European standards, improving the regulatory grounds for effective cooperation between the state and civil society institutions in implementing measures to achieve qualitative changes in forming a high level of youth legal culture.

Doi: 10.31359/jnalsu.29(3).2022.89-107