General theoretical principles regarding the understanding of the essence of freedom
are analyzed. The notion and meaning of freedom are outlined. Certain types of freedom are
characterized. A connection between freedom and law has been identified. The correlation
between “freedom in law” and “rights for freedom” and their meanings are established
The article deals with the natural and legal approach to the understanding of the
essential features of the public society in the natural and legal space as the embodiment of the
ideal of human existence on the basis of the implementation of its natural and legal freedom
and mutual responsibility of the state and the citizen, that is the guarantee of maintaining a
stable positive and legal field, and this will provide the complete harmony of the natural and
legal space
The article is devoted to the exploration of ways and methods of formation of legal
consciousness in the context of ensuring their realization of the State and civil society.
The author attempted to describe the basic methods of forming of legal consciousness
separating them into categories to “public” and “private”, depending on the subjects of their
implementation.
We come to the conclusion that a key place in the system of remedies of formation of legal
consciousness takes legal education as a precondition for social development of individual.
Methodological situation in the modern jurisprudence, the main peculiarity of which
there is transition from monistic methodology to philosophical and methodological pluralism,
is described in the article
The article examines historical views on the functioning of public power sphere of public
relations. Particular attention is paid to the origin and development of the doctrine of human
rights and its impact on the legal nature of public power relations. In particular examines the
philosophical ideas of thinkers like Machiavelli, Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau,
Montesquieu, Kant, Hegel
The article comprehensively studied the legal principles of interaction of internal affairs
and civil society, comprehensively analyzes the legal framework of the mentioned issues. Deals
with the concept of relation “state – civil society” as a regulatory scheme that ensures longterm
stable development of Ukrainian society
In the settlement of legal status of punishment in the type of fine it is possible the
extraordinarily meaningful stage to count an acceptance and introduction in an action of Bill
of Ukraine “About making alteration to some legislative acts of Ukraine in relation to
humanizing of responsibility for offence in the field of economic activity”.
Among the most meaningful changes in legal status of punishment in the type of fine,
brought in by the mentioned law, following: а) the maximal size of punishment in the type of fine is
The article is devoted to the analysis of value orientations and sense of justice in the
criminal behaviour of the officials. Notes the interaction between moral and legal attitudes of
officials. Summed up that strain of moral and legal consciousness leads to violations of the law
The article is dedicated to the formation of a collective consciousness through the forms
and mechanisms of civil society. The author highlighted the functions of civil society
institutions, that exercising influence on the formation of legal consciousness of society
including human rights, information and ideology. We come to the conclusion that civil society
acts as the center of the formation of collective consciousness and its source of institutes of
formation of the consciousness of citizens
The present article studies the problem of war and peace from the essay “To Perpetual Peace” by the prominent German philosopher Immanuel Kant. The attention is drawn to theoretical and philosophical comprehension of the problem of war and its social consequences, and to the ways to achieve perpetual peace. In his literary work the German philosopher reveals dialectics of interconnection of politics, law, morality and their role in achieving perpetual peace, creatively applying theoretical and methodological approach.