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The significance of legal awareness in the process of popular sovereignty realization is considered in the article. The notion of national legal awareness as the peculiar form of public conscience is analyzed. It is proved that legal awareness forms the basis of both direct and representative democracy. The influence of legal awareness over the practical usage of direct democracy institutions is determined.

The article deals with theoretical analysis of the concept of “justice”, described the essence of this concept in terms of different philosophical schools. Thesis there is determined a key element of justice in rehulyatyvnomu impact on human behavior. Dependence direction of human behavior on its conscience. It was shown determinants of formation of lawful behavior.