Legal Value Orientations as Basic Category of Law Students’ Legal Culture

Zarina N Ibragimova,Natalya A Shchegoleva,Albina V Agayeva,Alexander S Borisov,S Cindori,E.Yu Malushko,N.L Shamne,L.N Rebrina,O Larouk

doi:10.1051/shsconf/20185001068

Abstract

An obvious connection of legal culture, value orientations and legal consciousness was established by cross-disciplinary analysis. Legal culture is considered as a whole in relation to legal value orientations. The necessity of forming legal value orientations is proved, as without them it is impossible to achieve a high level of legal culture and to ensure a student’s behavior within the framework of the law. This component is analyzed as a compulsory element of a law school student’s legal consciousness. The concept of legal value orientations is defined from the standpoint of different approaches and from the point of view of various authors, wherein these orientations are studied through the cognitive-volitional component. The relation of legal value orientations and legal beliefs is analyzed. It is offered to comply with a number of pedagogical conditions, to apply certain methods and techniques, which will influence the educational process and will promote forming legal value orientations. The need for developing value orientations in students is proved; it is shown that without value orientations it is impossible to reach a high level of legal culture, to engage in civic activities and to become a law-abiding citizen. Legal value orientations are studied as a construction material of legal culture and govern a student’s legal behavior.

Highlights

The existing reality and a number of studies show that law is not always regarded as an absolute value in the perception of students' community, which obviously results from a certain level of legal culture in society
The younger generation often demonstrates legal nihilism, antisocial behavior, delinquent deformation of moral and value reference points and purposes. The reason for this is the low level of legal culture that provides for the existence of solid legal knowledge and a positive attitude towards it, creating premises for their transformation into legal values and value orientations, which form law compliance attitudes shown in students' legal skills and acts
Students' legal culture is a component of the personality's basic culture and characterizes the quality and depth of legal knowledge, the level of perception of the moral and legal sense of legal regulations, the quality of legal beliefs which are implemented in all spheres of life activity and are shown in steady respect for rules of law, upholding the personal rights and freedoms, and lawful behavior; the emotional component, connected with experiences and the subsequent forming of legal value orientations in perception of the law, is not excluded

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The existing reality and a number of studies show that law is not always regarded as an absolute value in the perception of students' community, which obviously results from a certain level of legal culture in society. The younger generation often demonstrates legal nihilism, antisocial behavior, delinquent deformation of moral and value reference points and purposes. The reason for this is the low level of legal culture that provides for the existence of solid legal knowledge and a positive attitude towards it, creating premises for their transformation into legal values and value orientations, which form law compliance attitudes shown in students' legal skills and acts. They will become the basis on which the constitutional state will repose

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