Morality, democracy, globalization, and law

Abstract

The article reveals the interrelationship of such modern megatrends as globalization and democracy, which are declared a blessing in creating special opportunities for each country, social community, and individual. Globalization was initially understood as an exclusively economic phenomenon, today it covers almost all spheres of human activity, today it can be considered as multiple processes and trends in the formation of a single planetary space, which involves the integration of states and their populations in all spheres of social life (economy, public administration, politics, culture, law, morality). It is shown that globalization as "Westernization" in its modern version contributes to the spread of democratic values and institutions, prompts changes in the value-normative systems of societies and worldviews, and significantly impacts the norms of social morality and law. The features of modern globalization processes are determined by the rapid development and availability of IT technologies for the population, the mobility of modern people, and the formation of new values in postmodern society, which are associated with societal changes.
 The article proves that globalization and all the processes accompanying it can take place only in those societies that strive for it themselves. The artificial planting of democratic values, and moral and legal standards is possible under constant external support, their actual perception and implementation in life takes place with the support of the population and the authorities of each state. The bipolarity of the modern world is represented by states that accept globalization-democratic values and states that defend their own identity and traditionality. Therefore, it is important to take into account the peculiarities of modern worldview orientations of each actor (state, society) and the voluntariness of participants in globalization processes regarding the creation of supra-state structures, as well as the voluntary adoption of norms and standards in the regulation of social life.