Youth as an active subject of the realization of political rights: the issue of renewal

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of issues of renewed understanding of youth participation as an active subject of the realization of political rights.
 The discussion regarding the understanding of the identity and difference of political and public rights is primarily highlighted.
 It is noted that the globalized society changes legal ideology, social existence and transforms approaches to human rights, expanding their interpretation and representing new means and ways of achieving the desired legal ideal.
 It is proved that the youth is an asset of the country, a large number of young people can stimulate the dynamism necessary to change the social condition of the group. It is the younger generation that is prone to the newest representations in their social and legal life. It is the duty of a democratic state to provide them with the best opportunities for political participation and realization of a legitimate interest.
 Political stability and the strengthening of democratic standards are the prime interests of the nation, and the role of youth participation in this process is crucial. Young people get additional opportunities in the information field, they are the first to respond to the latest trends in technical progress and have opportunities to use these tools in the political and legal field. Social media as a means of expanding political opportunities are actively used by young people as an exerciser of their political rights.
 It motivates the activation of scientific research and public movements of various directions, which either determine the need to renew political rights through the abolition of the minimum voting age, or indicate the low political activity and radicalism of the younger generation, their unpreparedness for public life. The author of the article denies such categorical approaches and advocates a reasonable limitation of the age limit for voting. In the praxeological aspect, it is pointed out the need to expand the right to vote by establishing a lower limit than the age of majority.
 It is also indicated that not only the decrease in age, but also the intensification of youth participation is an indicator of the expansion of political rights. Here, the main criterion is the reality of such involvement and its effectiveness for the legal life of society.