Axiology of Legal Trust: From the Constitutional Dimension to the Practice of Mediation

The article discusses the issue of legal trust as current topic of modern Russian legal discourse. The social nature of trust in law in its axiological dimension is explored. The significance of the sociocultural basis for analyzing the axiology of legal trust as a value of constitutional law is substantiated. The value basis of trust finds its expression in the practical sphere, which is discussed in the article using the example of mediation. Trust is a key resource in cognitive processes. To study the practice of mediation through the prism of trust, the features of the cultural and historical development of countries are used. Using the example of the experience of various civilizations, the authentic nature of the emerging mediation activity is substantiated.