Integrity and legal ideology: a question of correlation

It is indicated that the basis of the legal ideology of a modern democratic society is integrity as a moral principle and a legal category. It creates an ethical basis for the formation of a system of legal norms and values that regulate relations between the state and its citizens. Legal ideology is a set of ideas and principles that reflect the public attitude to law. Its close connection with integrity is manifested in a common value basis through which fundamental legal principles are formed - justice, equality and legality. The article examines integrity as a fundamental principle of law and its role in the formation of the legal ideology of a democratic society. The theoretical principles of the relationship between integrity and legal ideology are considered, their mutual influence and mechanisms of practical implementation are analyzed. The author analyzes various approaches to understanding integrity, in particular through the prism of the interaction of morality and law. The works of domestic and foreign scholars on the nature of integrity, its multicomponent nature and functioning as an ethical standard for representatives of power are studied. Special attention is paid to the analysis of integrity as an evaluation category, which is interpreted depending on the subject, situation and context. The practical aspects of implementing the principle of integrity in the civil service system of Ukraine are revealed, in particular through anti-corruption legislation and the creation of specialized bodies. A comprehensive approach to ensuring the integrity of public servants through mechanisms for preventing conflicts of interest, a financial control system and ethical principles is highlighted. The importance of integrity as a preventive anti-corruption mechanism and its role in building public trust in government institutions is substantiated. The importance of moral and ethical qualities of civil servants along with their professional competence is emphasized. It is indicated that the practical implementation of the principle of integrity in Ukraine is ensured through a comprehensive system of mechanisms, including anti-corruption legislation, codes of ethics, electronic declaration and monitoring of the lifestyle of civil servants, which contributes to increasing public trust in government institutions.