SOME ISSUES IN STUDYING THE CONTENT OF LEGAL NIHILISM

This scientific work analyzes problematic issues of the content of legal nihilism in modern society. The scientific work was carried out on the basis of search, data collection and analysis of various sources of both domestic and foreign authors, whose scientific interests boil down to the analysis of legal nihilism as a social phenomenon. The purpose of scientific research is a comprehensive analysis and understanding of the phenomenon of legal nihilism, determination of its structural components, classification of types and forms of manifestations in society. In the process of writing a scientific article, a complex of various methods of scientific analysis was used, which contributed to the study of this social phenomenon: analysis, synthesis, deduction, induction, formalization, comparison, generalization, abstraction. In the scientific work, various approaches and positions of the authors were voiced based on their own judgments and practical experience, a classification of legal nihilism by type was given, and its main elements were identified. Special attention in the article is paid to highlighting the content of foreign experience devoted to the development of the civic education system, which seems to be the main means of countering and preventing legal nihilism. Based on an analysis of positive foreign practice, measures to improve the situation in our educational system are proposed. The achieved results of scientific work are due to our own conclusions and conclusions, as well as the author’s definition of legal nihilism and recommendations in the field of supplementing the content of the regulatory framework on this issue. The content of scientific work and its results can be used to create draft concepts and programs on issues of legal nihilism, and be used in the educational process in relevant disciplines. In conclusion, it is concluded that legal nihilism is an actual distortion of an individual’s legal consciousness and affects his model of lawful behavior.