Legal functional literacy: the concept and levels

The purpose of the article is to determine the essence of such a socio-legal phenomenon as functional legal literacy, as well as to identify and characterize its levels. The main methods on which the research has been based are the dialectical method of cognition, which allows studying socio-legal phenomena in their development and interaction, as well as a systematic approach that makes it possible to consider legal functional literacy as a set of interrelated elements. The authors conclude that legal functional literacy is a universal socio-legal phenomenon peculiar to any society. However, it always has specific content, depending on historical and geopolitical conditions, belonging to a certain legal family and other circumstances. The article substantiates the position that legal functional literacy is a structural component of functional literacy, which is a complex personal and group education, which is based on a system of theoretical knowledge and practical skills focused on the effective implementation of legal relations in society