Legal Education of Youth as a Factor for Development of Ukrainian Society

Development of Ukraine as a democratic, social and law-based state is impossible without legal education which forms a necessary level of legal awareness and legal culture of a citizen and society in general. That is why the purpose of the article is to research problem issues during the forming of legal awareness in general and particularly in youth at present time. Legal education aims at developing respect for law, view at the law as a big social value which refers to each individual; development of responsibility, intolerance of arbitrary decisions and corruption. The main common goals for legal education of our citizens including youth are the following: increase of their legal knowledge, legal culture, development of such qualities as respect for law, confidence in its necessity and usefulness. Legal education in transitional society particularly in Ukrainian one is a complicated and contradictive task. It is connected first of all with a low level of legal awareness and legal culture in transitional societies. In turn, low level of legal awareness and legal culture in transitional societies is caused by historical, national and psychological factors. Special attention should be focused on a high level of youth’s legal awareness because it is an active part of society and a real force which is able to influence and direct changes in society