FORMATION OF CITIZENS’ LEGAL CONSCIOUSNESS IN TERMS OF MODERN RUSSIAN DEMOCRACY (FROM EXPERIENCE OF COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN KABARDINO-BALKAR REPUBLIC)
The article gives analysis of the problems associated with the forming of citizens’ legal consciousness in a modern Russian democracy in the post-Soviet period. It is concluded that many violations occurring in the legal sector come largely out of citizens’ ignorance of their rights. The author analyzes the legal culture formation experience gained in the Republic and makes appropriate recommendations.