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I.R. Masharipova, D.A. Rajabov, M.M. O^sarova LEGAL LITERACY - CRITERIA OF SPIRITUAL MATURITY
This article speaks about the need for legal awareness, civic activism as water and airfor every Uzbek child in our country, which strives for a strong civil society, the duty of each of us to protect the Motherland, and the highest happiness to be a worthy child. Only a broad-minded, patriotic, legally literate person can achieve such happiness.
Keywords: Motherland, civil society, legal consciousness, spirituality, norms, cultural development, literacy, society, law, decree.
A law is a set of rules of conduct that must be complied with. The obligation of the right is established and enforced by the state. When the concept of law is applied to citizens, it is divided into constitutional or ordinary rights. Constitutional rights are governed by constitutional norms and ordinary rights by ordinary laws. Law, in turn, is divided into branches: constitutional law, administrative law, civil law, criminal law, and others.
Originally, the term legal literacy was used to refer to an aspect of professional legal education. To be legally literate meant that you were capable of reading and writing the legal arguments, briefs, opinions, judgments and legislation that contribute to the body of law. This is a "literal" definition of legal literacy as being "literate in the law".
Used in this sense, legal literacy is primarily a concern of legal writing programs in law schools that teach students to think, and communicate "like lawyers". Later, a broader meaning of legal literacy became more common as a result of two different approaches to the concept. One approach considers legal literacy as a capacity spread along a continuum, with lawyers and judges at one end and relatively incapable laypersons at the other. This approach was adopted by the legal scholar White who considered legal literacy to mean "that degree of competence in legal discourse required for meaningful and active life in our increasingly legalistic and litigious culture." (White 1983, 144) Another legal writer describes legal literacy as a "spectrum of functional skills" related to the conduct of litigation (Bilder 1999, 51). According to the continuum approach a certain degree of legal literacy is required for effective participation in modern society, but it is not necessary for the average citizen to reach the professional standard of "thinking (and writing) like a lawyer". 1
The concepts of law and spirituality are inextricably linked, and they are developing in an integral way, building each other, creating a humane civil society. It is well-known that this cannot be done without spirituality. The First President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov considered the spiritual, moral and cultural progress of our people as a guarantee of deepening the ancient democratic processes.
As we have said, the content and scope of democracy will not be in demand until we have reached spiritual maturity, until our actions have risen to the level of common sense and common good. This is directly related to the process of radical change in the minds and worldviews of citizens. From this point of view, of course, this process is determined by literacy. So, one of the main features of spirituality and culture is literacy and science, which are the foundation of our spiritual wealth.
On January 9, 2019, the President signed a decree "On radical improvement of the system of raising legal awareness and legal culture in society." It emphasizes that while everyone lives in our country, their interests must be respected by other members of that society.
It is not so today. Because this requires a high level of legal awareness and legal culture of the population. Unfortunately, the decree notes that there are a number of problems and shortcomings that prevent citizens from raising the level of legal literacy, raising their legal awareness and legal culture to a higher level.
The decree states that the work on raising the legal awareness and legal culture of citizens is not carried out in a systematic and integrated manner. The decree sets out the tasks to be performed in order to raise the legal awareness and legal culture of the population, especially young people. These include: establishing a spirit of respect for the law in society; deepening legal awareness and legal culture in all segments of the population, starting from the pre-school education system; to inculcate in the minds of the younger generation the concepts of law and duty, honesty and purity from childhood; to take measures to strengthen the sense of belonging and patriotism.
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1 https://www.athabascau.ca/ syllabi/lgst/docs/LGST249_sample.pdf
The decree also stipulates that government agencies, public and civil society institutions should work together to raise legal awareness and legal culture in society.1
All of the above were our human, civic duties as enshrined in our Constitution, which is designed to ensure our well-being. No reform or law is being created in our country, and not only for reform or the state, but for the people, you - it is created for us. Let's not imagine the fate of our country without our own destiny and happiness. We must respect the spirit of our ancestors and be a generation worthy of them. Each of us has a responsibility to the next generation. Let's not forget that either. Let us pass on our sunny Uzbekistan, our Constitution, which is the basis of our happiness, to future generations with a bright face. After all, Uzbekistan is a country with a great future. You and we are the happy citizens of this great state of the future.
References
1. O. Karimova, N. Ismatova, SH. Sariqov, O. Amanova. Fundamentals of the state and law of Uzbekistan. Textbook. "Law and Society Publishing House. Tashkent. 2019-y.
2. https://hozir.org/
3. https://www.athabascau.ca/
4. https://fayllar.org/
MASHARIPOVA INTIZOR RAVSHANBEKOVNA - Lawyer on public services of 201 group of Khorezm regional law technical school.
RAJABOVDIYORBEK ASKAR O G 'LI - Khorezim Regional Law College 204 Group Lawyer for Enforcement.
O'SAROVA MARDONA MAQSUD QIZI - Khorezim Regional Law College 201 group lawyer on public services.
1 O. Karimova, N. Ismatova, SH. Sariqov, O. Amanova. Fundamentals of the state and law of Uzbekistan. Textbook. "Law and Society Publishing House. Tashkent. 2019, p. 117.
