CULTURAL LEGITIMATION OF LEGAL REFORMS: THE ROLE OF LEGAL CULTURE IN THE ADAPTATION OF STATE FUNCTIONS

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The purpose of the article is a comprehensive theoretical and legal study of the role of legal culture as a factor of cultural legitimation of legal reforms, as well as the identification of its impact on the adaptation of state functions to contemporary global challenges.The focus is on clarifying how the value-based, communicative, and behavioral aspects of legal culture ensure public support for reforms, contribute to their legitimation and integration into the national legal system, and form new guidelines in the field of public policy and state governance.Research methods.The methodological framework of the study is based on an integral analysis and systematization of modern theoretical and legal knowledge, which made it possible to formulate well-grounded scientific conclusions and propose practical approaches to solving the identified problems.A wide range of scientific methods was applied in the course of the study: from general scientific (analysis, synthesis) to special legal methods, including comparative-legal, normative-legal, institutional, and prognostic.This methodological toolkit ensured comprehensive coverage of the subject matter, interdisciplinary depth, and analytical completeness in the examination of the phenomenon under study.Results.The study established that legal culture is not only the context of the functioning of the legal system but also an active factor in adapting state functions to the dynamics of contemporary global transformations.It was revealed that cultural legitimation of legal reforms acquires key significance in the conditions of the growing role of value orientations, citizens' legal consciousness, and public trust.It has been proven that the effectiveness of state reforms largely depends on the conformity of their normative content to the established cultural codes and practices of legal behavior formed within a specific society.The research outlines the main risks of formalism, value vacuum, and communicative gap, which reduce the level of legitimacy of reforms and hinder their societal acceptance.Examples of the adaptation of state functions (humanitarian, social, regulatory) under the influence of transformations of legal culture in the context of war, European integration, and digitalization are analyzed.Emphasis is placed on the importance of civil society participation, the development of legal education, and the formation of an effective state communication policy as practical mechanisms for strengthening the cultural legitimation of legal changes.Conclusions.It is concluded that the cultural legitimation of legal reforms emerges as a key factor in the successful adaptation of state functions to the challenges of modernity.Legal culture, being a dynamic system of values, attitudes, and practices, not only reflects the level of maturity of the legal system but also directly influences the perception, support, or rejection of reforms within society.A stable legal order is possible only on the condition that law is legitimized not merely formally but also culturally-through dialogue with society, legal education, institutional openness, and support for democratic values.Effective implementation of legal reforms in a culturally diverse and dynamic society requires the harmonization of normative changes with the cultural codes prevailing within the community.For this reason, legal policy must integrate mechanisms of legal education, civic participation, and communication strategies as integral instruments of cultural legitimation.Such an approach not only strengthens public trust in the state but also ensures the sustainability and depth of transformations in the sphere of public authority.

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