POLITICAL AND LEGAL IDEAS OF REFORMATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE CONTEXT OF CIVILIZATIONAL ELECTION OF UKRAINE (DEDICATED TO THE 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEGINNING OF REFORMATION IN EUROPE)
Journal Title: Правовий часопис Донбасу - Year 2017, Vol 61, Issue 3
Abstract
The article covers influence questions of the Reformation ideas on the formation of ideas and concepts about human rights, the foundations of civil society, their significance for the realization of the civilizational choice of an independent Ukraine. The author emphasizes that the events of the Reformation led to a change in the religious, social and political sphere of society, and defined the nature of the modernization processes of medieval Europe. It is determined that the ideas of the Reformation formed such political and legal categories as human rights and freedoms, established the foundations for the formation of civil society. Also, the ideas of the Reformation determined the need to affirm the individual self-worth, the dignity recognition and autonomy of every individual, the need to provide conditions for the free human development, giving each person the opportunity to achieve their own happiness on their own way. The most important achievement of that time is that the ideas of the Reformation regarding the principles of freedom of the person, freedom of speech and conscience were reflected in the legal documents of that time, in the journalism and theological treatises. It is illuminated the influence of the ideas of the Reformation on the changes in the socio-political, spiritual, religious life of the Ukrainian society. However, in general, the ideas of the Reformation in Ukraine have not received proper development. The essence of problems of ensuring the rights and basic freedoms of citizens at the present stage of state development in Ukraine is revealed. The necessity of systematic work of all branches of government of the state is emphasized in order to eliminate offenses in ensuring the rights and fundamental freedoms of Ukrainian citizens, bringing the domestic judicial system to a level of European standards. It is indicated the importance of the Reformation heritage for the realization of the civilizational choice of Ukraine.
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Evgeniy Zozulya
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