Abstract: The subject of this article is the nature, meaning and content of the constitutional right to higher education in the sense given by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, legislation and law enforcement practice. The study provides a meaningful analysis of part 3 of Article 43 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, reveals the intentions of the developers of the constitutional text. The article analyzes the constitutional right to education in the context of the Bologna system, gives a nuanced characterization of this right primarily through the possibility of exercising this right free of charge. The social nature of the policy of the Russian state is shown, which is manifested in an increase in the share of foreign students in Russian universities; expansion of opportunities for obtaining a second higher education for citizens with disabilities; expansion of forms of free higher education. The main research methods are: – general research methods: comparison and description; – general scientific: dialectical and dialectological methods; – private scientific: sociological and axiological methods; - special research methods: comparative legal and formal legal. The authors analyze in detail the issue of the implementation of the constitutional right to higher education in the current legislation on education, and draw attention to a number of important changes in relevant normative legal acts. It is concluded that point-by-point amendments to the legislation on education significantly expand the possibilities of access to free forms of higher education. Within the framework of the legal experiment in the Russian Federation, the search for the most rational form of higher education organization continues. The article focuses on the problems of the Bologna education system and analyzes it. It is stated that the discussion on the internal organization of higher education has not yet been completed and the Russian state has yet to find legal forms for rationalizing the activities of higher education institutions. Using an empirical research method, the authors provide comments on current legislation and an analysis of judicial practice, which represent a certain scientific novelty and arouse interest in the systematic positions of the authors presented in the work in relation to the issue under study.

Abstract: The subject of this study is the philosophy of law and its role in the formation of legal awareness among young people in the educational process. The aim of the work is to identify the influence of the philosophy of law on the formation of legal culture and lawful behavior, as well as the development of methods and techniques that will help to successfully implement the formation of legal awareness.
The methodology of the work includes the analysis of theoretical works and research in the field of philosophy of law, the study of the experience of practical application of philosophical concepts. In order to identify knowledge and ideas about law, as well as the level of development of legal awareness, the results of a sociological study are presented, including questionnaires and interviews of young people.
The novelty of the work lies in the analysis of modern methods and approaches in educational activities aimed at the formation of legal awareness, as well as in identifying factors influencing the successful implementation of this process. In addition, the study covers not only theoretical aspects of the philosophy of law, but also practical aspects related to the application of legal norms and the adoption of legitimate decisions.
The results of the work allow us to identify a number of important factors that influence the formation of legal awareness among young people in the learning process. Firstly, the active use of the philosophy of law as an academic discipline allows students to significantly deepen their knowledge of the basics of law, its values and principles. Secondly, the inclusion of practical tasks and situations in the educational process that require the analysis of legal norms and decision-making based on legal awareness helps students develop practical skills of legal activity.
The obtained conclusions show the need to strengthen the role of the philosophy of law in the educational process for the effective formation of legal awareness, the importance of not only theoretical, but also practical training of students in the field of law in order to apply their knowledge in practice and make positive changes in the legal environment of society is emphasized.

Abstract: The subject of this study is the problem of the formation of legal awareness and legal culture among the representatives of the younger generation aged 14 to 18 years. The author notes that the legislator has a fairly broad understanding of the term "youth" (from 14 to 35 years old) it does not take into account that this category includes citizens with different levels of legal culture.
Particular attention is paid to the question of the need to use pedagogical methods of forming the legal consciousness and legal culture of young people in order to create a rule of law and a healthy civil society.
The problem posed in this article is considered from the pedagogical and legal points of view of the age periodization of youth.
The article highlights three main problems of the formation of legal awareness among young citizens. Thus, there is an acute competition between the education system and the social environment of a young person for providing him with knowledge about the law. Pedagogical efforts to form ideas about the law in the older student are often offset by the imposition of incorrect images from the social environment. This problem is also becoming more acute due to the widespread development of digital technologies, the active users of which are young citizens.
Finally, the problem of organizing legal education in connection with the entry of young citizens into the age of criminal and administrative types of legal responsibility requires independent development.

Abstract: The article deals with the problem of preventing the deformation of legal consciousness in the conditions of digitalization of education in modern society. The purpose of the work is to analyze the influence of the digital environment on the formation, change, prevention of deformation of the legal consciousness of students and to determine the possibility of using the digital environment in order to prevent deformation of the legal consciousness of students, its modeling, correction, and the need to introduce digital tools into educational organizations to achieve this goal.
The article touches upon the main factors that traditional influence of formation and prevention of the deformation of legal consciousness and the role of the digital environment in this matter.
In this paper, using analysis and synthesis as the main research methods, studies concerning digital and legal literacy of citizens of the Russian Federation are analyzed.
Taking into account the analysis, recommendations are given on the formation of legal awareness and pedagogical prevention of its deformation among students in the conditions of digitalization of society, as well as the need to introduce into the digital environment of an educational organization teaching and upbringing methods aimed at the formation of legal awareness of citizens, their civil position that meets the requirements of the formation of the rule of law and ensuring the development of civil society.The scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that Russian scientists investigated the issues of legal awareness, prevention of its deformation and digitalization of education, but as independent issues in various branches of sciences: jurisprudence, psychology, pedagogy, sociology, philosophy, etc. In this study, these issues are considered in interrelation and interdependence. As a result of the study, it was found that the digital environment affects the deformation of the legal consciousness of the student and can be used to ensure the prevention of distortion of the perception of legal reality in the educational process.
The author offers definitions of such concepts in pedagogical science as: "legal consciousness", "deformation of legal consciousness", "pedagogical prevention of deformation of legal consciousness".