INTERACTION BETWEEN THE JUDICIARY AND THE PUBLIC: COMMUNICATION ASPECT

Abstract

The article examines the levels of interaction between the judiciary and the public. An approach to the evaluation of the communication processes of the judiciary and the public, which are the basis of their interaction, has been formed from the point of view of submission options, information exchange and the degree of interactivity of such communication, and subjective and objective factors that influence its effectiveness have also been determined. The mental features (attributive characteristics) of the participants in the communication processes of the judiciary and the public are outlined, which will allow to achieve positive results of such interaction. The issues of the degree of transparency of the judiciary, the level of legal culture of the judiciary, and the legal activity of the public are analyzed. It was established that the content of the relationship between the judiciary and the public is a complex of connections, mutual legal rights and obligations, which are formed in the process of their interaction and at the highest stage of their evolutionary development acquire normatively fixed forms. The classification of the levels of interaction between the judiciary and the public is presented, taking into account the content of their relationship and the essence of the communication processes. It includes: the level of communicative interaction, which can be carried out in the forms of informing, consulting and taking into account opinions; the level of integration interaction, which includes partnership and delegation of powers; the level of institutional interaction, which includes public control. It was determined that communication in the relationship between the judiciary and the public is a process of transmission and exchange of information between the judiciary and the public. It is a component of the social process that ensures the realization of the public’s right to participate in the management of state affairs, during which the distribution of roles and coordination of efforts are carried out to solve common problems. It is emphasized that in order to build high-quality communication and avoid misunderstandings during the interaction between the judiciary and the public, its participants must have the appropriate mental characteristics: for the judiciary – a high level of its transparency, and for the public – a high level of its legal culture and legal activity.