institute of socialization is an important form of adaptation to the conditions of life, as adoption of social experience forms individual capabilities of a person. Analysis of works by prominent scholars in various fields of science who turned their attention to studying the issues in personal legal socialization leads to a conclusion that the personal legal socialization has unique traits, as the institution of the socialization assumes a special attitude to the field of law and legal relations, serving as an important prerequisite to adaptation of a person to legal life. There are primary and secondary legal socialization. The primary legal socialization takes place at a young age and its main agents are family members, relatives, neighbors, etc. The secondary legal socialization takes place throughout the whole life. This article considers various scientific approaches to understanding and the essence of the legal socialization of minors.

The authors consider the problems of legal education in the context of globalization. It is noted that an important role is attributed to legal education when we talk about legal personality development. In this case, it is necessary to distinguish between the concepts of legal education and legal upbringing. In addition, the legal socialization of minors can facilitate the development of legal knowledge. According to the authors consideration of the problems referring to the legal education is associated with the processes of modernization of legal socialization, which should begin with the solution of problems of legal education. In turn, legal education can become a powerful tool and a way to counteract such antisocial phenomena as terrorism and extremism that bring threat to peace and the whole of mankind. In the context of globalization, legal education is focused on new legal values that are established in national and international legislation.