Any lawful behavior depends on how and to what extend the so
called legal socialization is implemented in a certain society or
community. The legal information is one of the main socializing
factors in this process. The accumulation of legal knowledge
somewhat reduces the likelihood of a commitment of a legal offense.
In the globalized world, there are several challenges for the legal
knowledge in relation to the legal socialization. These include but
not limited to distrust in the judicial power due to promotion of
its shortcomings and unification of the legal systems (loss of
their specifics). Other main challenges address the increase of the
global inequalities as a result from the Internet access and very
complicated legal reality. Additionally, recent problematic points
are the objectivity and the stimulation the globalization of
democratic ideas and civil society from the media; and
neutralization of "the new risks" resulting from lack of knowledge.
The legal foundations of the modern democracies and the inevitable
globalization increasingly produce a higher level of legal
culture.
Key words: law, culture, socialization, legal
awareness, globalization