Hermeneutic aspects of the problem "of understanding" by Hans George Gadamer: in the context of comprehension of the legal text

The article analyzes the ontological category of «understanding» in the context of understanding the universal hermeneutic environment, the format of which includes the area of interaction between the legal language and the questions of «being» in the world surrounding a person. Focusing on identifying the position of the German thinker H.-G. Gadamer in relation to the issue of understanding as a way of being, the author reveals the significance of the philosophical conclusions of the noted scientist in relation to the topic of understanding the meaning of a legal text, which is undoubtedly relevant for the theory of law.