Culture of human rights: notion and juridical content

Objective: Dealing with the main aspects of the notion «culture of human rights», drawing appropriate conclusions and suggestions. Methodology: In the work there were applied historical-legal, comparative-legal methods and methods of analysis. Results: Human rights have been enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and codified in a series of international human rights treaties ratified by States. There are also regional human rights instruments, and most States have adopted constitutions and other laws that formally protect basic human rights and freedoms. The author considers that a great attention was paid to the issues of human rights culture not only on the national level, but also on the international level. Novelty/originality/value: The article has a certain scientific value since it contains author’s suggestions and generalizations in the sphere of the notion «culture of human rights».