Paruta O. Legal identity of a person

In the thesis a comprehensive theoretical research of the legal identity of a person has been undertaken. The overview of sources has been performed, the research methodology of legal identity has been defined, and the process of the formation and development of the concept of the legal identity has been studied. The essence of the legal identity of a person as a legal category has been revealed. Structural components of the legal identity of a person have been studied and its functions and types have been specified. The research has been undertaken and the main elements of the formation mechanism of the legal identity of a person have been defined. The factors of influence on the formation mechanism of the legal identity of a person have been established. In the thesis the problems of formation and functioning of the legal identity of a person in Ukraine have been analysed, the problem of a person identity in a globalized society has been revealed and the ways of solving the problems of the legal identity of a person have been determined.