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This article views the problems connected with the influence of globalization processes and new information and communication technologies on the transformation of cultural codes systems, the increase of intensity of adverse impacts of social anomie, the marginalization of culture, the destruction of the foundations of collective identity. In the present context the authors analyze new trends of civilizational development of society, having a direct impact on the transformation of value orientations of mass, youth...

The article offers an analysis of (legal) custom within Roman law and describes its different roles and functions. A customary law represents the oldest formal sources of law in human history. It was created by conduct of people who believed that they are obliged to follow rules created by repetitive continual action. It was dominant form of law in the archaic period of Roman law, but some of its remnants were persevered during whole existence of Roman Empire and beyond. The research is based on textual and histor...