  The penetration depth l_j in superconducting junctions is identified within
the Ginzburg-Landau theory as a function of the interfacial pair breaking, of
the magnetic field and of the Josephson coupling strength. When the interfacial
pair breaking goes up, l_j increases and an applicability of the local
Josephson electrodynamics to junctions with a strong Josephson coupling is
extended. In the junctions with strongly anharmonic current-phase relations,
the magnetic field dependence of l_j is shown to lead to a significant
difference between the weak-field penetration depth and the characteristic size
of the Josephson vortex. For such junctions a nonmonotonic dependence of l_j
and of the lower critical field on the Josephson coupling constant is found,
and the specific features of spatial profiles of the supercurrent and the
magnetic field in the Josephson vortex are established.
