Constitutionalization of the Legal Regulation of Social Protection in the Russian Federation
The transition to a market economy, the variety of forms of ownership and forms of realization of the right to work have made it impossible to protect against social risks through traditional types of social security. There was a need to form a new theoretical model of protection against social risks, which would cover a wider range of measures compared to social security. In modern Russia, this model is formed through the development of the social protection system, as well as social legislation and the practice of its application.The main trend of such development is constitutionalization. The author suggests considering the structure of the constitutionalization of the legal regulation of social protection through its objects, subjects and content. The objects of constitutionalization are social protection as a constitutional value, social legislation and law enforcement practice. The constitutional legislator and the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation can be considered as the subjects. During its existence, the constitutional (statutory) courts of the subjects of the Russian Federation also performed the function of constitutionalization.On the example of the constitutional novels of 2020, as well as the decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation on social protection issues, the essence of the constitutionalization of the legal regulation of social protection is revealed. Promising directions of scienti c research on the analyzed problems are indicated.