Establishing social justice in society: some approaches in legislative and legal practice

It is noted that a fair distribution of societal wealth among citizens is considered at the state level as an ideal state of regulation of socio-economic relations to be gradually approached, including through the reform of Ukrainian legislation based on the rule of law. The opinion is asserted that inconsistent state policy regarding the implementation of the principle of social justice significantly reduces human living standards. Accordingly, the purpose of the article is to highlight certain approaches in legislative and legal practice regarding the establishment of social justice in society. To achieve the set research goal, general scientific and special methods of scientific cognition were used, including dialectical, legal hermeneutics, historical-legal, analytical-synthetic, formal-logical, and systemic-structural analysis, as well as predictive methods, among others. Discrepancies in approaches in legislative work and legal interpretation regarding the correctness of significantly expanding the powers of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in the implementation of social policy were identified. Emphasis is placed on the inadmissibility of broad discretion of state authorities, especially its central branch, which creates conditions for abuse and decision-making contrary to the requirements of the "quality of law." It is argued that the experience of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine in considering a group of cases related to social issues indicates differences in the perception of the essence of fundamental legal categories, which changes the interpretation of constitutional legal norms. Cases of improper legislative practice were identified when new changes to Ukrainian legislation are introduced after recognizing certain amendments as unconstitutional, essentially reproducing the content of a legal norm that was previously deemed inconsistent with the Constitution of Ukraine.

rule of law, principle of social justice, «quality of law», discretionary powers, Constitutional Court of Ukraine.