SOCIAL LAWMAKING AS A TOOL FOR IMPROVING THE WELFARE OF THE POPULATION OF TAJIKISTAN

Aim. To identify the reference points and prerequisites of the social legislation development.

Materials and methods. Following documents were studied in current research: the articles of the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan; materials of ministries, state departments, UNDP offices in Tajikistan; the concept of social protection of the population (2016); the decree of the government of the Republic of Tajikistan “On the National Development Strategy of the Republic of Tajikistan for the period until 2030”. The analysis of the program documents was carried out using general scientific, special-legal and  theoretical-legal methodologies.

Results. The most important function of the state is to improve the welfare of citizens through redistribution of income, an increase of workplaces, development of healthcare institutions, education, social security, an increase of the wages, an increase of social payments, etc. The poverty of 32% of population restricts the access to basic social services. Problems of low family welfare, social orphanhood, child labor exploitation, homelessness, the large scale of malnutrition (26% including 10% of children under the age of 5 years), unequal access to tangible and intangible resources are still present. Departmental rule-making in the social sphere creates “legal vacuums” conditions in the absence of an organizational structure for its elimination. The social policy of the Republic of Tajikistan should be based on minimum social standards.
Conclusion. The incompleteness of the legal regulation provides an opportunity for the law-enforcer to choose the means to overcome legal uncertainty in such ways that the decision is fair and does not violate the law. In this regard clear scientifically based reference points are required. The system of social legislation is national and built according to the level of the country's economic development. Its functioning is based on the internal state order. Further development of social legislation should be carried out taking into account new realities of the society, intensive strengthening of the law-spheres, the implementation of norms recognized by international organizations, system-forming connections based on the development of general principles of the institutions of legal regulation of social protection.

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