Organizational and legal mechanisms of the functioning of the social state
Journal: Legal horizons
Year: 2025

The article examines conceptual approaches to defining the social state and identifies legal mechanisms for its functioning. Ukraine’s transition to market relations, aggravated by Russia’s military aggression, has deeply affected the legal system, requiring reforms in social policy and law. Although the Constitution defines Ukraine as a social state, the realization of this principle remains inconsistent. The early stages of market transformation were marked by mass violations of social rights,