The High Social Orientation of Justice is an Essential Component of the Court’s Activities in Protecting the Social Rights of Citizens

The article examines the features of judicial protection of social rights of citizens. Based on the results of the analysis of judicial practice, the conclusion is formulated about the informal approach of the courts to assessing life circumstances when considering disputes on the protection of social rights of citizens. The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, if there are appropriate legal grounds, always sides with socially vulnerable citizens. The importance of high social orientation of justice has been repeatedly emphasized by Russian lawyers and judges. 
Constitutional amendments in the social sphere have defined priorities in state policy, namely, the social orientation of all aspects of the life of the state, including the administration of justice. The effectiveness and high social orientation of justice are confirmed by the reduction in the number of appeals to the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation for the protection of labor and other social rights over the past few years. The important role of the Constitutional Court in the formation of uniform practice and constitutionalization of the current regulatory framework in the area under study is noted. However, the negative impact of the fragmentation and lack of systematization of legal acts in the area of social security on law enforcement is noteworthy. In such a situation, the importance of judicial protection takes on special meaning.