RIGHTS, FREEDOMS AND DUTIES OF A MAN AND A CITIZEN AS THE CONTENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL STATUS

Abstract

The article is devoted to the consideration of human and civil rights, freedoms and responsibilities as the content of its constitutional and legal status. First, the author briefly analyzes the concept of constitutional and legal status of the person, outlining some problems of its understanding. The categories of constitutional rights, freedoms and duties of man and citizen are further studied, as well as their relationship between them. It is noted that the most common criterion for the separation of constitutional rights and freedoms of man and citizen is the sphere of society. In this regard, the constitutionally enshrined rights and freedoms of man and citizen are divided into civil (personal), political, economic, social, cultural.
 The importance of the transition from the declarative fixation of the rights, freedoms and responsibilities of a person in the Constitution of Ukraine to their implementation is noted. It is determined that human rights and freedoms as elements of the constitutional and legal status have common bases of consolidation, guarantee, protection and defense, but differ in implementation (rights require certain mechanisms or means, and freedoms do not need). At the same time, human freedom is a fundamental category in relation to human rights. In turn, the duty of man and citizen is a measure of the necessary behavior of the person, the minimum requirements imposed by the state on the person. Due to its nature, a person's duty is more positive and therefore requires clear regulation in law. The importance of duty as an element of the constitutional and legal status of a person and a citizen lies in the implementation of its preventive function, due to which the interests of the individual, society and the state should not be harmed.