The Relation Between Social Security Law and Environmental Law

Abstract

The correlation of social security law and environmental law with regard to the subject and method of regulation is investigated. It can be traced in the implementation of human rights to a decent life and free development guaranteed by Art. 7 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. It was revealed that one of the common elements in the subject of legal regulation of the considered branches of law is protection of the health of citizens. Among the measures of protection of human health is the elimination of the harmful effects of environmental factors. The social security law regulates public relations to preserve the health of citizens in terms of providing them with free medical care, and the environmental law protects human health by maintaining a favorable environment. In the social security law, an imperative method of legal regulation is used due to the specifics of the legal status of the subjects (the absence of equality and subordination between them). In environmental law, both the imperative and the dispositive methods of legal regulation are used. The authors emphasize that the need for interaction between the considered branches of law becomes especially relevant when implementing state policy in the field of protecting the health of citizens in order to bridge the gap between the health indicators of the population of Russia and economically developed countries. In strategic plans, the task of enhancing the role of human capital as the main factor in economic development is brought to the forefront. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to improve the living conditions of Russian citizens and maintain a favorable environment. At the same time, the authors draw attention to a number of problems that complicate the preservation of the health of citizens in the Russian Federation, and offer some social protection measures in order to mitigate the negative effects on the health of citizens if they live in ecologically unfavorable territories.