On the Issue of the Concept of Social Obligation

Abstract

The article defines the concept of social obligation on the basis of a doctrinal analysis of the general theoretical foundations for the definition of obligations, taking into account the interdisciplinary nature of social obligations. The formulation of the definition of social obligation is given through the relationship between obligations and responsibilities. It is noted that social obligation (in the broad sense of the word) should be understood as a type of socially regulated social relations, within the framework of which an individually determined party is necessarily required to carry out normatively proper behavior to satisfy a wide range of socially significant interests. Social obligations in the narrow (social security) sense are the need for compensation established by law on the part of a public authority or non-state entity that arises among citizens as a result of the onset of a social risk of adverse consequences.