ON THE ISSUE OF CODIFICATION OF LEGISLATION ON SOCIAL SECURITY

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the need to improve the legislation on social security by means of codification. The author pays special attention to the definition of the principles of codification, considers the historical aspect of this problem, shows the role and importance of codification in modern conditions, reveals the advantages and disadvantages of choosing different forms of system-forming acts, assesses the possibility of developing in the coming years the Code of social security of the Russian Federation, notes the tendency of partial codification of individual institutions of social security law (benefits, social services, etc.), analyzes the current state of legislation in this area for convincing conclusions and proposals.