The place and significance of social security of judges in Ukraine in the con-text of building a legal welfare state

Abstract

The article is devoted to clarifying the place and significance of the social se-curity of judges in Ukraine in the context of building a legal welfare state. It is noted that the implementation of the task of building Ukraine as a democratic, social and legal state is impossible without an independent, independent judiciary, since judi-cial bodies directly protect human rights and interests, legality and justice, as well as law and order in society.
Based on the analysis of scientific approaches to understanding the essence and functions of social protection, the author comes to the conclusion that the social protection of judges has the meaning of an independent guarantee of their inde-pendence as a necessary condition for building a social legal state. Social security of judges is proposed to be considered as a special (special) type of social security. When establishing social security guarantees for judicial authorities, their special social and professional status should be taken into account, as well as the limitation of labor rights, which does not allow judges to receive income from any sources other than scientific, teaching and creative work.

It is emphasized that the general and basic functions of social protection should be the main reference point in the process of optimizing the system of social protection of judges. At the same time, the author cautions that within the frame-work of the current judicial reform, it is not advisable to ignore the optional func-tions of social protection, which, going beyond the basic functions, enrich the over-all efficiency and adaptability of the system of social protection of judges. It has been proven that maintaining the social welfare of judicial authorities at a level in accordance with established international standards will contribute to solving the problem of corruption in judicial bodies, which will gradually lead to an increase in the authority of the judiciary and the restoration of public trust in the court.