Principle of social responsibility as a factor of society consolidation

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the content of the principle of social responsibility of everyone for the well-being of society and the state. One of its manifestations is the principle of generational solidarity. The current trend in the development of relations between a person, society and the state in the context of current challenges and threats necessitates the search for an optimal balance between these subjects, optimizing the ratio of rights and obligations. The elements of the social responsibility structure are the subject of the specified responsibility (an individual or a group of people), the object of social responsibility (the range of social relations for the development of which the subject bears social responsibility) and the social community, acting as an authority that evaluates, stimulates and controls the subject’s activities. Consolidation of common efforts is an important guarantee of State sovereignty, independence, national interests, and economic prosperity. The article analyzes the legal regulation in this area in the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus and the People’s Republic of China. The significant role of not only legal norms, but also other social norms, which remain highly effective, is emphasized, which is characteristic of Chinese traditions. 

For the Republic of Belarus, taking into account the constitutional norm on social responsibility of everyone, the need to make a feasible contribution to the development of society and the state, the concept of “positive responsibility” is the theoretical basis for filling the legal content of “social responsibility” in resolving the dichotomy “duty — obligation”.

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