To the question of the branch of social law

The article deals with the problems of forming social law into an independent branch of Russian law. The authors formulate the main reasons for the separation of this industry into a separate legal entity. This is due, first, to the constitutional principle of the social state and its real content. Secondly, with the development of social legislation. Third, with the development of Russian legal science, which responded to the social changes that took place in the period 1990-2000.