Protection of a weak subject of private law relations in the context of new challenges and threats

The article is devoted to one of the aspects of the concept of weak subjects of private law relations. Based on the analysis of scientific doctrine and judicial practice, it was concluded that there are no real opportunities to influence one’s will on the exercise and protection of subjective rights and legally significant interests for some subjects of private law relations. Two signs are revealed – the reasons for the weakness of the subject of a private law relationship, namely: a psychophysiological sign (age period and state of health) and a weakness in negotiation capabilities (due to lack of resources). The definition of a weak subject of a private law relationship is formulated.