Constitutional and Theoretical and Legal Basis for the Realization of the Right to Housing

   Aim. To develop new legal constructions in the theory of law and constitutional law, ensuring the protection of the physical existence of a person in the modern world. To define the way the principles of the right to housing, enshrined in law in the Constitutions of the countries of the world, affect the physical aspects of human being.
   Methodology. The study used variable methods of analysis and synthesis of individual components, included into the understanding of complex legal structures in law, the comparative legal method, with the help of which an analysis of the constitutional provisions of the basic laws of various states of the world in terms of securing the right to housing was carried out, the historical method by which the norms included in the constitutions of previous years are analyzed, as well as formal-logical, legal-dogmatic methods that made it possible to investigate the provisions enshrined in the constitutional norms and norms of current legislation related to the implementation of the human right to housing.
   Results. The authors studied 160 different constitutions. The main conclusion of the scientific study was the identification of those factors that have a fundamentally important impact on the physical existence of a person in the modern world and need legal regulation in order to ensure the protection of the physical existence of a person. The constitutional provisions of various states within the framework of the consolidation of the right to human housing were analyzed. The right to housing was ambiguously enshrined in the constitutional norms of the countries of the world. Gaps in the legal regulation of housing relations were identified, and some legislative initiatives were presented. The importance of establishing the standards of human life, and, accordingly, the quality of housing, has been proven.

   Research implications. The findings of the study can be used in law enforcement and law-making activities in the development of new housing legislation. A new conceptual apparatus is being introduced into legal science, which will improve legal equipment in the preparation of regulatory acts affecting the rights of a person and a citizen in our country.

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