Annotation

The article analyzes doctrinal, international and national legislative approaches to the content of the concept of “decent standard of living”. Based on this analysis, the author concludes that nowadays the constitutional right to a decent standard of living should be considered broadly enough, including not only the minimum standards of basic human needs (food, housing, clothing) and a number of sociocultural and spiritual benefits (access to cultural and spiritual values). It is concluded that the development of information technologies complicates the forms and methods of realization of the social function of the state, andalso leads to a new understanding of its substance. As a result, a conceptually new understanding of the category “decent standard of living” and the criteria that characterize it should appear. Such criteria objectively include the benefits associated with the use of new technologies in the information environment. This legal category should be understood taking into account the level of development of modern information technologies, access to which as well as information security of a person should be included in the content of this category.