Russian legislation

Introduction. The article examines volunteerism as an institution of civil society. Currently, volunteering is mainly studied through the prism of various social sciences and the humanitie. However, there are no comprehensive studies related to the legal essence of volunteerism. The relevance of the theoretical and legal understanding of volunteerism as an institution of civil society is determined by the crucial applied value of this analysis for understanding the social nature of the institution under study and its current state.

The article investigates the legal regulation of nondiscrimination rights and freedoms of the individual, depending on his state of health in Russia in the current national regulations. Discussion. As a result of the research of legal instruments of the Russian Federation, focuses on a group of federal laws that prohibit discrimination enshrined human rights and freedoms according to the state of his health.