Legal Theoretical and Normative Conceptualization of a Universal Basic Income

The article presents a comprehensive legal theoretical and normative concept of a universal basic income (UBI) as a hypothetical part of the existing social security system. The authors derive from the establishment of a legal definition of a UBI and the definition of its legal nature and the right to a UBI. The core of the article is the analysis of all the legal elements of a UBI system and the definition of the regulatory concept. On this basis, a substantive and formal legal position of the beneficiary to a UBI is presented, either in its original form or in one of the conditional, categorical or selective forms. Also discussed are the core effects of a possible introduction of a UBI into the existing social security system, social protection system or social relief system and the system of family benefits. Finally, the opportunities and especially the limitations are presented in the case of a UBI implementation as well as some recommendations for the introduction of individual elements of a universal legal nature into the national social security system.