Samodzielność prawotwórcza jednostek samorządu terytorialnego
Law-making autonomy of local self-government units

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to highlight the essence of the law-making autonomy of local self-government units, to describe the various legal forms that their formal decisions take, as well as to distinguish and define – using the achievements of the doctrine and jurisprudence – the various categories of acts created by local government bodies. The research method used was based on comparative legal analysis and literature research, evaluation of the legal status existing in the field of the discussed issues, as well as on an analysis of views presented in the science of administrative law and in the case law. The author points out that the legislator has granted local self-government bodies a large degree of law-making independence. Its sources can be found in the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, and then in local government system acts. These norms are additionally strengthened by the provisions of the European Charter of Local Self-Government, which provide for the right of local communities to act freely on their territory while respecting the principle of legalism. The attribution of the quality of autonomy to local government units has also been consolidated in the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Tribunal. The far-reaching independence of self-governments can be seen in many areas of their activity, but legislation seems to be one of the most important. Legal acts set the norms and rules of conduct, binding certain groups of addressees and affect their personal situation. in terms of their rights and obligations.

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