On the Need to Regulate the Legal Status of the Spouse of the President of the Republic of Poland Cover Image

O potrzebie regulacji statusu prawnego małżonka Prezydenta RP
On the Need to Regulate the Legal Status of the Spouse of the President of the Republic of Poland

Author(s): Aleksandra Szydzik
Subject(s): Politics, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Government/Political systems, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: spouse of the President of the Republic of Poland; First Lady; legal status; institutionalization; public activity; remuneration;

Summary/Abstract: The article seeks to define the role of the spouse of the President of the Republic of Poland in the systemic practice, as well as to answer the question of whether there is a need to regulate her legal status. It should be noted that although the President’s spouse does not hold any office by law, she is active in the public sphere. Her activity does not consist in exercising public authority but is limited to the performance of representative and social functions. These considerations are additionally justified by the fact that in the past, Sejm of the Republic of Poland attempted to grant the President’s spouse remuneration for customarily performed duties.

  • Issue Year: 19/2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 41-58
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish