Constitutionality of restricting the freedom of assembly in Poland in relation to the COVID-19 outbreak Cover Image

Konstytucyjność ograniczenia wolności zgromadzeń w Polsce w związku z wybuchem pandemii COVID-19
Constitutionality of restricting the freedom of assembly in Poland in relation to the COVID-19 outbreak

Author(s): MICHAŁ MALINOWSKI
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Constitution of the Republic of Poland; Restriction of freedom;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents issues regarding the essence of the freedom of assembly, the definition of assembly and possibility of limiting this civil liberty under Article 57 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland at the level of Article 31 clause 3 and Article 233 of the said Act. The paper are also presents issues related to the state of epidemic which was introduced in Poland on 20th March 2020 and the restrictions connected with it. The article also mentions governmental anti-epidemic regulations of the Council of Ministers and their role in shaping the law aimed at preventing the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus. The regulations restricting assemblies introduced by the Council of Ministers have been compiled with the current jurisprudence of common and administrative courts.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 137-151
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish