A Legal Opinion on the Application of a Group of Churches Submitted to the Council of Ministers on 15 February 2010 Cover Image

Opinia prawna w sprawie wniosku grupy kościołów do Rady Ministrów z dnia 15 lutego 2010 r.
A Legal Opinion on the Application of a Group of Churches Submitted to the Council of Ministers on 15 February 2010

Author(s): Michał Pietrzak, Paweł Borecki
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Prawa, Prawa Kanonicznego i Administracji
Keywords: relations between the state, churches and other religious organizations; churches and other religious organizations; bilateralism

Summary/Abstract: The opinion refers to the application dated 15 February 2010 submitted by a group of nine churches and other religious associations belonging to the Pentacostal Christian movement. The application was addressed to the Prime Minister and requested the entry of the Council of Ministers into talks on concluding an agreement and passing relevant law on the relations between the Republic of Poland and the applying churches, in accordance with Article 25(5) of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland. By analysing the applicable law and the administrative procedure adopted for the examining of the application, the authors share a critical opinion on the activities and omissions of the supreme bodies of public administration.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 291-308
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish