Projekt stanowiska Sejmu w sprawie skargi konstytucyjnej, dotyczącej umowy między Rzecząpospolitą Polską a Stanami Zjednoczonymi Ameryki o (...)
Draft position of the Sejm on a constitutional complaint concerning the Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic (...)

Summary/Abstract: The author claims that the phrase: ‘but the Executive Authority of the Requested State shall have the Power to extradite such persons if, in its discretion, it be deemed proper and possible to do so’ of Article 4(1) of Extradition Treaty Between the United States of America and the Republic of Poland, signed at Washington on July 10, 1996 (Dziennik Ustaw of 1999 No. 93, item 1066) is – 1. consistent with Article 55(2) as to the principle of specificity of legal provisions, which arises from Article 2 of the Constitution 2. inconsistent with Article 55(1) and 55(2) of the Constitution. After thorough examination of the matter, she concluded that Article 55(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland with its ambiguous wording, allows the extradition of Polish citizens solely in the case where the obligation to extradite stems from an international treaty. Therefore, it is constitutionally unacceptable to use Polish citizenship in international treaties as an optional basis for extradition refusal and, at the same time, give Polish public authorities the “possibility” to extradite Polish citizens upon foreign request.

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