Opinia prawna w sprawie przepisów regulaminu Sejmu dotyczących obniżenia uposażenia i diety parlamentarnej w kontekście najnowszego orzecznictwa Europejskiego Trybunału Praw Człowieka
Legal opinion on the provisions of the Standing Orders of the Sejm concerning the reduction of salary and parliamentary allowance in the context of recent jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights

Summary/Abstract: The provisions of the Standing Orders of the Sejm concerning the reduction of Deputy’s salary or parliamentary per diem allowance (as a form of financial penalty) do not require any changes, as there is no need to adjust Polish law to the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights contained in the cases referred to in this opinion. The views expressed by the ECHR in these judgments may however affect the interpretation and application of the provisions of the Standing Orders of the Sejm concerning, in particular, the terms “a Deputy making it impossible for the Sejm to work” and “making it impossible to carry out the debate”. The author claims that the introduction into the Standing Orders of a requirement to give reasons for decisions on the reduction of salary or per diem allowance in order to avoid the allegation of “excessive severity of the penalty,” would also allow both to demonstrate that the principle of equality before the law and principle of proportionality are observed.

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