Legal opinion on the permissible scope of activities in which a Deputy may engage in connection with the intervention undertaken in performing his/her parliamentary duties Cover Image

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Legal opinion on the permissible scope of activities in which a Deputy may engage in connection with the intervention undertaken in performing his/her parliamentary duties

Author(s): Ewelina Gierach
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Civil Law
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: Deputy; Deputy’s mandate; Deputy’s intervention

Summary/Abstract: The concept of “a non-state economic entity”, referred to in Article 20 of the Act on the Exercise of the Mandate of a Deputy or Senator, causes difficulties with interpretation. A broad interpretation of that article, indicating that the category of entities to which the intervention may be addressed includes private-law entities, raises serious doubts in the context of the provisions of the Constitution. Moreover, it is not possible to enforce an obligation (imposed on a private entity) to response to the intervention undertaken in relation to it, and the impact of a Deputy on the issue underlying the intervention depends solely on the “power of authority” of the representative mandate.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 187-192
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Polish