Functioning of prison priesthood as an expression of equality of churches and religion associations in Poland Cover Image

Funkcjonowanie duszpasterstw więziennych wyrazem równouprawnienia kościołów i związków wyznaniowych w Polsce
Functioning of prison priesthood as an expression of equality of churches and religion associations in Poland

Author(s): Andrzej Szymański
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Prawa, Prawa Kanonicznego i Administracji
Keywords: churches; religious associations; principle of equality; the prison system;freedom of conscience and religion;

Summary/Abstract: In this text, the way of realization of the equality principle of churches and religious associations towards the state is introduced. The principle is one of the most essential in the system of the contemporary Polish religious law in relation to the functioning of the priesthoods in the national penitentiaries.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 19
  • Page Range: 129-157
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Polish