Geneza i skutki dekonstytucjonalizacji Prezydium Sejmu – próba oceny
Genesis and effects of deconstitutionalisation of the Presidium of the Sejm – an attempt of assessment

Summary/Abstract: The entry into force of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 2 April1997 meant the Presidium of the Sejm losing its status of a constitutional body.The justification for adopting such a solution was the conviction of the Constitutioncreators that there is no need to include in it the contents which lie within the autonomyof the Parliament and which may be regulated in the rules and regulationsof the Sejm. However, the deconstitutionalisation of the Presidium of the Sejmgave rise to some doubts when it comes to the interpretation of the constitutionalprovisions regulating the status of the Marshal of the Sejm. It also fundamentallyinfluenced the process of directing the work of the Sejm. Therefore, it was a significantchange in relation to the previous legal status; however, the importanceof the said change (in my opinion) was not fully noticed. One of the effects of thedeconstitutionalisation of the Presidium was a change in the model of directingthe work of the Sejm. A single-person model was introduced in place of the previouscollegial manner of decision-making, and as a result the Marshal of the Sejmbecame the main governing body of the Chamber. After the lapse of over twentyyears of adopting such solutions the author is inclined to make

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