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Prawoustrojowy status Sił Zbrojnych w Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
The Legal Status of the Polish Armed Forces in the Constitution of the Republic of Poland

Author(s): Mariusz Antoni Kamiński
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Security and defense
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Armed Forces; Polish Army; military law; national security; national defence; armed forces in the constitution

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of research of the legal status of the Polish Armed Forces in the Constitution of the Republic of Poland. The key problems include the role of the Armed Forces in the implementation of the main goals of the Polish state and their relations to other constitutional principles and the duty to defend the Homeland. The article also presents the competences of the executive and legislative authorities in the aspect of defence and security as well as civil and democratic control over the Armed Forces. Polish legal solutions were compared with the constitutions of NATO member states – Germany, France, Spain, Greece, Denmark, Norway, Estonia and the Czech Republic.

  • Issue Year: 29/2019
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 41-71
  • Page Count: 31
  • Language: Polish