Assessment of the petition of the Polish Association of the Internees and Repressed concerning the amendment of the Act on Combatants and Certain Persons Being Victims of War and Post-war Repression Cover Image

Ocena petycji Ogólnopolskiego Stowarzyszenia Internowanych i Represjonowanych w sprawie zmiany ustawy o kombatantach oraz niektórych osobach będących ofiarami represji wojennych i okresu powojennego
Assessment of the petition of the Polish Association of the Internees and Repressed concerning the amendment of the Act on Combatants and Certain Persons Being Victims of War and Post-war Repression

Author(s): Kamilla Kurczewska
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: combatants;veterans;officers;soldiers;collaborators and employees of the security apparatus of the Polish Peoples’ Republic;petition;

Summary/Abstract: According to the author, the petition falls within the competence of the Sejm and fulfils formal requirements. The author positively evaluates the proposed changes in the law, aimed at systemically depriving officers, soldiers, collaborators and employees of the security apparatus of the Polish Peoples’ Republic (PRL) of their privileges. She considers them as meeting the postulate of axiological consistency of the Polish legal order. At the same time she draws attention to possible problems with the constitutionality of the proposed provisions, especially in the context of the principle of care for the veterans of the fight for independence and the principles of providingsocial security.

  • Issue Year: 71/2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 264-279
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish