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The article presents an analysis of soldiers’ competence to use force when the Polish Armed Forces are used in the internal security of the state system. Binding conditions are compared to use force after the introduction of states of emergency or other periods of increased threat to the security of the state when by law armed forces are authorized to be used. The study includes national law norms, also newly granted in 2005 authorities to support Border Guard’s activities, international humanitarian law norms and the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.