Prezydenci Rzeczypospolitej a zmiany Konstytucji z 1997 r. – bilans 25-lecia

• Authors: Dudek Dariusz

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The Presidents of the Republic of Poland and the amendments to the Constitution of 1997 – the result of the 25th anniversary

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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The subject of this article is the regulation and actual participation of the President of Poland in the process of creating the Constitution of 1997 and its amendments, made or only postulated. The author recalls the procedure of adopting the Constitution of the Third Republic of Poland, its only two amendments during the 25 years of its validity (with the use of a very difficult amendment procedure), and several draft amendments, introduced by the President or related to his office. It describes the President’s 2018 initiative to hold a consultative referendum on amending the Constitution, unfortunately, rejected by the Senate. He also emphasizes the historical regularity of Polish constitutionalism, which consists in creating a constitution „for someone” or „against someone”. In conclusion, he recognizes that creating and introducing changes to the Constitution is the greatest challenge for legislation, as well as a manifestation of real care for the common good, which is the Republic of Poland.

• Publisher: Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów
• Journal: Przegląd Legislacyjny
• Year: 2022
• Issue: PL 2 (120)/2022
• Pages: 60-85

Contributors

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Dudek Dariusz

• Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin