Protection of the seal of confession in the law of civil procedure and criminal proceedings

• Authors: Kinga Flaga-Gieruszyńska , Magda Tarnowska-Sobecka

Abstracts

EN

This paper focuses on the issue of the different constructions of the law of civil procedure and criminal proceedings in reference to protection of the seal of confession. The analysis includes a review of the basic constitutional condition of the guarantee of the freedom of conscience and religion, as well as the detailed problems concerning the procedural status of clergy of various churches and religious associations within which there is individual confession. Furthermore, the authors also discuss the significant issue of the procedural status of other persons who have consciously or accidentally obtained information relayed to a member of the clergy during confession and the need to regulate their rights and obligations as witnesses in civil and criminal cases.

Keywords

EN

protection of the seal of confession; clergy; law of civil procedure; law of criminal proceedings

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
• Journal: Acta Iuris Stetinensis
• Year: 2019
• Issue: 28
• Pages: 63-88

Dates

published

2019

Contributors

author

Kinga Flaga-Gieruszyńska

• Wydział Prawa i Administracji Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego

author

Magda Tarnowska-Sobecka

• Wydział Prawa i Administracji Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego

Identifiers

DOI

10.18276/ais.2019.28-04

Biblioteka Nauki

1596024