O braku kompleksowej ustawy o tworzeniu prawa i wynikających z tego problemach związanych z pracami legislacyjnymi dotyczącymi kodeksów. Uwagi na przykładzie Kodeksu postępowania cywilnego

• Authors: Klonowski Maciej

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On the Lack of the Lawmaking Act and the Consequent Problems with the Legislative Procedures Concerning Codifications. Remarks on the Example of the Code of Civil Procedure

• Languages of publication: PL

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The main goal of this article is to analyze how the lack of special and strict legislative procedures concerning codifications negatively affects the stability of those legal acts. The problem of inflation of law affects in particular the acts which govern the court procedure, what could seriously limit the individual’s right to a fair trial. In fact, the Code of Civil Procedure, since its adoption on 17 November 1964 was amended 207 times; only in the last ten years 103 amendments could be counted. The author argues that the only way to stop that process and protect the courts from serious turbulences is to adopt new regulations that will limit the number of initiatives aimed at amending the Code of Civil Procedure specifically, and other codifications in general. The best way to achieve this goal is to return to the debate on the necessary changes to the legislative procedures and possible adoption of the uniform Lawmaking Act. The first discussions about the need for such a statute began in Polish constitutional law doctrine in the early 70’s of the 20th Century. Unfortunately, in the recent years the topic has been abandoned. The discussion on that issue could be brought to life thanks to the fact that in the public debate new arguments are presented for adoption of a new Constitution. Therefore, on this occasion it is worth considering starting a discussion about the new constitutional hierarchy of legal acts, including among which also the organic laws. This kind of acts could give a necessary institutional framework and guarantee for the stabilization of the legislation procedures concerning codifications.

• Publisher: Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów
• Journal: Przegląd Legislacyjny
• Year: 2018
• Issue: PL 3(105)
• Pages: 23-44

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Klonowski Maciej

• Instytut Nauk Prawnych Polskiej Akademii Nauk - Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Science