Political System of the Republic of Poland

obligatory courses

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the mechanisms of the functioning of the Polish political system - both today in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of 1997, as well as to show the evolution of the system since 1918.

The student gets to know key political institutions of Poland, gets acquainted with their constitutional traditions and constitutional practice. In addition to the political evolution of the Second Republic of Poland, the People's Republic of Poland and Poland, since 1989 he has been acquainted with the most important organs of state power - the Sejm, the Senate, the President, the Council of Ministers, public administration, the judiciary, state control bodies together with the political environment - political parties and interest groups.

1. The systemic evolution of Poland since 1918

2. Political and political changes after 1980

3. Genesis and premises of the constitutional process in Poland after 1991

4. Constitutional system principles

5. Rights and obligations of man and citizen

6. Legislative power - Sejm and Senate

7. The President of the Republic of Poland - tradition and the present day

8. The Council of Ministers

9. Judicial authority

10. Constitutional Tribunal and State Tribunal

11. Government and self-government administration

12. State control bodies

13.Constitutional foundations of political pluralism

1. Leszek Garlicki, Polskie prawo konstytucyjne, Liber, Warszawa 2009;

2. Prawo konstytucyjne RP, [red.] Paweł Sarnecki, CH Beck, Warszawa 2014;

3. Mirosław Granat, Prawo konstytucyjne w pytaniach i odpowiedziach, Wolters Kluwers, Warszawa 2018;

4. Prawo konstytucyjne, [red.] Marian Grzybowski, Temida 2, Białystok 2009;

5. Bogumił Banaszak, Prawo konstytucyjne, CH Beck, Warszawa 2008;

6. Prawo konstytucyjne: zbiór przepisów, [red.] B. Banaszak, Zakamycze, Kraków 2000;

7. Prawo konstytucyjne: wybór źródeł, [red.] Andrzej Sylwestrzak, UWM, Olsztyn 2001;

8. Prawo konstytucyjne, [red.] Zbigniew Witkowski, TNOiK, Toruń 2011;

9. Prawo konstytucyjne, [red.] Bogumił Szmulik, CH Beck, Warszawa 2016;

10. Mariusz Jabłoński, Sylwia Jarosz-Żukowska, Prawo konstytucyjne w formie pytań i odpowiedzi, UWr, Wrocław 2003;

11. Prawo konstytucyjne RP, [red.] Piotr Czarny, CH Beck, Warszawa 2011;

12. Prawo konstytucyjne w: wybór aktów prawnych, [red.] Krzysztof Grajewski, Wolters Kluwers Polska, Warszawa-Kraków 2009;

13. Polskie prawo konstytucyjne, [red.] Dariusz Górecki, Wolters Kluwers, Warszawa 2015.

In the field of KNOWLEDGE, after completing the course:

EK1. Knows the concept and content of constitutional standards functioning in Poland and other democratic countries;

EK2. Knows the procedure for adopting and amending the constitution, its structure (content and content) and importance in the political system of the Republic of Poland;

EK3. Knows and understands the system of sources of law in the Republic of Poland;

EK4. Knows the basic values ​​and political system of the Republic of Poland;

EK5. Knows the rules for the selection and appointment of supreme organs of state power of the Republic of Poland;

EK6. Knows and understands the constitutional catalog of the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, and knows the means to protect rights and freedoms;

EK7. Recognizes the catalog of functions and competences of the supreme organs of state power of the Republic of Poland and regularities in the scope of their mutual relations.

In the field of SKILLS student after completing the course:

EK8. Is able to explain the role and significance of the constitution as a set of basic rights for the state, also in terms of Poland's membership in the European Union;

EK9. Is able to describe the procedure for creating and implementing basic legal acts (international agreement, statute, regulation);

Ek10. Is able to indicate the role and significance of constitutional rights, freedoms and obligations in the context of the values ​​and political system principles of the Republic of Poland;

EK11. Is able to characterize the functions and competences of the main organs of state power in the context of the prevailing system of government.

In the field of SOCIAL COMPETENCE student after completing the course:

EK12. He can use the means to protect constitutional rights and freedoms (e.g. prepare an application to the Ombudsman).

The course is conducted in the form of a seminar. Students prepare a presentation for individual classes discussing state authorities, and class participation is rewarded. The final form of verifying students' knowledge is a test on the second to last class.

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