Legal obligation of the court to hear the suspect before adjudicating
a security measure against him – gloss to item no. 1 of the judgment
of the Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland of August 19, 2020
(case file no. K 46/15) Cover Image

Obowiązek wysłuchania przez sąd podejrzanego przed orzeczeniem względem niego środka zabezpieczającego – glosa do punktu 1 wyroku Trybunału Konstytucyjnego z 19 sierpnia 2020 r. (K 46/15)
Legal obligation of the court to hear the suspect before adjudicating a security measure against him – gloss to item no. 1 of the judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland of August 19, 2020 (case file no. K 46/15)

Author(s): Paweł Falenta
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Krajowa Izba Radców Prawnych
Keywords: security measures; rights of a suspect; the decision of the Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland; hearing; fair defense

Summary/Abstract: The gloss is an attempt to present the approving stance of the author on the judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland. It concerns the issue of appropriate procedural protection of rights of a suspect in case of his insanity. The author emphasizes the most important elements of the Polish Ombudsman’s motion in this case, analyzes the legal aspects of the regulations in question and summarizes the most important theses of the judgment in relation to their validity.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 135-144
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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