THE RIGHT TO PETITION AND A PUBLIC HEARING ON DRAFT LAWS IN POLAND – SELECTED ISSUES
THE RIGHT TO PETITION AND A PUBLIC HEARING ON DRAFT LAWS IN POLAND – SELECTED ISSUES

Summary/Abstract: The research focuses on selected issues relating to the right to petition and the institution of a public hearing on draft laws in Poland. The aim of the article is to compare the two institutions in terms of their functioning in the field of draft laws, but also in the context of comments under Article 63 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland and the assessment of applicable legal regulations. Legal and dogmatic, and statistical methods were used. The analysis was based on the interpretation of Article 63 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, chapters 1a and 9a of section II of the Sejm's Rules of Procedure, selected provisions of the Act of 11 July 2014 on petitions, and Article 8 of the Act of 7 July 2005 on lobbying activities in the process of making law, as well as the literature on the subject and data specifying the practice in the field of the discussed institutions from the IX term of the Sejm – contained on the website of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland. This study is a comparative analysis of the two indicated institutions, summarizing the practice and achievements of the doctrine in this area and providing an opportunity to expand the discussion on the right to petition and a public hearing on draft laws, as well as influencing not only the doctrine of constitutional law, and in particular parliamentary law, but also possibly future legislation.

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