On the Need to Amend the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of Poland. Part I Cover Image

O potrzebie zmiany Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z 1997 r. Część I
On the Need to Amend the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of Poland. Part I

Author(s): Anna Łabno
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, Political history, Politics and law, Politics and society, Sociology of Law
Published by: Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego
Keywords: Constitution of the Republic of Poland; amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Poland; constitutional surveys; constitutional protection of state forests; constitutional protection of natur

Summary/Abstract: The issue of constitutional protection of natural resources does not arouse the interest of lawyers, including constitutionalists, in Poland. In none of the drafts of the new Constitution of the Republic of Poland presented after 1989 was this issue regulated. After the new Constitution of the Republic of Poland came into force in 1997, no draft amendment to this act dealing with natural resources was submitted either. The constitutional surveys conducted in 2011 and 2017 did not explicitly call for a complete or even very extensive amendment of the Constitution. Most often, they indicated the need for punctual amendments or concerning certain areas of constitutional regulation. In light of the experience with forest management, it would be advisable to extend constitutional protection to all strategic natural resources.

  • Issue Year: 15/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 54-66
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish