The legal interest of the self-government community and its protection under Polish law Cover Image

Interes prawny wspólnoty samorządowej oraz jego ochrona na gruncie polskiego prawa
The legal interest of the self-government community and its protection under Polish law

Author(s): Ryszard P. Krawczyk
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: self-governing community; local government; legal interest; local government elections; local referendum

Summary/Abstract: In Poland, the concept of a self-governing community is a certain legal fiction, identified with all residents of units of basic administrative division. In Europe, a self-governing community is quite commonly called a local community. A self-government community in Poland is established by law and is a forced union of people. The community does not have its own legal personality separated from the legal peresonality of a local government unit. The author of the study discusses the constitutional and statutory concept of a self-governing community as well as system and legal solutions protecting its interest. The author analyzes the problem of protecting the interest of the self-government community, referring to the examples of Polish local government practice.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 104
  • Page Range: 95-118
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish