Votum separatum w prawie kanonicznym i prawie polskim
Votum separatum in Canon Law and Polish Law

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the question of the votum separatum in canon law and Polish law. In the field of canon law analysis has been subjected to the 1983 Code of Canon Law and instruction process Dignitas connubii and the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. Research votum separatum in Polish law, in particular, covered the normative acts and court rulings. The basic literature was taken into account.In the introduction, the article was defined the concept of votum separatum, which is the special privilege outvoted judge the composition of the collegiate, which is not accepting the issued the judgment (verdict, the justification) selects their different position.Dissenting opinion is described in canon law and Polish law, however, despite the essential similarity are of the procedural step in the analyzed legal systems there are also significant differences. According to the intention of the legislature dipped in canon law votum separatum is an internal action process, by which the parties are not informed of the process. The Polish law, regardless of the type of process operation is evident.It should be stressed that the votum separatum is the only activity process, which is an exception to the mystery of adjudication. In addition, it must be stated that it is an attribute of independence of the judge in taking decision in the case.Belongs also pay attention that in canon law any judge composition of the collegiate is obliged to prepare their a votive offering with reasons the legal and factual in writing. From him, however, it depends on whether at the stage of adjudication depart from its a votive offering or not, which consequently leads to the genesis of votum separatum.

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