Charakterystyka stosunku prawnego łączącego kapelana z podmiotem leczniczym w świetle przepisów prawa polskiego i wybranych regulacji prawa wewnętrznego Kościoła katolickiego
Characterizing the legal relationship between chaplains and medical facilities in the context of Polish law and selected regulations of the Roman Catholic Church

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present the legal forms of establishing cooperation between medical facilities and chaplains with a view to guaranteeing patients’ right to pastoral care. The main research problem concerns defining the legal relationship between the chaplain and the medical facility in which he provides pastoral care. More specifically, the study aims to characterize the legal relationship between the chaplain and the medical facility taking into account the following types of employment: employment contracts, civil law contracts and voluntary work. The analysis is based on the dogmatic and, to a lesser extent, historical method. The results indicate that employment contracts are especially important in shaping the legal relationship between the chaplain and medical facility. The legal relationship between the chaplain and medical facility is general in character under Polish law owing to the fact that it is necessary to respect the institutional relations between the state and churches and other religious organizations. The specific duties of chaplains are defined by the law of their religious community, which, however, does not automatically apply in Polish law.

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