Limitation of Real Estate’s Ownership in Special Legislation on the Example of Road Special Legislation Cover Image

Ograniczenie prawa własności nieruchomości w specustawach na przykładzie specustawy drogowej
Limitation of Real Estate’s Ownership in Special Legislation on the Example of Road Special Legislation

Author(s): Jakub Polanowski
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Law on Economics, Transport / Logistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: infrastructure investments; public roads; location of the public roads; principle of proportionality; protection of property;

Summary/Abstract: The jurisprudence of administrative courts maintains that in proceedings regarding the authorization of a road investment, in the light of the provisions of the Act of 10 April 2003 on Special Rules of Preparation and Realization of Investments in Public Roads, administrative bodies can not judge necessity and purposefulness of solutions regarding the location of the road, according to the investor’s application. This is because this procedure is pending at the request of the road administrator and the administrative body is bound by this request. Consequently, the content of the application determines which land will be subject to expropriation. However, this position raises many doubts in the context of the constitutional principles of protection of property and proportionality. It may lead to the imbalance between the need to realize the public goal, which is the building of the public road and the obligation to take into account the legitimate interest of the expropriated property’s owner.

  • Issue Year: 67/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 65-84
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish