State of War versus Martial Law – Formal and Legal Issues Cover Image

Stan wojny a stan wojenny – zagadnienia formalno-prawne
State of War versus Martial Law – Formal and Legal Issues

Author(s): Tadeusz Józef Kęsoń
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Dolnośląskiej Szkoły Wyższej
Keywords: state security;the law of armed conflict;state of war;crisis management;alert levels;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the following article is to present two fundamentally important mechanisms in countering threats to national security, those being state of war and martial law. It shows in detail the differences and relations between state of war and martial law as well as the understanding and definitions of the two in terms of the law and the study of international relations. The article discusses laws and regulations concerning emergency states, the circumstances and conditions of the introduction of martial law in accordance with the Polish legislation. The article also includes the description of a new mechanism to respond to terrorist threats that has implemented solutions for crisis management system in Poland.

  • Issue Year: 8/2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 143-157
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish