The  legal  conditions  of  national  mourning  in  the  light  of  forms of  public  administration  activities Cover Image

Prawne uwarunkowania żałoby narodowej w świetle form działania administracji publicznej
The legal conditions of national mourning in the light of forms of public administration activities

Author(s): Iwona Sierpowska
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: national mourning; ordinance; local law

Summary/Abstract: Traditionally, national mourning is introduced to commemorate persons who have rendered outstanding services to the nation. However, over the past several years, mourning has also been announced in connection with various tragic events. This indicates an evolu-tion of the institution and it may also raise concerns about its abuse and depreciation. The law refers to national mourning in a very general way, hence it is the practice that tries to fill in the void and eliminate deficiencies in the legislation. This leads to situations in which administrative bodies take actions which they have not been empowered to. A spe-cial problem is the delimitation between the act of introducing mourning and the act of suspending the organisation of entertainment events during its duration.

  • Issue Year: 19/2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 61-78
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish