Sejmowe komisje śledcze w praktyce politycznej III RP
The Sejm Investigative Committees in Political Practice of the Third Republic of Poland

Author(s): Adrian Drynda
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Political Theory, Political Sciences, Public Administration
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: parliamentary committee of inquiry; inter-party rivalry
Summary/Abstract: The institution of a parliamentary investigative committee is presently known to the politicalsystems of most democratic states in the world, as it fulfils many important functions in civilsociety. This work is an attempt at answering the question whether the Sejm investigative committeesin Poland constitute an actual, real, and non-partisan instrument of parliamentary oversight,or are merely one of the elements of ad hoc partisan rivalry. Three essential aspects of thisissue have been analyzed: the circumstances of appointment, mechanisms of operation, and finalconclusions of the Sejm investigative committees, whose work was conducted during the periodof the Third Republic of Poland (between 2003 and 2018). It is also the intention of the authorto determine the validity and advisability of utilizing the institution of an investigative committeewithin Poland’s political system alongside other instruments of parliamentary oversight.

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