Prawo petycji do organów władzy publicznej oraz organizacji społecznych w związku z wykonywanymi przez nie zadaniami zleconymi z zakresu administracji publicznej
The Law of Petition to Public Authorities and Nongovernmental Organizations With Regard to the Assigned Tasks Pertaining to Public Administration

Author(s): Izabela Kuc
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Law and Transitional Justice
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Summary/Abstract: According to Article 63 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, everyone has the right to submit petitions, motions and complaints to public authorities and nongovernmental organizations with regard to the assigned tasks pertaining to public administration, in the interest of the public, the petitioner or another person with their permission. The procedure of examining petitions, motions and complaints is delineated in Chapter VIII of the Code of Administrative Procedure and the Act of July 11, 2014 on Petitions. The aforementioned Act on Petitions entered into force on September 6, 2015, twelve months after its publication, and it constitutes a novum in terms of the implementation of Article 63 of the Constitution. Careful consideration of the new act reveals that, as a whole, it appears to be a good solution. However, it should be also mentioned that the act is not free of shortcomings, which result in the fact that the resolutions do not always directly correspond with the actual and legal state. Thus, even though the act itself is very recent, it nonetheless requires an amendment, due to the shortcomings delineated in the present article.

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