Constitutional Law WP-PR-Pkons
Course contents:
Definition and subject matter of constitutional law. Definitions of constitution. Characteristics of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland. Axiology of the Constitution of the Republic. Procedure of amending the Constitution. Catalogue of main principles. Principle of subsidiarity. Principle of a democratic state ruled by law. Principle of sovereignty of the Nation. Principle of political representation. Principle of tripartite separation and balance of power. Principle of political pluralism. . Principle of sovereignty of the Nation in the course of the process of European integration System of sources of law in Poland. Place of international agreements in the State legal order. Constitutional status of an individual – Dignity. Freedom. Equality. Catalogue of freedoms and rights of man and citizen in the Constitution of the Republic of Poland. Subjective rights, program norms, principles of state policy. Limitations to freedoms and rights. Principle of proportionality. Constitutional system of protection of rights of an individual. Right to a fair trial. Comnstitutional complaint. Application to the Commissioner for Citizens’ Rights. Compenstation complaint for unlawful action of the State. Principles of election law. Principles of universality,irectness,equality,secrecy,proportionality. Representative democracy. Election law. Organisation, conduct and determining results of elections to the Sejm and the Senate. Organisation, conduct and determining results of elections to the European Parliament. Presidential elections. Direct democracy. Referendum. Citizens’ legislative initiative. Parliamentary law. Structure of parliament. Procedure and principles of functioning of the Sejm and the Senate. Selected functions of the parliament. Legal status of Deputies and Senators. Principle of incompatibility. Immunities. Legislative function of the parliament. Preparation of a bill. Course of legislative process in the Sejm. Special legislative procedures. Internal organization of the Sejm and the Senate. Principle of parliamentary autonomy. Forms of parliamentary activity. President of the Republic. Countersignature and prerogatives. Competences of the President. Responsibility of the President before the Tribunal of State. Government administration. Structure and organization of government administration. Competences of the Council of Ministers and its members. Responsibility of members of the Council of Ministers. Council of Ministers. Composition of the Council of Ministers. Procedure of appointment of the Council of Ministers. Principles of responsibility of the Council of Ministers and its members. Judicial power. Constitutional principles of system and functioning of courts. Constitutional status of judges. System of common courts. System of special courts. Status of the Supreme Court. Status of the National Council of the Judiciary. Judicial Power – Constitutional Tribunal. Legal control of constitutionality of law. Position of the Constitutional Tribunal in the system of State organs. Procedure of appointment of judges of the CT. Status of CT judges. Competences of the Constitutional Tribunal. Procedure in the CT. Types of verdicts of the CT. Judicial power – Tribunal of State. Procedure of bearing constitutional responsibility. Composition and organization of the Tribunal of State. Organs of State control – Supreme Chaber of Control. Position of the SCC in the system of government. Guarantees of independence of the SCC. Position of the President of SCC. Functions of the SCC. Principles and measures of executing functions of the SCC. National Council of Radio Broadcasting and Television. General principles regarding public finances. Status of the National Bank of Poland. Constitutional categories of extraordinary measures.
Assessment methods:
written examination composed of three parts: open questions, closed multiple choice questions
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Learning outcomes
After completion of the course and confirmed achievement of learning outcomes student:
- is able to create definitions of concepts and institutions of constitutional law
- is able to explain origins and the character of the sources of law, both generally and internally binding
- determines relationship between constitutional law, European Union law and international law
- is able to explain methods and tools of forming acts of law, both generally and internally binding
- is able to discuss the way of forming, a structure and functioning of public authority bodies and mutual relations between them
- is able to use theoretical knowledge in regards to constitutional law in describing and analysis of its current status in regards to a certain matter and to solve basic constitutional issues
- is able to draw up an example of a constitutional complaint and an example of an application to an ombudsman
- independently analyses texts of normative acts in regards to constitutional law and performs an analysis of judicial decisions of the Constitutional Tribunal related to a certain public-legal issue
Hours of classes (according to the plan of study) with a teacher 45 30 + 60 = 135 h
75 student's own work
TOTAL HOURS 210
The total number of ECTS POINTS FOR ITEM 7
Bibliography
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