Supreme Court allows deprivation of widow's combatant rights when husband's rights were based on 1944-1956 activities.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court ruled that a widow's derivative combatant rights could be revoked if her deceased husband would have qualified solely for those rights based on activities between 1944 and 1956. The court held that the statute's provisions for deprivation apply not only to the original combatant but also to those deriving rights exclusively from them. Consequently, the widow's claim to retain privileges was rejected as she lacked independent grounds for such status.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 25 ust. 2 pkt 2 ustawy z dnia 24 stycznia 1991 r. o kombatantach; Art. 20 ust. 3 tej ustawy: The provisions for deprivation of combatant rights apply to widows and widowers whose rights are derived solely from their spouse's participation in the struggle to establish and consolidate people's power between 1944 and 1956.