III ARN 96/95 AI generated

Supreme Court allows combatant rights to unborn children born alive under the Combattants Act.

Case Number III ARN 96/95

Court / Authority Sąd Najwyższy

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 1996-05-29

Outcome Allowed / Granted

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The Supreme Court of Poland overturned the lower court's dismissal of Genowefa K.'s claim for combatant status. The applicant, born in 1945, argued she should be recognized as a victim of Nazi concentration camp repression during her pregnancy in 1944. The court ruled that the term 'person' in the Combattants Act includes unborn children born alive, rejecting the lower court's strict requirement of physical presence in the camp. This decision was based on the legislative intent to protect victims of war repression and the constitutional protection of the unborn child.

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Art. 4 ust. 1 pkt 1 lit. a ustawy z dnia 24 stycznia 1991 r. o kombatantach; The term 'person' in the Combattants Act includes unborn children born alive, ensuring equal protection for victims of war repression regardless of birth status.

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Combattants Act unborn children concentration camps combatant status legislative intent war victims interpretation of law

Cited Legislation

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Art. 4 ust. 1 pkt 1 lit. a ustawy z dnia 24 stycznia 1991 r. o kombatantach oraz niektórych osobach będących ofiarami represji wojennych i okresu powojennego

Art. 8 § 2 k.c.

Art. 1 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 7 stycznia 1993 r. o planowaniu rodziny, ochronie ludzkiego płodu i warunkach dopuszczalności przerywania ciąży

art. 207 § 5 k.p

art. 8 § 2 k.c

art. 972 k.c

art. 8 k.c

art. 9 k.c

art. 421 § 2 k.p.c

Supreme Court allows combatant rights to unborn children born alive under the Combattants Act.

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