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III RN 1/01 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses extraordinary review, upholding Polish citizenship acquisition under old law despite new statute.

Case Number III RN 1/01
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the extraordinary review filed by the Minister of Justice against the National Administrative Court's decision. The court found that Tetiana S. had completed naturalization procedures under the pre-1998 Polish Citizenship Act, creating a binding legal status that could not be undone by subsequent legislative changes. Consequently, the court ruled that applying the new law would violate the constitutional principle of legal certainty and social justice.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 10 ust. 1 ustawy o obywatelstwie polskim; Art. 2 Konstytucji RP: The application of new legislation does not exclude the application of previous laws when a citizen has already fulfilled all requirements for naturalization under the old regime, thereby protecting the acquired legal status against retroactive changes.

Keywords

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extraordinary review dismissal naturalization citizenship acquisition legal certainty principle retroactive legislation application constitutional social justice

Cited Legislation

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Art. 10 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 15 lutego 1962 r. o obywatelstwie polskim
Art. 3 Konwencji o obywatelstwie kobiet zamężnych
Art. 2 Konstytucji RP
art. 39312 KPC
art. 89 ust. 1 pkt 2 Konstytucji
art. 2 Konstytucji RP

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