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III SO 16/10 AI generated

Supreme Court voids parliamentary rejection of citizen initiative due to formal defects in the petition document.

Case Number III SO 16/10
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court of Poland voided the Speaker of the Sejm's decision rejecting a citizen initiative committee for formal defects. The committee argued that the Speaker incorrectly identified missing opinions and signatures, while the Speaker contended the petition lacked required formalities under the Citizens' Initiative Act. The court ruled that the Speaker's interpretation of the law was too restrictive and failed to balance the statutory requirements with the constitutional right to initiate legislation.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 6 ust. 5 ustawy o wykonywaniu inicjatywy ustawodawczej przez obywateli; Art. 118 ust. 2 Konstytucji RP: The provisions of the Citizens' Initiative Act cannot be interpreted in a way that prevents the realization of the constitutionally guaranteed right of citizens to initiate legislation.

Keywords

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citizens initiative act formal defects petition parliamentary rejection constitutional right legislation supreme court review

Cited Legislation

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Art. 6 ust. 5 of the Act on the Exercise of Citizens' Initiative on Legislation
Art. 118 ust. 2 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland
art. 118 ust. 2 Konstytucji RP
art. 118 ust. 2 Konstytucji
art. 118 ust. 3 Konstytucji

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