Abstract
The paper aims to demonstrate the meaning of the notions of democracy and a state of law in relation to the Constitution as the fundamental law. All these issues are related to the contemporary social and political situation of Poland and the European Union. It is observed that in the state of law, civic fredoms and rights are helpful in separating the public from the private. Democracy is the rule of the people who need to be headed by a direct ruler. The notions of the ‘state of law’ and ‘democracy’become mutually related to the Constution, referred to as the fundamental law. The paper shows the contemporary status of democracy, compared to the state of law, and it provokes the question whether we should lay our own foundations of democracy which wouldspond to our social and political reality.
Highlights
The paper aims to demonstrate the meaning of the notions of democracy and a state of law in relation to the Constitution as the fundamental law
Democracy is the rule of the people who need to be headed by a direct ruler
The paper shows the contemporary status of democracy, compared to the state of law, and it provokes the question whether we should lay our own foundations of democracy which wouldspond to our social and political reality
Summary
Termin pañstwo prawa (Rechtsstaat) lepiej odzwierciedla to zagadnienie ni¿ podany w Konstytucji termin „pañstwo prawne” (art. 2 Konstytucji RP). W krajach demokratycznych zasada rz1dów prawa opiera siê na spe3nieniu przez ustrój polityczno-prawny i system spo3eczny pañstwa, miêdzy innymi nastêpuj1cych warunków: na poziomie politycznym – zasady dotycz[1] wiêkszoœci praw obywateli do wyboru ustroju politycznego, przy zagwarantowaniu prawnej i faktycznej mo¿liwoœci istnienia legalnej i zorganizowanej opozycji oraz pokojowej wymiany ekip rz1dz1cych; na poziomie spo3ecznym – podstawowe prawa obywateli i ich wolnoœci stanowi[1] podstawê ustroju spo3ecznego; na poziomie ekonomicznym – w3asnoœæ prywatna i wolny rynek s1 podstaw[1] systemu ekonomicznego[1]. W3asnoœæ prywatna i wolny rynek daj[1] mo¿liwoœæ funkcjonowania organizacjom i stowarzyszeniom obywatelskim, które dziêki temu mog[1] uzyskaæ niezale¿noœæ prawn[1] i faktyczn[1] od pañstwa, co stanowi gwarancjê istnienia pañstwa prawa i obywatelskiego spo3eczeñstwa[2].
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