Konstytucyjność wyłączenia jawności posiedzeń sądowych w postępowaniu cywilnym – przyczynek do dyskusji

Abstract

This article is a contribution to the discussion on the constitutionality of examining civil cases in camera. The remarks presented in the article are based on the assumption that the essence of in camera sessions is not compliant with the constitutional right to an open examination of the case, which – being a component of the right to a properly shaped court procedure, co-creates the content of the right to a court. These sessions are the most far-reaching form of limiting, or rather excluding, openness of court sessions – both in its external and internal aspect. Therefore, the article attempts to assess the use of in camera sessions considering acceptable exceptions to the public nature of court sessions. Finally, reference was made to a party’s right to consideration of a case without undue delay, which also co-creates the right to a court.