MP’s formal immunity in parliamentary discussions (as exemplified by Print No. 433/VI term)

Abstract

The construct of parliamentary formal immunity has so far been the subject of five bills amending the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, provoking discussion on the desirability of maintaining the immunity in the Polish political system. The purpose of this study is to present the basic hypotheses of the changes proposed in this area and to analyze the arguments raised for and against the continued validity of Art. 105 section 3 of the Polish Constitution in its current wording. To illustrate the course of parliamentary work on limiting the protection of the MPs, a representative example, accumulating classic elements of discussions on the legitimacy of changes in the formal approach to parliamentary immunity, was used as a study of the legislative process accompanying print No. 433/VI cad.