<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The objective of the paper is to present the role of the non-professional judge in Poland as an important manifestation of civic culture based on citizens’ activity in the sphere of justice among other things. The paper also highlights the importance of an appropriate selection of citizens who are to adjudicate and possibly place restrictions on access to judicial functions using the example of Polish law. The last part addresses the problem of the gradual reduction of the participation of lay judges in the Polish justice system and the controversial attempts to halt this trend, such as the introduction of lay judges to the Supreme Court and the start of discussions on the introduction of the justice of the peace to common courts.</p></abstract>

The objective of the paper is to present the role of the non-professional judge in Poland as an important manifestation of civic culture based on citizens’ activity in the sphere of justice among other things. The paper also highlights the importance of an appropriate selection of citizens who are to adjudicate and possibly place restrictions on access to judicial functions using the example of Polish law. The last part addresses the problem of the gradual reduction of the participation of lay judges in the Polish justice system and the controversial attempts to halt this trend, such as the introduction of lay judges to the Supreme Court and the start of discussions on the introduction of the justice of the peace to common courts.

The Non-Professional Judge as a Component of Civic Culture in Poland

Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

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The objective of the paper is to present the role of the non-professional judge in Poland as an important manifestation of civic culture based on citizens’...

The Non-Professional Judge as a Component of Civic Culture in Poland

Published Online: Mar 13, 2021

Page range: 121 - 132

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2020-0051

Keywords
civic culture, courts, lay participation, non-professional judge, system of justice

© 2020 Dariusz Kużelewski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The Non-Professional Judge as a Component of Civic Culture in Poland

Published Online: Mar 13, 2021

Page range: 121 - 132

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2020-0051

Keywordscivic culture, courts, lay participation, non-professional judge, system of justice

© 2020 Dariusz Kużelewski, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
civic culture, courts, lay participation, non-professional judge, system of justice