Skarga nadzwyczajna (wybrane zagadnienia)

Mateusz Radajewski

Abstract

The Act of 8 December 2017 on the Supreme Court introduced into the Polish legal system a special legal means, referred to as the extraordinary appeal. As the Act is currently worded, extraordinary appeal, generally speaking, should be used to challenge valid court judgments which are contrary to the principle of a democratic rule-of-law state giving effect to principles of social justice, expressed in Article 2 of the Constitution. Although the instrument might play an important role in the sphere of legal relations, it has not yet been the subject of broad academic reflection. Such reflection is, however, necessary due to the numerous doubts that the provisions regulating this instrument might cause in practice. The article discusses the legal character, scope of pplication, and conditions for extraordinary appeals.