Polish Confessional Law 2200-1S224-OG

1. Relations between the State and the denominations, the history and modern solutions.
2. The system of relations between the State and the denominations. Contemporary confessional states.
3. The system of separation between the State and the denominations. Contemporary secular state.
4. The freedom of conscience and faith. History and contemporary constitutional solutions. The basic forms of legislative solutions.
5. Confessional Law in II Polish Republic.
6. Confessional Law in Polish People's Republic.
7. The constitutional basis of Confessional Law in III Polish Republic.
8. The freedom of conscience and faith. The subject and object of the freedom of conscience and faith. Institutional and formal guarantees.
9. Legislative status of the denominations. The forms of regulations of their legislative situation.
10. The rights of the denominations concerning religion and cults. Teaching religion. The education of the clergymen. Confessional marriage and its civil consequences.
11. Autonomy and self - governing of the denominations.
12. Financial status and rights of the denominations.
13. The income and taxation of the denominations and clergymen.
14. Legislative status of the clergymen - social insurances.
15. Confessional administration in III Polish Republic.

Term 2023Z:

Seminar for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th year of studies. Number of hours: 30.

Form of crediting the subject: attendance list, final work.

1. Relations between the state and religious associations, history and contemporary legal solutions.

2. The system of linking the state with religious associations. Contemporary religious states.

3. The system of separation of religious associations and the state. Contemporary secular state.

4. Freedom of conscience and religion. History and contemporary constitutional solutions. Basic forms of legal solutions.

5. Religious law of the Second Polish Republic.

6. Religious law of People's Poland.

7. Constitutional foundations of religious law in the Republic of Poland.

8. Freedom of conscience and religion. Subjective and objective scope. Institutional and1 st, formal guarantees.

9. Legal status of religious associations. Forms of regulating their legal situation.

10. Religious and cult rights of religious associations. Teaching religion. Education of the clergy. Religious marriage and its civil effects.

11. Autonomy and self-governance of religious associations.

12. Property rights of religious associations.

13. Income and taxation of religious associations and clergy.

14. Legal status of the clergy - social security.

15. Religious administration in the Third Polish Republic.

Mode

Classroom

Course coordinators

Paweł Borecki

Type of course

General:

general courses

Term 2023Z:

elective monographs
general courses
elective courses

Bibliography

1. M. Pietrzak, Confessional Law, Warsaw 2010.
2. J. Krukowski, Polish Confessional Law, Warsaw 2005.
3. H. Misztal, P. Stanisz (ed.), Confessional Law, Lublin 2003.
4. M. Winiarczyk-Kossakowska, Governmental Confessional Law in Administrative Practice, Warsaw 1999.
5. M. Winiarczyk-Kossakowska, The acts of The III Polish Republic about the Relation of the State to Christian Churches, Warsaw 2004.
6. J. Brenner, Religious Toleration in Europe in Modern Times (XV-XVIII century)
7. A. Mezglewski, H. Misztal, P. Stanisz, "Confessional Law", Warsaw 2011.

Term 2023Z:

1. M. Pietrzak, "Religious Law", Warsaw 2013

2. M. Winiarczyk-Kossakowska, "Acts of the Third Polish Republic on the relationship between the state and Christian churches", Warsaw 2004.

3. J. Krukowski, "Polish religious law", Warsaw 2005

4. "Religious Law", edited by H. Misztal, P. Stanisz, Lublin 2003

5. M. Winiarczyk-Kossakowska, "State religious law in administrative practice", Warsaw 1999.

6. J. Bérenger, "Religious tolerance in Europe in modern times (15th - 18th century)", Poznań 2002.

7. A. Mezglewski, H. Misztal, P. Stanisz, "Religious Law", Warsaw 2011.
8. M. Poniatowski, P. Sobczyk, Polish Religious Law. Collection of regulations, Warsaw 2012.

Notes

Term 2023Z:

The classes are intended to allow students to take a stand on key issues in the field of state-church relations, which are the subject of public debate in contemporary Poland.
Continuous evaluation. The assessment criteria are: participation in classes, activities during classes and the results of the knowledge test carried out at the end of the semester.
Possible visit to the Department of Religious Affairs and National and Ethnic Minorities of the relevant ministry or a guest lecture on the central religious administration in Poland conducted by the current or former Director of the said Department.

Additional information

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

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