Th e Participation of the Social Factor in the Judiciary from a Constitutional Perspective

Journal Title: Białostockie Studia Prawnicze - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 21

Abstract

Th e article presents the issue of social factor in the administration of justice from the perspective of constitutional rules. Th e aim of these considerations is to analyze the issue of limitation of the participation of lay judges in a trial in courts of general jurisdiction, which is a starting point for the evaluation and importance of lay judges in Polish judicial procedure,

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Ewa Kowalewska-Borys, Agata Osińska, Marlena Żukowska

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  • EP ID EP342816
  • DOI 10.15290/bsp.2016.21.05
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Ewa Kowalewska-Borys, Agata Osińska, Marlena Żukowska (2016). Th e Participation of the Social Factor in the Judiciary from a Constitutional Perspective. Białostockie Studia Prawnicze, 0(21), 63-76. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-342816