O konstytucyjnym pojęciu godności osobowej

Abstract

The content of this publication is a presentation of the meaning of the formula which refers to human dignity. The understanding of this idea should always remain in accordance with the legislative and judicial acquis of countries of western civilisation sphere. Based on judicature and source literature, respective attributes of human dignity, which Article 30 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland refers to, have been explained. A change of the attitudes of constitutional lawyers’ community and the Constitutional Tribunal has been highlighted, with the possibility of referring to the content of this article as an independent model of constitutionality of law under an abstract and concrete control. Initially, human dignity was considered as a general rule and not legal rights.