The concept of security, which has been popular in recent years, is an integral element of constitutional systems. Securing undisturbed human existence was one of the premises for creating legal acts limiting the arbitrary state – the first constitutions at the end of the 18th century. The tasks imposed on the constitution as a special type of legal act remained unchanged. This tendency was strengthened in the 20th century, hence the modern constitutions are characterized by strong saturation with concepts from the broadly understood field of security. The Polish Constitution of 1997 is no exception in this respect, as it lays down numerous provisions establishing far-reaching restrictions on the state and those in power. In order to guarantee security in some specific areas, the Polish constitution imposes organizational obligations on the rulers, which translates into securing the health, pension or procedural interests of the individual. The issue of respecting constitutional standards related to security is a separate issue, but this is a problem already known at the dawn of constitutionalism.