Implementation a Programmatic Norm Resulting from Article 68 para. 4 of the Constitution of Poland in the State of the COVID-19 Epidemic (general comments)

The article refers to the issue related to the implementation by public authorities of the obligation to combat epidemic diseases. The COVID-19 epidemic situation in Poland requires the state to intensify its efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 infectious disease. Actions taken by public authorities are related to, inter alia with the need to restrict the freedoms and rights of the individual, which may be introduced provided that they are consistent with the requirements provided in the Constitution of Poland. The article points out the irregularities occurring in this area, taking into account the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Tribunal, and the views of the doctrine