Loss of sports scholarships as a result of the president’s signature communicated to amend the Law on the sport and the protection of acquired rights

Modern professional sport involves significant financial outlay. Hence assistance from the State in this area is extremely important. Part of it is an athletic scholarship. Nevertheless the legislative, acting on the basis of the article 11 section 2 point 4 of the Law on the sport and amendment to the law on sport legislator changes the status of Polish non-Olympic sports associations and thereby deprive the right to grant entitled to it. Thus ignoring their acquired rights. This statement is designed to bring legislative deficiencies in this regard.

The purpose of the article is to signal that actions aimed at implementing the principle of social justice (in the context of Article 2 of the Polish Constitution) require the legislator to consider a number of variables. It is particularly about the principle of equality and guaranteeing an appropriate level of security (including social security), as well as respect for acquired rights and trust in the state and law. Legislative actions that result in legitimate securitization of the law may of course lead to the limitation of the principle of social justice, as long as they take into account the objective needs of safety and health protection. The use of inadequate measures by the legislator or the creation of apparent threats and the related fear by the power apparatus will evoke a deep sense of injustice and lead to violent opposition from society.