Constitutionality of limitations on right to a fair trial in cases concerning protection of competition and consumers

The article discusses de lege lata limitations regarding the constitutionally protected right to fair trial, with particular attention to matters regarding competition and consumer protection. An assessment is performed of the constitutionality of solutions adopted by the Polish legislator, and the constitutionally defined contours of the right to court in that category of cases is elaborated. The author reflects on the existing system of judicial review, considering whether it is not dysfunctional in some of its aspects, and how it could be replaced by another system for protecting the rights of enterprises; primarily these divagations address protection of procedural rights in a manner compliant with the Constitution of Poland, more specifically the right to court.

Material Jurisdiction of the Court of Competition and Consumer Protection in Light of Art. 32 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland

The goal of the paper is to present the material jurisdiction of the Court of Competition and Consumer Protection in light of the constitutional principle of entity equality. The regulations of Art. 32 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland include the principle of equality, which also covers entrepreneurs. In Poland, in addition to administrative courts that control the legality of administrative decisions, there is also the Court of Competition and Consumer Protection, which hears cases concerning administrative decisions from a material perspective. The analysis of the regulations indicates that the jurisdiction of this court has been determined without justification. The paper proves the thesis that the material jurisdiction of the Court of Competition and Consumer Protection has been determined arbitrarily by the legislator violating the constitutional principle of equality. The following methods were applied: dogmatic-legal and analytic-synthetic.