Trilateral Commission for Social and Economic Affairs as an Example of Institutionalization of Democracy

The subject of the article is the institutionalization of democracy in Poland on the example of the Tripartite Commission for Socio-Economic. This issue should be considered in the context of democratic principles such as implementation the principles of social justice. In the author’s opinion, democracy makes possible, and at the same time imposes an obligation on the state to create institutions and legal standards for the proper functioning of a market economy. A special role in this process is a dialogue between the social partners taking place within the Tripartite Commission for Socio-Economic. The article presents the legal and socio-political conditions affecting the creation of Commission and briefly describes the function, role and powers of Commission in accordance with Act of 6 July 2001 about Tripartite Commission for Socio-Economic Issues and voivodship social dialogue commissions, published in Dz.U. No. 100, item 1080 of 18 September 2001, as amended. Article focuses on the institutionalization of democracy, which according to the author’s conviction is a synthesis between the governments of the people and the rule of the law.