Marriage in the Light of Selected Judgements of the Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland

Abstract

This article attempts to show how marital issues are treated in the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland. The issue of marriage accounts for only a small proportion of all family issues taken up by the Constitutional Tribunal for adjudication. The author points out the need for caution, reliability, and thorough analyses in the justifications, and also highlights the care the Tribunal shows for the stability of provisions regulating family life, which corresponds to the delicacy and stability of relations in marriage and family.