Marek Suska
Biographic Data
| ID | 4428593 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marek Suska |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marek |
| FAMILY NAME | Suska |
| SIGNATURE | SUSKA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Silesia in Katowice |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0950-5588 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Dictionaries in Legal Interpretation as a Time-Sensitive Argument, or on Atemporal and Temporal Justifications
Time is often an overlooked dimension in legal interpretation. Its passage affects boththe content and the weight of interpretative arguments, making it essential for judges to carefully select the interpretive moment—the point in time to which the interpretation must correspond (e.g., the moment of the crime in criminal law). To investigate judicial awareness of the temporal sensitivity of interpretive arguments, we focus on the dictionary argum…
Petrified and Updated, or How the Interpretive Community Exercises Power Over the Meaning of Vague Terms in the Legal Text (on the Example of Polish Criminal Law)
Interpretation of the law is based on a temporal perspective. The meaning of a legal text changes over time despite the fact that the wording does not change. A provision read in 2019 may be different from the same one read in 2023, even though its letter is the same. While the form is the same, the content may be different, cf. [ 43 ]: 433–436, [ 4 ]: 494–495
Becoming Symbolic
The discussion on symbolic legislation unveils intriguing relationships between law and politics. However, the abundance of observations often results in conceptual chaos and raises numerous problematic questions. These inquiries revolve around the scope of the concept of symbolic legislation (is it a marginal or universal phenomenon in the legal system?), as well as the circumstances determining whether a provision or legal act is classified as …
Pewność prawa a zasada interpretatio retro non agit
W nawiązaniu do badań Józefa Nowackiego nad zasadą lex retro non agit, autorzy artykułu podjęli refleksję na temat związków pomiędzy pewnością prawa a retroaktywną zmianą dominującej w praktyce wykładni przepisów prawa. Głównym przedmiotem zainteresowania uczyniono sformułowanie interpretatio retro non agit, funkcjonujące w kulturze prawnej, choć nieznane powszechnie we wspólnocie interpretacyjnej. Cele badawcze obejmowały: 1) ustalenie treści wi…
On why the Court did not want to fight smog, or several comments on the resolution of the Polish Supreme Court on the right to live in a clean environment
The authors analyse the 2021 ruling by the Polish Supreme Court, which refused to acknowledge the right to live in a clean environment as a personal interest. The purpose of the paper is not only to evaluate the quality of the Supreme Court’s argumentation, but also to highlight the implicit premises that were missing from the grounds of the decision. Based on these findings, the authors draw broader conclusions about the circumstances that incre…
Referendum w sprawach o szczególnym znaczeniu dla państwa jako symboliczna instytucja prawna
Instytucja referendum w sprawach o szczególnym znaczeniu dla państwa budzi rozczarowanie piśmiennictwa, ponieważ nie spełnia ona swojego celu prima facie. Tym celem zaś jest umożliwienie obywatelom podejmowania wiążących decyzji politycznych w najważniejszych kwestiach. Mogłoby to skłaniać do uznania referendum za pustą obietnicę ustrojową oraz instytucję nieużyteczną, co jednak byłoby nietrafne i przedwczesne. Referendum może bowiem potencjalnie…
Historia zawiedzionych nadziei. O zakazie chowu zwierząt na futra
The deputy’s draft bill amendment about the Animal Protection Act submitted to the Marshal of the Sejm in November 2017 was one of the most ambitious attempts in the Third Republic of Poland to improve the legal protection of animals. The loudest proposal in the project was to prohibit the rearing and breeding of animals for the purpose of obtaining fur from them. In the article, the Authors reflect on the reasons for the political failure of thi…
Jak powstają symboliczne ustawy? Studium dwóch przypadków
Symbolic provisions of law lack effectiveness in the classic sense; moreover, the legislature using this instrument either accepts this lack of effectiveness or even intends it. Such provisions are adopted for the realization of either secret political goals or explicit goals – not by enforcing certain behaviours, but rather by shaping appropriate attitudes in the society. The aim of the study is to analyse the circumstances that may lead to the …
Czy sąd powinien być wyrozumiały dla prawodawcy? O błędzie legislacyjnym z perspektywy teorii wykładni
In the actual legislative processes, errors are often made: the legislator’s intentions are not always properly expressed in the legal provisions or there is insufficient clarity. The discrepancy between what the legislator said and what they meant to say poses a serious challenge to the theory and practice of legal interpretation. In this paper, the author analyses two possible reactions to a legislative error: correcting it or applying the prov…
Becoming Symbolic
The discussion on symbolic legislation unveils intriguing relationships between law and politics. However, the abundance of observations often results in conceptual chaos and raises numerous problematic questions. These inquiries revolve around the scope of the concept of symbolic legislation (is it a marginal or universal phenomenon in the legal system?), as well as the circumstances determining whether a provision or legal act is classified as …
Historia zawiedzionych nadziei. O zakazie chowu zwierząt na futra
The deputy’s draft bill amendment about the Animal Protection Act submitted to the Marshal of the Sejm in November 2017 was one of the most ambitious attempts in the Third Republic of Poland to improve the legal protection of animals. The loudest proposal in the project was to prohibit the rearing and breeding of animals for the purpose of obtaining fur from them. In the article, the Authors reflect on the reasons for the political failure of thi…
Jak powstają symboliczne ustawy? Studium dwóch przypadków
Symbolic provisions of law lack effectiveness in the classic sense; moreover, the legislature using this instrument either accepts this lack of effectiveness or even intends it. Such provisions are adopted for the realization of either secret political goals or explicit goals – not by enforcing certain behaviours, but rather by shaping appropriate attitudes in the society. The aim of the study is to analyse the circumstances that may lead to the …
Czy sąd powinien być wyrozumiały dla prawodawcy? O błędzie legislacyjnym z perspektywy teorii wykładni
In the actual legislative processes, errors are often made: the legislator’s intentions are not always properly expressed in the legal provisions or there is insufficient clarity. The discrepancy between what the legislator said and what they meant to say poses a serious challenge to the theory and practice of legal interpretation. In this paper, the author analyses two possible reactions to a legislative error: correcting it or applying the prov…
Referendum w sprawach o szczególnym znaczeniu dla państwa jako symboliczna instytucja prawna
Instytucja referendum w sprawach o szczególnym znaczeniu dla państwa budzi rozczarowanie piśmiennictwa, ponieważ nie spełnia ona swojego celu prima facie. Tym celem zaś jest umożliwienie obywatelom podejmowania wiążących decyzji politycznych w najważniejszych kwestiach. Mogłoby to skłaniać do uznania referendum za pustą obietnicę ustrojową oraz instytucję nieużyteczną, co jednak byłoby nietrafne i przedwczesne. Referendum może bowiem potencjalnie…
Pewność prawa a zasada interpretatio retro non agit
W nawiązaniu do badań Józefa Nowackiego nad zasadą lex retro non agit, autorzy artykułu podjęli refleksję na temat związków pomiędzy pewnością prawa a retroaktywną zmianą dominującej w praktyce wykładni przepisów prawa. Głównym przedmiotem zainteresowania uczyniono sformułowanie interpretatio retro non agit, funkcjonujące w kulturze prawnej, choć nieznane powszechnie we wspólnocie interpretacyjnej. Cele badawcze obejmowały: 1) ustalenie treści wi…
On why the Court did not want to fight smog, or several comments on the resolution of the Polish Supreme Court on the right to live in a clean environment
The authors analyse the 2021 ruling by the Polish Supreme Court, which refused to acknowledge the right to live in a clean environment as a personal interest. The purpose of the paper is not only to evaluate the quality of the Supreme Court’s argumentation, but also to highlight the implicit premises that were missing from the grounds of the decision. Based on these findings, the authors draw broader conclusions about the circumstances that incre…
Petrified and Updated, or How the Interpretive Community Exercises Power Over the Meaning of Vague Terms in the Legal Text (on the Example of Polish Criminal Law)
Interpretation of the law is based on a temporal perspective. The meaning of a legal text changes over time despite the fact that the wording does not change. A provision read in 2019 may be different from the same one read in 2023, even though its letter is the same. While the form is the same, the content may be different, cf. [ 43 ]: 433–436, [ 4 ]: 494–495
Becoming Symbolic
The discussion on symbolic legislation unveils intriguing relationships between law and politics. However, the abundance of observations often results in conceptual chaos and raises numerous problematic questions. These inquiries revolve around the scope of the concept of symbolic legislation (is it a marginal or universal phenomenon in the legal system?), as well as the circumstances determining whether a provision or legal act is classified as …
Dictionaries in Legal Interpretation as a Time-Sensitive Argument, or on Atemporal and Temporal Justifications
Time is often an overlooked dimension in legal interpretation. Its passage affects boththe content and the weight of interpretative arguments, making it essential for judges to carefully select the interpretive moment—the point in time to which the interpretation must correspond (e.g., the moment of the crime in criminal law). To investigate judicial awareness of the temporal sensitivity of interpretive arguments, we focus on the dictionary argum…
Political science (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Polish Law and Legal System (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Law in Society and Culture (4 works) · Law and economics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Classical Studies and Legal History (2 works)