@article{Krzywon2020, author = {Adam Krzywon}, title = {Czy wyborcze postępowania sądowe są zgodne z europejskim standardem ochrony wolności wypowiedzi? Glosa do wyroku ETPC z 25.07.2019 r., Brzeziński v. Polska}, series = {Państwo i Prawo}, number = {7}, publisher = {Wolters Kluwer}, address = {Warszawa}, issn = {0031-0980}, pages = {144 -- 155}, year = {2020}, abstract = {In the case, Brzeziński v. Poland, the European Court of Human Rights for the third time addressed the issue of the summary electoral proceedings in the Polish legal system. The last judgement is an excellent opportunity to examine if the provisions of the electoral law concerning these proceedings are well designed and correctly interpreted by the Polish courts. There is no doubt that free elections and freedom of expression together form the bedrock of any democratic system. The two rights are inter-related and operate to reinforce each other. For this reason, it is particularly important in the period preceding an election that opinions and information of all kinds are permitted to circulate freely. On the other hand, national authorities are legitimised to create special proceedings in order to ensure the proper conduct of the electoral campaign by preventing the dissemination of false information. As a consequence, it is possible to verify factual statements contained in the materials pertaining to an electoral campaign. Special proceedings should not apply to the value judgements. If such comments and opinions infringe the candidate’s personal rights, he or she may seek redress under the general rules of protection of individual rights.}, language = {und} }