As part of its watchdog activities, the Institute for the Rule of Law regularly expresses its opinion on matters requiring intervention undertaken in the name of defending the public interest. Below are some legal opinions, motions, amicus curiae opinions, complaints, or motions in socially important matters prepared by IPP lawyers:
- Justification of the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Lublin of 29 April 2024 (IV Ko 895/23).
- Justification of the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Lublin of 8 April 2024 (II AKa 318/23).
- Justification of the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Lublin of 19 March 2024 (II AKa 31/24).
- Justification of the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Lublin of 18 January 2024 (II AKa 310/23).
- Comments of 20 July 2021 on the draft resolution of the Council of Ministers on the adoption of the document "Poland's migration policy – directions of actions 2021-2022".
- Comments of 24 June 2021 on the draft amendments to the Act on Foreigners and certain other acts.
- Comments of April 12, 2021 to the draft regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration on visas for foreigners.
- Notification to the KGSG regarding the actions of the Border Guard authorities towards foreigners (21/12/2020).
- Report on monitoring the forced returns of third-country nationals to their countries of origin (July 2019-December 2020).
- Comments on the draft act of August 11, 2020 amending the act on the entry into, stay in and departure from the territory of the Republic of Poland of citizens of European Union Member States and their family members and certain other acts.
- Complaint against another action in the field of public administration - refusal to reimburse the costs of a necessary service in the proceedings for granting international protection (June 20, 2020).
- Opinion of the Friend of the Court regarding the proceedings conducted by the Regional Administrative Court in Warsaw upon the complaint of M.K. against the decision of the Head of the Office for Foreigners of 18 November 2019 stating the failure to meet the deadline for filing an appeal.
- Request to the Commander of the Border Guard Post in Biała Podlaska to initiate proceedings under Article 356, paragraph 2 of the Act on Foreigners. (2 June 2020)
- Letter dated November 27, 2019 to the Commander of the PSG in Terespol regarding unsuccessful attempts to submit an application for international protection of a Chechen family.
- Opinion of the Friend of the Court of 17 September 2019 regarding the appeals considered by the District Court in Bydgoszcz against the decisions of the Regional Court in Bydgoszcz regarding the placement of a family in the Guarded Centre for Foreigners in Kętrzyn.
- Letter dated September 13, 2019 to the Commander of the PSG in Terespol regarding the Border Guard’s refusal to accept applications for international protection submitted by the Foundation’s clients.
- Application by a representative of a social organisation to participate in the proceedings regarding an appeal against the decision of the Regional Court regarding the extension of the stay of a foreign family in a guarded centre (31/07/2019).
- Legal Opinion on the systemic deficiencies in the asylum procedure and in the reception conditions for asylum seekers in Poland (29.07.2019 r.).
- Application of July 23, 2019 to the Commander of the Border Guard Post in Jelenia Góra to initiate proceedings under Art. 356 section 2 of the Act on Foreigners.