Administrative courts as judicial authorities in matters of freedom of assembly

Abstract

By 2015, administrative courts were competent to control the decisions issued by public administration bodies in the matter of the organization of assemblies. They developed judicial output that fully accepts the standards adopted at the constitutional and international level. The analysis of the administrative courts’ rulings available in the Central Database of Judgments of the Administrative Courts confirms that the freedom of assembly is one of the features of a democratic state´s system. All the decisions regarding its limitations must be issued after thoroughly conducted proceedings with taking into account all the circumstances of the case, including the actual rather than potential threat to life, health and property of a considerable size.