Aktywność organizacji pozarządowych w polskich sądach niepolegająca na udziale w postępowaniach

Abstract

Non-Governmental Organisations in Poland show wide interest in the justice system. Their actions are not limited to litigation. This paper outlines the typology of activities performed by NGOs in courts or closely related to courts, other than taking part in court or executive proceedings. Two main groups of actions are researched court monitoring and assistance to clients of the justice system. On the ground, Polish examples include in-court monitoring performed with the use of observers and other methods of information gathering. The civic court monitoring programme is comprehensive with more than 2,000 voluntary observers participating since 2010. In the field of legal aid, NGOs run several hundred centres where legal advice is provided pro bono.