This study aims to answer two questions from the perspective of the constitutional law of the Republic of Poland. Firstly, are there legal regulations that precisely define the rules and limits of exercising the freedom of expression in university spaces, particularly regarding the expression in signs, posters, symbols, avatars, slogans or emblems? Secondly, which applicable legal regulations justify the restrictions on symbol presentation (religious, ideological, political) during the participation in classes, conferences or other academic events? These answers do not pretend to be exhaustive due to the limited scope of this study. Their purpose is only to outline the topic of related problems.
There is no question that “health protection” is the premise for the establishment of constitutional restrictions on rights and freedoms. It has been so far the subject of legal science only exceptionally and occasionally; mainly in the context of restrictions on the freedom of economic activity. It was only the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the Republic of Poland that brought a wider interest in this category, referring it also to the limitations of another fundamental freedom – freedom of expression. Considering the above, the analysis of legal limitations on the freedom of expression, imposed on the basis of the premise of health protection, seems to be by all means justified and purposeful.
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