The article aims to analyse the legal regulations on the right to freedom of assembly and to show that freedom of assembly is a component of deliberative democracy. An analysis of the current legislation regulating this issue, from European standards to the national level, shows that it is a right of a political nature. Freedom of assembly is a civil liberty that allows citizens to influence the decisions of the authorities. It is also a component of a democratic state ruled by law and enables participation in social and political life.