A characteristic feature of the legal systems of democratic states is that their source is human dignity. The concept of human dignity is usually placed in the provisions opening the chapters devoted to freedoms and human rights in the constitutions of modern states. A common element of the legal systems of individual European states is also the expression of the principle of equality in constitutional laws and the emphasis on its fundamental importance. The principle of equality is complemented by the prohibition of discrimination.
The principle of equal rights of religious organisations also derives its genesis from human dignity. It is from the right to equality that citizens of individual states are entitled to that a natural consequence flows, which is the equality of all religious organisations. The principle of equal rights of these entities is rarely directly expressed in the fundamental laws of other states.
The placement of this principle in the legal system affects the nature of the state, which for this reason can only be a secular state. Undoubtedly, the inclusion of the indicated principle in the Constitution of 2 April 1997 is the consolidation and confirmation in the Polish legal system of the principles of a democratic secular state guaranteeing respect for fundamental human rights and freedoms.
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