The system of a democratic state is characterized by a specific system of relations between law, authority and citizens, which includes the need to comply with existing law and limit arbitrariness. The democratic nature of the state system is determined primarily by the fact that its sovereign is the nation. Therefore, in a democratic constitutional state, the norms that form the basis of the social and political order are established in accordance with the will of the majority of citizens. However, the government is obliged to respect the law it has created, which is literally above the state, and to respect the rights and personal freedoms of citizens. In this study, personal freedom is presented as one of the fundamental rights in a democratic state. For this aim, the dogmatic-legal method was used. Therefore, it was based on the analysis of literature and interpretation of national and international legal acts relating to the issues taken.

Projekt dofinansowany ze środków budżetu państwa, przyznanych przez Ministra Edukacji i Nauki w ramach Programu „Społeczna Odpowiedzialność Nauki II” pt. „Współczesny obraz społeczeństwa polskiego w nauce i debacie publicznej”