O roli ławników w sprawowaniu wymiaru sprawiedliwości w demokratycznym państwie prawa. Artykuł polemiczny

The aim of the article is to present the role of lay judges in the judicial system, taking into account the advantages and disadvantages of this institution as well as specific principles resulting from the principle of a democratic state of law. The article also assesses the introduction of the lay judge institution to the Supreme Court and presents de lege ferenda postulates regarding the improvement of the functioning of this institution as a form of social factor participation in court proceedings. It was also considered to what extent judges – including lay judges – have an influence on making the law. The conducted research is mainly based on Michał Kaczmarczyk’s monograph on this issue, which makes the text partly of a polemic nature.