Intertemporal law in a state ruled by law

Abstract

This paper aims at presenting the rudimental relationships between so-called intertemporal law and the principle of the state ruled by law. This principle is considered to be embedded in the ontological structure of the law as defined by the constitutionally declared recognition of human dignity as the source of individual rights and freedoms, and therefore the rights and freedoms that may not be arbitrarily disposed of, since the absence of arbitrariness (in the sense that no man can ever be a means of the law but always its goal) is an inherent feature of the law founded on the bonds with human dignity.

After examination of the philosophical, normative, cognitive and historical context of intertemporal law, the issues of intertemporal law itself have been briefly summarised. The question of intertemporal law remains strictly connected with the principle of the state ruled by law considered as acumulatively understood principle of principles designed to implement an accepted concept of the state ruled by law. The principle of the state ruled by law protects the following three fundamental values associated with intertemporal issues: human freedom, legal certainty, and clarity and transparency of the law (which may also be considered to be a manifestation of legal certainty) protected, inter alia, under the principles of legislative correctness.

It is precisely the principle of the state ruled by law that is the fundamental determinant of the legal correctness of legislative decisions concerning any intertemporal regulation, while its primary function is to protect individuals against illegitimate activities of public authorities.