Wymagania stawiane prawodawstwu w sprawach społecznych: rozważania na kanwie Gaudium et spes

Although it has been 50 years since the constitution Gaudium et spes of the Second Vatican Council was published, the document is not out of date at all. The aim of the paper is to seek out and analyze the requirements towards legislation in the social matters, which are contained in the constitution in question. The points discussed in the paper are: relevance of law, directing law towards common good, safeguarding human rights, taking into consideration human dignity and not absolutizing the autonomy of law. As it was proven, Gaudium et spes still can be a valuable and vivid source of ideas for organizing social matters.