pro se (US) (Latin:
‘for oneself’)
/proh
say/
POL:
występujący
w swoim imieniu, bez pełnomocnika
ENG:
advocating on one's own behalf before a court,
rather than being represented by a lawyer.
a
phrase with a similar meaning:
litigant in person (UK)
(1)
Pro se litigants often
lack a sufficient understanding of procedural
and substantive law to initiate a
lawsuit properly.
SUBSTANTIVE
LAW – prawo materialne (the part of the law that creates, defines, and
regulates rights)
PROCEDURAL
LAW – prawo proceduralne (the body of law that prescribes formal steps to be taken
in enforcing legal rights)
(2)
People choose to act pro se in
legal proceedings for a variety of
reasons: they may wish to avoid the expense of hiring an attorney, the issues
involved in the case may be simple enough to handle on their own, they may want
to control their own case directly, and so on.
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS – postępowanie sądowe (all actions that are authorized or
sanctioned by law and instituted in a court or a tribunal for the acquisition
of rights or the enforcement of remedies)
(3)
The appellate court is not going to give a pro se party (any special treatment or relax the rules simply
because that party is pro se and is not a lawyer.
(4)
Pro se representation presents
unique but not insurmountable challenges for claimants and the legal system.
a
CLAIMANT – powód (a plaintiff)
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