Leszek Leszczyński is Professor of law, Head of the Chair of Theory and Philosophy of Law and Director of the Institute of Legal Sciences at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin (Poland). He presided as judge of the Polish Supreme Administrative Court, and authored publications on the interpretation and application of law, human rights and comparative law.

• Legislative intentions in formulating extra-legal references versus judicial discretion in determining the grounds for applying general clauses, the content of extra-legal criteria, and the use of references in interpretation of the law, including an attempt to build a comparative and optimization model

Leszek Leszczyński is Professor of law, Head of the Chair of Theory and Philosophy of Law and Director of the Institute of Legal Sciences at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin (Poland). He presided as judge of the Polish Supreme Administrative Court, and authored publications on the interpretation and application of law, human rights and comparative law.

• Legislative intentions in formulating extra-legal references versus judicial discretion in determining the grounds for applying general clauses, the content of extra-legal criteria, and the use of references in interpretation of the law, including an attempt to build a comparative and optimization model

Leszek Leszczyński is Professor of law, Head of the Chair of Theory and Philosophy of Law and Director of the Institute of Legal Sciences at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin (Poland). He presided as judge of the Polish Supreme Administrative Court, and authored publications on the interpretation and application of law, human rights and comparative law.

• Legislative intentions in formulating extra-legal references versus judicial discretion in determining the grounds for applying general clauses, the content of extra-legal criteria, and the use of references in interpretation of the law, including an attempt to build a comparative and optimization model