Ordo Iuris (full official name: Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture; pl, Fundacja Instytut na rzecz Kultury Prawnej Ordo Iuris) is an ultra-conservative Polish Catholic legal organization and think tank. It aims to "research the legal culture and spiritual heritage in which Polish culture is rooted, and to promote them in public life and the legal system". From 2016, the organisation became known for its anti-LGBT, anti-abortion and anti-divorce activism.
History
Ordo Iuris was founded in 2013 by the .
The first high-profile initiative of Ordo luris was an attempt to draft an anti-abortion bill in 2016, which aimed to its full prohibition and introduce criminal liability for anyone who causes the death of a conceived child, including its mother. However, it caused the
Black Protests across the country and was eventually rejected by
Sejm
The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland.
The Sejm has been the highest governing body of t ...
voting on October 6, 2016. During the discussion prior to the vote, Joanna Banasiuk of Ordo Iuris presents a "self-amendment" with the aim of removing the so-called criminal record of mothers.
In 2021, it helped to inaugurate the
Collegium Intermarium a private university.
Among the supporters of Ordo Iuris are high-ranking Polish national politicians, such as the current minister of education,
Przemysław Czarnek
Przemysław Czarnek (born 11 June 1977) is a Polish politician and academic, who was voivode of the Lubelskie Voivodeship from 2015–2019. He was elected in 2019 as member of the 9th Sejm as a member of Law and Justice. Czarnek is notable for ...
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PiS
Pis ( oc, Pis) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
Geography
Localisation
Hydrography
The river Auroue forms most of the commune's eastern border.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Gers department
The fol ...
).
References
External links
Official website
2013 establishments in Poland
Catholicism and far-right politics
Conservatism in Poland
Organizations established in 2013
Organizations that oppose LGBT rights
Think tanks based in Poland
Legal organizations based in Poland
Anti-LGBT and Catholicism
LGBT in Poland
Tradition, Family, Property
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