who we are
We are engaged in a civilizational war. At stake is the future of our families, our Homeland, our faith, and our entire European and Christian culture, which affirms the dignity of every person, is full of love for freedom, and stands on the side of truth, goodness, beauty, and justice.
The law is one of the key instruments of this war.
At a time when fundamental rights are being distorted and human rights ideals are being instrumentalized, the Ordo Iuris Institute stands guard over their true meaning and purpose. We safeguard the legal and social order and defend people persecuted for their adherence to values stemming from natural law.
The Ordo Iuris Institute is the largest independent research and litigation center in Poland, defending life, family, marriage, and freedom, as well as national sovereignty.
Behind the work of Ordo Iuris stands a growing community of donors and experts whose support and commitment make it possible to achieve bold goals in carrying out a shared mission.
By conducting research and disseminating its findings, we call for law, the constitutional order, and public policy that will once again embody reasonable concern for the common good, in accordance with natural law and the cultural heritage of Christian Europe.
In the forums of international organizations and before international tribunals, we defend both the inalienable dignity of every human being and the freedom of states from unlawful pressure by supranational institutions.
Through precedent-setting judicial litigation on behalf of victims of injustice, we combine practice with theory and effectively restore meaning to the concept of justice.
Both the Polish Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg accept, in numerous proceedings, the Ordo Iuris Institute’s legal arguments as an important civil society voice in adjudicating civil rights and freedoms.
Ordo Iuris has submitted amicus curiae briefs to the constitutional courts of other countries, e.g., the Constitutional Court of Croatia and the Constitutional Court of Colombia. For the past ten years, the Ordo Iuris Institute has held consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), granted pursuant to Article 71 of the United Nations Charter. Ordo Iuris regularly submits its opinions to international bodies and expert groups, such as the Venice Commission, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, the PACE Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, the UN Human Rights Council, and the WHO. Our foundation is accredited to the European Parliament, the European Commission, and the Council of the EU (registered in the EU Transparency Register under number 206499215012-94), actively participating in the lawmaking and consultation processes.
To effectively carry out our mission on the international stage, we have established the Ordo Iuris International Foundation in the United States and an office of the Ordo Iuris Institute in Brussels. At the same time, in response to the clear need to defend civil rights and freedoms at the local and regional level, with particular attention to the right to life, the protection of the family and marriage, and sovereignty, we have established, in cooperation with national experts, the Zaklada za pravnu kulturu Ordo Iuri” in Zagreb, Croatia, and the Ordo Iuris Center for Law and Human Rights (Africa) in Arusha, Tanzania, the seat of tribunals crucial for all of Africa, including the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
In carrying out its mission, the Ordo Iuris Institute is a member of numerous coalitions of organizations and communities, such as the Political Network for Values, the International Coalition Against Gender Ideology, Citizens Against Global Governance, the Alliance for the Common Good, and Patrimonium Sancti Adalberti.
In view of the growing phenomenon of social marginalization and discrimination of social groups adhering to natural law and the social order, the Ordo Iuris Institute pursues its statutory mission to promote the legacy of Polish constitutional law through actions aimed at protecting constitutional values and human freedoms, in particular the freedom of religion and attachment to Poland’s national heritage, as well as Poland’s legal culture.
Every year, our Donors enable us to provide free legal aid to over 500 beneficiaries. Most of them are families at risk of having their children taken away or parents trying to regain custody of children who were unjustifiably taken away as a result of heartless procedures. Our attorneys stand with hundreds of parents who want to raise their
children in peace, in cooperation with the school of their choice, free from political indoctrination and corrupting sex education.
We also bring help to the heroes of civic resistance against inhumane law: doctors and midwives who refuse to kill unborn children, pharmacists invoking conscientious objection, and entrepreneurs and employees who, in their workplaces, express their dissent against the dominance of radical ideologies that restrict the basic rights and freedoms of normal people. In hundreds of court cases, we have supported pro-life activists, helping to shape legal precedents that protect freedom of speech and pro-life public campaigns. Lawyers working with the Ordo Iuris Institute have handled precedent-setting and successful cases concerning not only Polish citizens but also beneficiaries from Norway, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Ukraine.
We know that a thoroughly conducted process not only saves our beneficiaries but also facilitates the formation of favorable case law and legal doctrine for the future.
Together with the Community of Donors that supports us, we stand steadfastly for life, family, freedom, and national sovereignty. If you wish to take part in our mission, we especially invite you to join our Community of Donors.
