%0 Journal Article
%T Human Rights Cities. Idea versus Practice of the Selected Polish Cities in the Field of Human Rights
%A Ploszka, Adam
%J Przegląd Konstytucyjny
%V 2022
%R 10.4467/25442031PKO.22.012.16010
%N Issue 2 (2022)
%P 63-87
%K Human Rights, Cities, Local Government, Poland, Equality
%@ 2544-2031
%D 2022
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/przeglad-konstytucyjny/article/miasta-praw-czlowieka-idea-a-praktyka-dzialania-wybranych-polskich-miast-w-obszarze-praw-czlowieka
%X 
	This article deals with a new development in the field of implementation and protection of human rights: the Human Rights Cities. The paper seeks to answer the research question, whether this development occurs also in Poland. To answer this question, an empirical study was conducted with the participation of 40 Polish cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. This study enables to categorized Polish cities, that were subject of the study, according to their level of involvement in the implementation of human rights. The leading local Polish governments, which can be labeled as a human rights cities, were identified. These cities account for nearly a third of the cities surveyed.