Pojęcie strony w procesach świeckich i kanonicznych

In the article the author describes the notion of the litigant in secular and canonical proceedings. In secular law this term is described by the author in civil, penal and administrative law. She makes a division for a plaintiff and a defendant taking into special account canonical proceedings. The author describes a capacity to be a party in a case and capacity to sue. She stresses more the notion of parties and their rights in the canonical case on nullity of marriage. Generally it might be said that litigants are there persons who have a dispute, persons taking part in the proceedings, in case of canonical proceedings − before the church tribunal.