Instytucja ślubowania radcy prawnego w polskim porządku prawnym

The article presents the results of a study on the institution of the attorney-at-law’s oath. The formal and dogmatic analysis of the relevant statutory and deontological provisions is supplemented by an interpretation of these provisions in judicial practice. As part of comparative remarks, the attorney-at-law’s oath is compared with the regulation of oaths taken by other professional groups, particularly those practicing legal professions. The article discusses various issues, including the concept of the oath, the text of the oath, the date and manner of taking the oath, the consequences of taking or refusing to take the oath, the obligation to remain faithful to the oath, the possibility of concluding the oath’s text with a religious invocation, and the significance of the oath under the Code of Ethics for Attorneys-at-Law. In the author’s opinion, respect for the professional ethos expressed in the text of the oath depends primarily on a reflective approach to the act of taking the oath and the internalization of the values and attitudes it conveys