Intencjonalizm a tradycyjna koncepcja wykładni Eugeniusza Waśkowskiego (analiza porównawcza)

The paper deals with the theory of legal interpretation. The main problem of this field of jurisprudence is the perception of the purpose of the interpretation process (ontological dimension) and the desired methodology for determining the meaning of a legal text (application dimension). The author’s aim is to establish the parallel elements of contemporary intentionalism (represented by Stanley Fish, Lawrence Alexander, Jeffrey Goldsworthy, Richard Ekins and Zygmunt Tobor) and the traditional concept of interpretation by Eugeniusz Waśkowski. It turns out that both currents equate the determination of the meaning of the text with the determination of the legislator’s intention. Thus, they fit into the communicative perception of the law.