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Record Nr.

UNINA9910584578503321

Autore

Brzezinski Mark

Titolo

The struggle for constitutionalism in Poland / / Mark Brzezinski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; ; London ; ; New York, New York : , : Macmillan Press Ltd : , : St. Martin's Press : , : St. Anthony's College, , 2000

©1998

ISBN

1-283-18265-3

9786613182654

0-230-50862-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 1998.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Collana

St. Antony's/Macmillan series

Disciplina

342.438029

Soggetti

Constitutional history - Poland

Electronic books.

Poland Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"In association with St. Antony's College, Oxford."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface to the 2000 Reprint; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Constitutionalism, Limited Government, and Transition to Democracy: An Analytical Framework; 2. Early Polish Constitutional History; 3. From Constitutionalism to Totalitarianism: Communist Constitutional Practice and its Polish Application (1944-89); 4. Democratic Rebirth and Constitutional Reform (1989-97); 5. The Emergence of Judicial Review in Poland; 6. Constitutional Interpretation and Enforcement; 7. Constitutionalism and Post-Communist Politics

8. Conclusion: Law vs Power in Post-Communist PolandNotes and References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This first time in paperback is the best comprehensive examination of the development of constitutionalism in Poland. In particular, this book examines Poland's long-term constitutional history, the adoption of a new constitutional framework after 1989, and the establishment of structures and procedures designed to institutionalize enduring respect for constitutional rules and principles. Notwithstanding continuing



challenges in Poland, the groundwork for constitutionalism based on notions of limited government and reflective of European constitutional norms has emerged from the collapse of the communist system of power.