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Legal dispute over the Constitutional Court in Poland
The strengthening of the position of courts was, to a large extent, the result of the creation and rapid development of constitutional justice. It has made the power that was “in some measure, next to nothing” a real power, and the apolitical placement of courts changed into a political one, or at least one leading to serious political repercussions.… There is no doubt today that courts are a branch of power in the full sense of the word, and some even point out that because of constitutional justice they have become de facto the first power. From the position of a passive power, they have changed their placement, mainly owing to constitutional justice, to that of an active power, whic...
Freedom of Speech A Comparative Law Perspective
Freedom of Speech: A Comparative Law Perspective offers a wide-ranging review of free speech law in Europe, the U.S., Canada and Australia, with a special focus on hate speech and on artistic and scientific speech. It provides a great deal of information on these topics, in a single volume, which presents a considerable value to anyone who wants to study the subject. prof. Christopher Wolfe, University of Dallas The book is disturbing. It encourages to pose serious questions, in particular about the phenomenon of the persecution for expressing traditional views, which ceased to be accepted by certain political and intellectual elites. It presents the context which allows us to realize how di...
Transitional Justice in Poland
In this study of the mechanisms of transitional justice in Poland, Frances Millard asks: How does society come to terms with its past? How should it punish the perpetrators of oppression and acknowledge its victims? In the former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe the task of answering these questions came down to the need to eliminate the communist parties' hold over the state, the economy and society in order to move towards democracy. Millard argues that the key step in achieving this was uncovering the truth about the previous regime's past, prosecuting the perpetrators of past crimes and providing compensation and restitution for its victims. Through the specific case of ...
Censorship in Polish Art After 1989
Censorship in Polish Art After 1989 is a pioneering work on censorship in Polish art after the fall of the USSR available in English for the first time with a skilled translation by Lukasz Mojsak. Polish Art Historian Jakub Dabrowski, with contributions from Anna Demenko, offers the first comprehensive study to analyze the problems of restricting the freedom of artistic expression in the Third Polish Republic. The book includes two complementary approaches - legal and historical (including political and social aspects of the phenomenon). Based on the collected factographic material, Dabrowski captures the characteristic qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the phenomenon studied in time. He enters his considerations in a wider social, political, artistic and media context, at the same time pointing to symbolic breakthroughs, precedents, sequences or correlations of events.
Poland's Constitutional Breakdown
Since 2015, Poland's populist Law and Justice Party (PiS) has been dismantling the major checks and balances of the Polish state and subordinating the courts, the civil service, and the media to the will of the executive. Political rights have been radically restricted, and the Party has captured the entire state apparatus. The speed and depth of these antidemocratic movements took many observers by surprise: until now, Poland was widely regarded as an example of a successful transitional democracy. Poland's anti-constitutional breakdown poses three questions that this book sets out to answer: What, exactly, has happened since 2015? Why did it happen? And what are the prospects for a return ...
O tempora! O mores! O czasie pracy i o czasie zmian. Księga jubileuszowa prof. Krzysztofa Rączki
Publikacja powstała z intencją uczczenia wybitnego naukowca i sędziego Sądu Najwyższego, profesora doktora habilitowanego Krzysztofa Rączki. Składają się na nią 62 teksty merytoryczne pogrupowane w czterech częściach. Teksty są powiązane z obowiązującymi regulacjami prawnymi i podejmują lub kontynuują liczne dyskusje doktrynalne, także w kontekście europejskim i międzynarodowym. Profesor dr hab. Krzysztof Rączka Wybitny specjalista z zakresu prawa pracy, Zatrudniony na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim; był m.in. Kierownikiem studiów na kierunku administracja; członkiem Rady Kolegium Międzywydziałowych Indywidualnych Studiów Humanistycznych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego; pe...
Perspectives of Europe
The articles in this publication seek to explain some of the fundamental matters connected with the European integration process and will cast light upon several perspectives of European cooperation. The following themes have been examined most closely: perspectives of European political cooperation, development of European legal standards, European economic integration, fighting poverty in the European Union and the free movement of people within the European Union and creation of European local initiatives. The authors also attempt to discuss the question of how the generally positive evaluation of the European Union enlargement reflects the political, legal, economic and social reality in Europe.
Accountability and the Law
This book discusses contemporary accountability and transparency mechanisms by presenting a selection of case studies. The authors deal with various problems connected to controlling public institutions and incumbents’ responsibility in state bodies. The work is divided into three parts. Part I: Law examines the institutional and objective approach. Part II: Fairness and Rights considers the subject approach, referring to a recipient of rights. Part III: Authority looks at the functional approach, referring to the executors of law. Providing insights into increasing understanding of various concepts, principles, and institutions characteristic of the modern state, the book makes a valuable contribution to the area of comparative constitutional change. It will be a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and policy-makers working in the areas of constitutional law and politics.
Notatki 2014–2020, czyli sześć lat tłusto-chudych
Zapraszamy na spotkanie ze Stanisławem Zabłockim, Sędzią Sądu Najwyższego w stanie spoczynku związane z wydaniem książki pt. „Notatki 2014-2020 czyli sześć lat tłusto-chudych”. Rozmowę poprowadzi Wojciech Hermeliński, Sędzia Trybunału Konstytucyjnego w stanie spoczynku. 12 września, wtorek, godz. 17.00, siedziba Okręgowej Rady Adwokackiej w Warszawie, Aleje Ujazdowskie 49 Książka stanowi unikalny zapis wspomnień z sześciu lat (2014–2020) życia sędziego zaangażowanego w kształtowanie oraz obronę pozycji Sądu Najwyższego. Jest to kalendarium wydarzeń zawierające opinie i odczucia bezpośredniego uczestnika walki o nadrzędność wartości konstytucyjnych i ...
