Polish Constitutionalism 2200-FOR2
Following topics will be covered during the course:
1. History of the Polish constitutions and constitutionalism
2. Constitution-making process 1989-1997
3. Axiological foundations of the Polish constitution
4. The systemic order of the Constitution of 1997
5. The concept of individual freedoms and rights in Poland
6. The limits of freedoms and rights - the limits of the political power
7. Law and its sources in the constitution
8. International law and the Polish constitution
9. The "European clause" of the constitution
10. The system of government in Poland - separation and cooperation of powers
11. Status of the Sejm and Senate
12. The Presidency in Poland
13. The courts and tribunals
14. Constitutional judiciary
15. Constitutional developments in Poland - does Poland need a new constitution ?
Rodzaj przedmiotu
Tryb prowadzenia
Założenia (opisowo)
Koordynatorzy przedmiotu
Efekty kształcenia
Knowledge:
- basic knowledge on Polish constitutional law
- understanding of basic constitutional principles
- knowledge how basic rights and freedoms are protected and what mechanisms exist in Poland.
Kryteria oceniania
Students will be graded on the basis of activity in class and preparation for class.
Praktyki zawodowe
None
Literatura
Following positions are recommended to students:
1. Polish Constitutionalism: A Reader, ed. by Piotr Korzec, Jakub Urbanik, Mirosław Wyrzykowski
2. Wiktor Osiatyński, Human Rights and Their Limits, Cambridge University Press
3. Wojciech Sadurski, Poland's Constitutional Breakdown, Oxford
4. Mirosław Wyrzykowski, “The Vanishing Constitution”, Wolfgang Benedek, Philip Czech, Lisa Heschl, Karin Lukas and Manfred Nowak (eds.), European Yearbook on Human Rights, Intersentia 2018, pp.3-46.
5. Adam Ploszka, Shrinking Space for Civil Society: A Case Study of Poland, European Public Law 26, no. 4 (2020), pp. 941–960.
6. Adam Ploszka, From human rights to human wrongs. How local government can negatively influence the situation of an individual. The case of Polish LGBT ideology-free zones, International Journal of Human Rights 2023, vol. 27, no. 2, 359–379
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