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The Struggle for Constitutionalism in Poland

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  • © 1998

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  1. Mark Brzezinski
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Part of the book series: St Antony's Series (STANTS)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Mark Brzezinski
    Pages 1-5

  3. Constitutionalism, Limited Government, and Transition to Democracy: An Analytical Framework

    • Mark Brzezinski
    Pages 6-31

  4. Early Polish Constitutional History

    • Mark Brzezinski
    Pages 32-57

  5. From Constitutionalism to Totalitarianism: Communist Constitutional Practice and its Polish Application (1944–89)

    • Mark Brzezinski
    Pages 58-81

  6. Democratic Rebirth and Constitutional Reform (1989–97)

    • Mark Brzezinski
    Pages 82-129

  7. The Emergence of Judicial Review in Poland

    • Mark Brzezinski
    Pages 130-155

  8. Constitutional Interpretation and Enforcement

    • Mark Brzezinski
    Pages 156-185

  9. Constitutionalism and Post-Communist Politics

    • Mark Brzezinski
    Pages 186-205

  10. Conclusion: Law vs Power in Post-Communist Poland

    • Mark Brzezinski
    Pages 206-219

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 220-254
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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.

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'An indispensable addition to the bookshelf of anyone interested in contemporary global political change.' - Legal Times

'An invaluable analysis of communist rule in Poland. '- The Washington Times

'First-rate scholarship on a subject of prime importance...A valuable work for anyone interested in the rise of new eastern Europe.' - Slavic Review

About the author

MARK BRZEZINSKI is a lawyer and political scientist. Between 1991-95 Dr Brzezinski was a Fulbright Scholar at the Polish Constitutional Court, an Oxford-Soros Lecturer at the University of Warsaw, and a National Forum Foundation Fellow at the Warsaw-based Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights. The author was a member of St Anthony's College between 1993-96 and this book is the product of his Oxford University doctoral thesis. Currently an attorney in the Washington, DC, law firm of Hogan & Hartson, the author has published extensively in American, British and Polish journals on the emergence of constitutionalism in Poland and Central Europe.

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