Introduction to the Fidelity to the Constitution Cover Image

Wprowadzenie do zagadnienia posłuszeństwa konstytucyjnego
Introduction to the Fidelity to the Constitution

Author(s): Szymon Gasz, Marek Piotr Kaczmarczyk
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Stowarzyszenie Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej – Sekcja Polska IVR
Keywords: constitution; constitutionalism; fidelity to the constitution; constitutional crisis; legal interpretation; civic society

Summary/Abstract: The time of changes taking place in the constitutional order, both constitutional and fait accompli changes, is undoubtedly an interesting opportunity for in-depth analyses. These analyses can be made from various perspectives. The authors focus on three basic perspectives – that of law, philosophy and political science – in order to investigate what they refer to as constitutional fidelity. The limited framework of the paper only permits providing an introduction to the subject. In this text, the authors indicate the basic categories of constitutional fidelity, reflect on the dimensions of this fidelity, and try to propose a solution to the puzzle of the future of Polish constitutionalism. The entire analysis repeatedly refers to sociological and, to some extent, psychological categories, because constitutional fidelity is, first of all, a proper civic attitude and a relationship, the awareness of which is often only discovered at a moment of crisis.

  • Issue Year: 30/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 17-32
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish