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Reprezentacja polityczna w ujęciu doktryny francuskiej
The political representative government from the perspective of the French doctrine

Author(s): Jarosław Szymanek
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, Public Administration, Government/Political systems, Politics and law, Politics and society
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the main principles of the French doctrine of the political representation. This doctrine refers to the concept of transference. According to her one entity transfers its rights and obligations to another entity. Transmission entity is represented (voter), while the entity for which the transfer is made is representative (member of parliament). Representation means so that the member of parliament speaks on behalf of the nation. The focal point of this concept is the belief of the fictional nation as a sovereign. As a result, the traditional doctrine of the French was of the view that the nation as something fictional can exist only in the parliament and can be expressed only by the parliamentarian. This position concluding cry that no nation outside of the representatives of the nation. The second element of the French approach was the assumption of a community dimension representation. Evidence of this was the representative mandate to exclude instructions, orders and command will vote. These two assumptions to this day is the essence of the French project of political representation.

  • Issue Year: 22/2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 135-148
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish