Constitutional States of Emergency: The Experience of December 13, 1981 and the Theory and Practice of States of Emergency Cover Image

Stany wyjątkowe w systemach konstytucyjnych Doświadczenie 13 grudnia 1981 a teoria i praktyka stanów nadzwyczajnych
Constitutional States of Emergency: The Experience of December 13, 1981 and the Theory and Practice of States of Emergency

Author(s): Anna Młynarska-Sobaczewska
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, Government/Political systems, Military policy, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Fundacja Niepodległości
Keywords: martial law; state of emergency; Polish Decrees on Martial Law; 13 grudnia 1981; (Dec 13th 1981);

Summary/Abstract: The article describes contemporary models of states of emergency, indicated by constitutionalists and legal theorists, to point out specific and necessary features of states of emergency and their theoretical models. These introductory commentaries are made to analyze Polish Martial Law decrees of 1981. The author concludes that Polish experience of martial law in 1981 cannot be treated as fulfilling conditions of state of emergency recognized by constitutional law in modern states.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 52-72
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish