The Polish Constitution of 3rd May 1791: Between tradition and modernity

Authors

  • Beata María Palka Universidad de Cracovia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17811/hc.v0i6.82

Keywords:

Polish Constitution 1791, revolution, Poland

Abstract

A decisive mobilization of the political forces allowed in 1791 the creation of the first written Constitution in Poland, showing the vitality of the State and its legal system. But, even when the Polish Constitution of 3rd May 1791 is in fact the first written Constitution in Europe, it has been forgotten in most of the studies on Constitutional History in Western Europe.

Submission date: 16/02/2005
Acceptance date: 25/04/2005

Author Biography

Beata María Palka, Universidad de Cracovia

Licenciada y Doctora en Derecho por la Universidad de Cracovia. Master interuniversitario internazionale en Storia e comparazione delle istituzioni politiche e giuridiche dei paesi dell’Europa mediterranea (Università degli Studi di Messina). Titular del Assegno di ricerca in Storia e comparazione delle Costituzioni polacche tra Sette e Novecento (en el Dipartimento della Storia e Comparazione degli Ordinamenti Giuridici e Politici dell’Università degli Studi di Messina). Trabaja sobre el Análisis histórico comparado del desarrollo constitucional de Polonia (siglos XVIII-XX), con particular atención a la génesis y definición de las instituciones públicas del Estado polaco. Es autora del Dizionario Giuridico Italiano-Polacco.

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Issue

No. 6 (2005): Historia Constitucional N. 6 (2005)

Section

Europe and United States of America

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