RECONSIDERING CONSTITUTIONAL FORMATION – THE POLISH MAY CONSTITUTION 1791 AS A MASTERPIECE OF CONSTITUTIONAL COMMUNICATION

The Polish May Constitution, formally recognized as the fi rst constitution in Europe, differed from the American Federal Constitution of 1787 and the French Constitution of 1791 in that that it had failed to create any legitimized foundations for a pro-revolutionary or modern state. Even worse, th...

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Main Author: ULRIKE MÜßIG
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Language:deu
Published: Adam Mickiewicz University 2015-03-01
Series:Czasopismo Prawno-Historyczne
Online Access:https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/cph/article/view/4225
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spelling doaj-art-7cb1e6ce658a4cf78a0b035158bf2d902025-08-20T02:35:40ZdeuAdam Mickiewicz UniversityCzasopismo Prawno-Historyczne0070-24712720-21862015-03-0167110.14746/cph.2015.68.1.03RECONSIDERING CONSTITUTIONAL FORMATION – THE POLISH MAY CONSTITUTION 1791 AS A MASTERPIECE OF CONSTITUTIONAL COMMUNICATIONULRIKE MÜßIG The Polish May Constitution, formally recognized as the fi rst constitution in Europe, differed from the American Federal Constitution of 1787 and the French Constitution of 1791 in that that it had failed to create any legitimized foundations for a pro-revolutionary or modern state. Even worse, the Polish Constitution of 1791 did not provide for Polish citizenship, nor did it directly articulate the principle of the equality of citizens or for political equality, or proclaimed the fundamental rights. https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/cph/article/view/4225
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title RECONSIDERING CONSTITUTIONAL FORMATION – THE POLISH MAY CONSTITUTION 1791 AS A MASTERPIECE OF CONSTITUTIONAL COMMUNICATION
title_full RECONSIDERING CONSTITUTIONAL FORMATION – THE POLISH MAY CONSTITUTION 1791 AS A MASTERPIECE OF CONSTITUTIONAL COMMUNICATION
title_fullStr RECONSIDERING CONSTITUTIONAL FORMATION – THE POLISH MAY CONSTITUTION 1791 AS A MASTERPIECE OF CONSTITUTIONAL COMMUNICATION
title_full_unstemmed RECONSIDERING CONSTITUTIONAL FORMATION – THE POLISH MAY CONSTITUTION 1791 AS A MASTERPIECE OF CONSTITUTIONAL COMMUNICATION
title_short RECONSIDERING CONSTITUTIONAL FORMATION – THE POLISH MAY CONSTITUTION 1791 AS A MASTERPIECE OF CONSTITUTIONAL COMMUNICATION
title_sort reconsidering constitutional formation the polish may constitution 1791 as a masterpiece of constitutional communication
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