At the Roots of the Reconstruction of Polish Statehood. A Few Remarks at the Hundredth Anniversary of Regaining Independence (1918–2018). Part Two

Abstract

This article constitutes the second part of the analysis of normative aspects of the reconstruction of the Polish state. This part covers the period which started when the Regency Council of the Kingdom of Poland passed authority over the army to Józef Piłsudski on 11 November 1918 and finished when Józef Piłsudski launched a coup in May 1926. The author analyses individual stages of the formation of Polish constitutionalism during this period, drawing attention to, inter alia, the fact that the political system of the Third French Republic particularly inspired the Polish constitutional legislator.