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Alois Rašín, Československo a moc ustavující
Alois Rašín, Czechoslovakia and the Constituent Power

Author(s): Ondřej Preuss
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law, Constitutional Law, Political Philosophy, Political Theory, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: constituent power; constituted power; Czechoslovakia; Alois Rašín; constitution

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the concept of constituent and constituted power in the context of the establishment of the Czechoslovak state in 1918 – the constitutional revolution, with a particular focus on the role of Alois Rašín, a key figure in this process of discontinuity from the existing regime. However, the distinction between constituent and constituted power fails to explain how a new legal order arises without overly idealizing the constituent power. Author suggests focusing on specific values, such as democracy, political rights guarantees, and equality, rather than on the ephemeral nature of power during the creation of a new regime.

  • Issue Year: 54/2024
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 53-63
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Czech
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