Additional Article from 13 February 1825. Institution of Completing the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland from 1815
Additional Article from 13 February 1825. Institution of Completing the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland from 1815

Summary/Abstract: This article is devoted to an additional article of 13 February 1825, which is an example of Russian policy in the Polish Kingdom (1815-1830). The author tried to analyze the historical and legal issues, starting with the basic assumption that constitutional system of The Polish Kingdom, was based on ,,the principle of monarchy’’. The additional article introduced the secret meeting of the Sejm of the Polish Kingdom and prevented public participation in the sessions of the parliament. The author presented the one hand, the views of the opponents of such a solution, mainly Kalisz Group. They thought it was a blow to the opposition. On the other hand article presents the views of people (Stanisław Staszic, Kajetan Koźmian, prince Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki) supporting changes in the mode of operation of the Sejm. According to the proponents of this idea, the changes introduced elementary order in the parliamentary session.

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