O znaczeniu Aktu 5 listopada 1916 roku. Na marginesie artykułu Dariusza Makiłły
On signifi cance of the Act of 5 November 1916. A side note to an article by Dariusz Makiłła

Summary/Abstract: Indubitably, the declaration of the Emperors of Germany and Austria of 5 November 1916 was a turning point as regards the regaining of independence by Poland during the First World War. In his article published in “Sejm Review” no. 1 in 2017 related to the matter, Dariusz Makiłła considered the legal force of this declaration. First of all, he focused on demonstrating that in accordance with the internal law of the two empires, their rulers had the right to take action, whose effect was “the creation the Kingdom of Poland”. The key term, on which D. Makiłła’s stand is founded, is zu bilden. I disagree with D. Makiłła’s opinion and refer to main directions of the German policy, as well as provisions of international law. I point to the fact that the declaration aimed at restituting the Kingdom of Poland established at the Congress of Vienna. Such was the sense of the statements contained in the declaration and their reception — despite earlier dissent — by major participants to the First World War.

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