Published: 2016-04-27

The control functions of Polish parliaments in the early nineteenth century

Piotr Miłosz Pilarczyk
The Opole Studies in Administration and Law
Section: Articles
DOI https://doi.org/10.25167/osap.1560

Abstract

One of the aspects of the principle of separation of powers in the state is control of the executive by the legislature. As regards the Polish lands in the early nineteenth century, we can speak about Polish parliamentarism only in the Duchy of Warsaw, the Kingdom of Poland and the Republic of Cracow. Although these states did not recognize the principle of parliamentary accountability, their parliaments voiced criticism of the authorities and there occurred the problem of controlling the executive. Parliament of the Duchy of Warsaw tried to usurp this right itself. Parliament of the Kingdom of Poland claimed the right to charge a civil officer of the government with crimes committed while in office. In that state the ability to control emerged during the November Uprising. In the Republic of Cracow all attempts at obtaining the right of control encountered the objection on the part of three supervising neighbours (Russia, Prussia, and Austria).

 

Keywords:

Duchy of Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland, Republic of Cracow, the legislative, the executive, control, parliamentary accountability, constitutional responsibility

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Pilarczyk, P. M. (2016). The control functions of Polish parliaments in the early nineteenth century. The Opole Studies in Administration and Law, 14(2), 143–158. https://doi.org/10.25167/osap.1560

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