nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20160331-100048 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 160330s2016||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20160331-100048 doi eng 342 23 Śledzińska-Simon, Anna Author aut Paradoxes of Constitutionalisation: Lessons from Poland Śledzińska-Simon, Anna Verfassungsblog 2016-03-30 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier This comment aims to explain a number of paradoxes of constitutionalization on the example of the current constitutional crisis in Poland. It attempts to demonstrate that this crisis is not only political in its nature, but structural as it results from the inherent tension between the concept of rule of law, democracy and human rights. It is also argued that the success of constitutionalization as a global project depends on strong social endorsement of constitutional institutions and practices, including judicial review. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Central and Eastern Europe Constitutional Review Court Packing Rule of Law Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/paradoxes-of-constitutionalisation-lessons-from-poland/ raw object