TY - JOUR
TI - James Bardley Thayer and the Problem of “Unconstitutionality Beyond Reasonable Doubt”
AU - Zajadło, Jerzy
TI - James Bardley Thayer and the Problem of “Unconstitutionality Beyond Reasonable Doubt”
AB - 
	The main purpose of this paper is the presentation of Harvard Law School scholar James Bradley Thayer and his famous article The Origin and Scope of the American Doctrine of Constitutional Law, published in Harvard Law Review in 1893. Thayer formulated therein his theory of judicial restraint based on the formula unconstitutionality beyond reasonable doubt. This theory influenced such eminent judges and scholars like Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louis Brandeis, Learned Hand and, last but not least, Felix Franfurter, and is still broadly discussed in contemporary American constitutional jurisprudence. In conclusion the author proposes to make American experiences in this area useful for the current debate concerning Polish constitutional crisis.
VL - 2023
IS - Issue 1 (2023)
PY - 2023
SN - 2544-2031
C1 - 2956-3623
SP - 7
EP - 20
DO - 10.4467/25442031PKO.23.001.17571
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/przeglad-konstytucyjny/article/james-bradley-thayer-i-problem-niekonstytucyjnosci-ponad-wszelka-watpliwosc
KW - James Bradley Thayer
KW - judicial restraint
KW - judicial review
KW - formula beyond reasonable doubt
KW - Polish consitutional crisis