TY - JOUR
TI - Constitutionalism and the identity of a democratic state
AU - Piotrowski, Ryszard
TI - Constitutionalism and the identity of a democratic state
AB - 
	If we understand constitutionalism as the recognition that power worthy of the name must be limited by supra-cultural values independent of it, the existence of which is confirmed more by faith than by experience, then constitutionalism is coessential with democracy – assuming that the concept means a system where authority is limited by human rights, as defined in a dialogue between majorities and minorities. Constitutionalism, in the sense postulated here, determines the democratic state’s identity, which consists not only in separating the majority from the subordinate minority, but also in respect for the values that give meaning to humanity.
VL - 2023
IS - Issue 3 (2023)
PY - 2023
SN - 2544-2031
C1 - 2956-3623
SP - 7
EP - 23
DO - 10.4467/25442031PKO.23.015.18562
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/przeglad-konstytucyjny/article/konstytucjonalizm-a-tozsamosc-panstwa-demokratycznego
KW - constitution
KW - constitutionalism
KW - constitutional identity
KW - democracy
KW - human rights
KW - new technologies
KW - artificial intelligence