Lekcje z przeszłości: Znaczenie niezawisłości sądów i rządów prawa z perspektywy historycznych i niedawnych kryzysów konstytucyjnych w Stanach Zjednoczonych i Polsce

In the early days of the United States, the fledging U.S. Supreme Court was still defining and establishing its role in the newly created government. The events leading up to Marbury v. Madison have a number of parallels to the constitutional crisis in Poland beginning in 2015 and involving the Polish Constitutional Tribunal. Both the U.S. constitutional crisis of the early 1800s and its aftermath, as well as the more recent events in Poland illustrate the importance of judicial independence and the rule of law to the proper functioning of strong democratic legal systems.We wczesnych latach istnienia Stanów Zjednoczonych, raczkujący Sąd Najwyższy USA wciąż definiował i ustanawiał swoją rolę w nowo tworzonym systemie rządów. Wydarzenia prowadzące do sprawy Marbury przeciwko Madison mają wiele podobieństw do kryzysu konstytucyjnego w Polsce, który rozpoczął się w 2015 r. i koncentrował się wokół zasad funkcjonowania polskiego Trybunału Konstytucyjnego. Zarówno amerykański kryzys konstytucyjny z początku XIX wieku i jego następstwa, jak i niedawne wydarzenia w Polsce ilustrują znaczenie niezawisłości sądów i rządów prawa dla prawidłowego funkcjonowania silnych demokratycznych systemów prawnych

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Arbitration as a Solution to Commercial Cannabis Contract Clashes

With seventeen states completely legalizing recreational cannabis use and many other states having legalized it for medical use or at least having decriminalized it, it is no surprise that the cannabis industry is growing, and with its growth comes a need for laws regulating it. Despite these changes in state law, cannabis is still an illegal drug on the federal level, classified as a “Schedule I” drug under the Controlled Substances Act. Of course, this dichotomy in the law creates federalism concerns and problems for those in the cannabis industry when they attempt to access the courts for relief in the case of a dispute. Further, a general rule in contract law is that an agreement illegal on its face should not be enforced by the courts. To resolve these issues, the commercial cannabis industry has turned to arbitration as a solution. This post was originally published on the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution website on February 13, 2022. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above

Lessons of the Past and the Humanitarian Outreach of Poland to Ukrainian Refugees

The reaction of Poland and its people is a refreshing departure from the historic blood rivalries of the past. This is similarly true of both Romania and Hungary; however, it is Poland that has absorbed the majority of Ukrainian refugees and Poland that has the most historically contentious relationship with Ukraine. Poland’s current humanitarian efforts with respect to its Ukrainian neighbors is evidence that some lessons have been learned from the past. Perhaps there is hope that some of the centuries old blood feuding can come to an end and countries can better work toward cooperative relationships in the future

Joint Study Panel On transparency In International Commercial Arbitration

Thanks to Professor Louise Ellen Teitz, and to the ILA and ASIL for initiating this joint study panel. Our topic brings to mind the tale of the blind men and the elephant