Searching for Progress: Progressivism and the U.S. Supreme Court Jurisprudence (Some Remarks)

• Authors: Sokalska Edyta

Title variants

PL

Podążając w kierunku rozwoju: progresywizm a orzecznictwo Sądu Najwyższego Stanów Zjednoczonych (wybrane uwagi)

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

PL

Mająca miejsce w amerykańskiej historiografii debata dotycząca właściwych ram czasowych oraz reform, jakie zostały przedsięwzięte w Erze progresywnej, trwa po dzień dzisiejszy. Organizacje i ruchy reformatorskie, które zintensyfikowały swą działalność w ostatnich dziesięcioleciach XIX w. oraz na początku XX w., dążyły do tego, aby dostosować amerykańskie rozwiązana do ówczesnych wyzwań. Jakkolwiek progresywne podejście do gospodarki, podatków, polityki zagranicznej, prawa pracy, standardów społecznych, praw człowieka, praw wyborczych kobiet, szybkiej urbanizacji czy imigracji bez ograniczeń podkreślały konieczność reform, to jednak progres był rozważany z różnorodnej perspektywy. Czy ówczesna amerykańska myśl prawna oraz orzecznictwo Sądu Najwyższego Stanów Zjednoczonych rozwijały się zgodnie z ideałami tegoż nurtu? Orzecznictwo Sądu Najwyższego Stanów Zjednoczonych w sposób znaczący wpłynęło na porządek prawny w zakresie ekonomii i prawa pracy. Niestety, część decyzji sądu nie była kompatybilna z wizją progresywnych reformatorów, gdyż bardziej odzwierciedlała przekonania ideologiczne sędziów niż ich inklinacje w kierunku reform.

EN

In American legal historiography, the debate concerning the exact contours and reforms of the Progressive Era is still ongoing. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the American reform movements tried to match American ideals with the challenges of the times. Although progressive attitudes toward the economy, taxation, foreign policy, labor law, social standards, human rights, women’s suffrage, rapid urbanization and unrestricted immigration highlighted the necessity of reforms, such progress was seen from a variety of perspectives. We may ask the question if American legal thought that time was really progressive. The jurisprudence of the U.S. Supreme Court profoundly influenced the shape of the legal order in economic and labor law. Unfortunately, some decisions were not compatible with the visions of progressive reformers and reflected the ideological attitudes of the justices rather than an aspiration for reform.

Keywords

PL

kontrola sądowa; prawo konstytucyjne; eugenika; rasizm; prawo pracy; ruch progresywny

EN

judicial review; constitutional law; eugenics; racism; labor law; the Progressive Movement

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Przegląd Prawa Konstytucyjnego
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 5 (57)
• Pages: 443-462

Dates

published

2020-10-31

Contributors

author

Sokalska Edyta

• Warmia and Mazury University in Olsztyn

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Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.15804/ppk.2020.05.33