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2023 | 6(76) | 305-317

Article title

The U.S. Department of Justice, National Security and Constitutionalization of Politics Since 9/11

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PL
Departament Sprawiedliwości USA, bezpieczeństwo narodowe i konstytucjonalizacja polityki od 11 września 2001 r.

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PL
Celem artykułu jest analiza zjawiska konstytucjonalizacji polityki, rozumianego jako wpływ pozasądowych organów na procedurę interpretacji konstytucji i modyfikacji jej znaczenia na przykładzie funkcjonowania wybranych urzędów Departamentu Sprawiedliwości Stanów Zjednoczonych Ameryki w okresie prezydentury George’a W. Busha, Baracka Obamy i Donalda Trumpa. Poprzez analizę działalności prokuratorów generalnych oraz prawników z Biura Doradztwa Prawnego autor ukazuje ważną rolę tych podmiotów w kształtowaniu konstytucyjnych ram polityki inwigilacyjnej administracji prezydenckich w zakresie bezpieczeństwa narodowego.
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The aim of the article is to analyze the phenomenon of the constitutionalization of politics, understood as the influence of non-judicial actors on the procedure of constitutional review on the example of the functioning of selected offices of the United States Department of Justice during the presidencies of George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump. By analyzing the activities of attorneys general and Office of Legal Counsel lawyers, the author shows the important role of these entities in determining the constitutionality of surveillance policy of presidential administrations in the field of national security.

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305-317

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2023

Contributors

  • Jagiellonian University in Cracow

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Document Type

Publication order reference

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki
27177712

YADDA identifier

bwmeta1.element.ojs-doi-10_15804_ppk_2023_06_22
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