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Combining Legal and Economic Theory. An Interdisciplinary Approach to Dutch and Polish Family Provisions in Succession Law

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Beuker M.

Review of European and Comparative Law

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2021

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vol. 47

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issue 4

49-65

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Although testamentary freedom is an important principle in succession law, legislators and judges across the world have recognized the importance of certain family members by granting them mandatory claims in the inheritance of their deceased relative (in spite of wishes of the deceased). This article focuses on these rights. The goal is to introduce the Dutch framework of imperative succession law and to demonstrate the possibilities of combining the legal and economic discipline to deepen knowledge on these provisions. Whilst examples will focus upon succession law, the concepts will be described in a general manner. This might inspire researchers to apply a similar interdisciplinary approach in other fields of law. The imperative provisions that currently exist for family members in the Netherlands can be divided into two types of claims. The first is the legitime, a fixed claim for children of the deceased. The second type are the other statutory entitlements that cover a specified range of situations in which judges have freedom in deciding upon the requests of family members. However, this discretion raises many questions on the way judges should handle such claims. A combination of law and economics can aid in describing and interpreting the law, for example by defining the need for support that is often required for a successful claim. By relying on economic data and theory, judges can come to a more consistent and substantiated way of establishing the need for support. The interdisciplinary methodology can also improve comparative legal research. The functional approach that is common in comparative legal research, assumes that law fulfills certain functions. Economic figures provide an objective basis that demonstrates what functions a law fulfills and to what extent this is done efficiently. This information can be used to compare the functioning of laws in different countries.

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Comparing media systems in new democracies: East meets South meets West

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Voltmer K.

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2008

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vol. 1

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issue 1

23-40

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The paper presents a comparative framework for understanding the emerging media systems in so-called third-wave democracies. Three pathways of democratization are distinguished – from communist oligarchy in Eastern Europe, from military dictatorship in Latin America, and from one-party dictatorship in Asia and Africa. Following Hallin & Mancini’s approach the paper then discusses for each of these pathways the particular patterns of transition of media markets, state-me- dia relationships, political parallelism, and journalistic professionalism. The paper concludes by argu- ing that Western models of media systems cannot be easily applied to new democracies. Instead, new hybrid forms of political communication are emerging that blend liberal ideals of a free press with the trajectories of the past, indigenous values and the constraints and experiences of transition.

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Probacja – rozwiązania prawne w niektórych krajach europejskich

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Wójcik D.

Archiwum Kryminologii

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2000

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issue XXV

29-79

EN

The article discusses the legal solutions of probation as well as regulations pertaining to organization of probation services and to functions of probation officers in criminal proceedings of adults and juveniles in some European countries. Discussed has been probation in England, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. The introduction focuses on the definition of probation; also, the role of international organizations in promoting probation has been characterized together with the importance of recommendations as to the principles and practice, issued by such organizations, for introduction of probation into criminal justice. Considering the future shape of probation, one might ask to what extent we can use those experiences. We believe that some foreign solutions of probation might be added to the Polish legislation in the course of the Polish probation reform which has been going on for several years now. The following problems should in our opinion be reconsidered and possibly regulated in a manner other than the present one. The major and basic issue is the decision as to probation's position with respect to the criminal justice system. The problem is regulated differently in different countries; decisions as to the Polish solutions should be carefully considered. The Commission for Probation Reform, appointed several years ago, suggested that the probation system remain part of the criminal justice system but acquire the status of an autonomous department, an associate and partner of courts. Related to this is the postulate that the work of probation officers be evaluated as to the merits by a competent superior officer and not by the judge as it is today. Also solved should be the problem of a possible separate regulation of juvenile vs. adult probation (as it is the case in many European countries). In such countries, there is also the trend to remove proceedings in cases of offences from juvenile courts and to deal with them within administrative procedure. As regards the measures applied to juveniles, their execution is more and more often handed over to social services. The system for assisting and educating juveniles who break the legal norms or find it otherwise difficult to become integrated with society thus becomes ever more consistent; the competent services cooperate with one another ever more closely and coordination of their work is improved, which enhances the effectiveness of their efforts. What is important for the proper effects of educational work is cooperation of probation services with local government agencies and local communities. Although the road towards this kind of transformation of probation is difficult in Poland and various obstacles may be encountered, it is nevertheless a worth-while effort to use the experience of other countries and to introduce modern legal solutions that have been tested elsewhere.

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Regulacja prawna timesharingu w wybranych państwach europejskich

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Romanowska M.

Studia Prawnicze

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2017

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issue 1 (209)

57-91

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Timeshare is a part of the process of satisfying consumer needs through the use of material goods and services. Timeshare means touristic, cyclic use of things in a concrete period of time over many years. Consumer acquires the timeshare right under a contract of a consumer character. This right is regulated at EU level and is a supranational legal relationship, when it usually involves entities from different countries. Timesharing is a legal institution which is regulated by the Directive 2008/122/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on the protection of consumers in respect of certain aspects of timeshare, long-term holiday product, resale and exchange contracts. The purpose of the Directive according to the article 1.1 is to contribute to the proper functioning of the internal market and to achieve a high level of consumer protection, by approximating the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States in respect of certain aspects of the marketing, sale and resale of timeshares contracts. Directive is without prejudice to national legislation which: provides for general contract law remedies, relates to the registration of immovable or movable property and conveyance of immovable property, relates to conditions of establishment or authorisation regimes or licensing requirements, and relates to the determination of the legal nature of the rights which are the subject of the contracts covered by this Directive. Under the definition set out in the Directive „timeshare contract” means a contract of a duration of more than one year under which a consumer, for consideration, acquires the right to use one or more overnight accommodation for more than one period of occupation. While the Directive does not determine the legal nature of the rights which are the subject of the timeshare contracts, in the practise of Member States, there are a lot of different legal timesharing structures like inter partes or in rem ones, trust, etc. Such situation does not help in consumer protection. The timeshare Directive was transposed to the legal systems of the Members States without significant changes. As the domestic legislation after the Directive does not determine the character of the timeshare right, the constructions of it are created with some specification of a common law system, german one as well as a roman culture. In England and in Spain the most popular timeshare construction used in practice is club-trustee, while in France there is a société d’attribution and Dauerwohnrecht in Germany. Timeshare is prepared for holiday use and is associated with tourist services. It represents a preferred alternative to purchase things as a legal owner, because only performs the function of consumption and aims to provide pleasure to the consumer lessee. The law is carried out by many consumers, although at a specific time they are entitled to exclusive use of one of them. Timeshare usage allows for real use of things without exercising the duties of taking care of thing, pay in respect of its ownership taxes, or making a repair. That is why it became such a success in tourism and in the same time while not functioning in the similar structure it is not clear institution for a potential consumer.

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Zróżnicowanie somatyczne i typologiczne studentów i studentek pierwszego roku wychowania fizycznego Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego

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Asienkiewicz R., Wieliński D., Wieczorek A.

Rocznik Lubuski

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2014

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vol. 40

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issue 2

13-35

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Celem pracy jest ukazanie somatotypologicznego zróżnicowania młodzieży akademickiej studiującej wychowanie fizyczne w Uniwersytecie Zielonogórskim, a także charakterystyka porównawcza z innymi uczelniami Polski. Materiał stanowią wyniki badań 168 studentów i 74 studentek I roku wychowania fizycznego uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego przeprowadzonych w latach 2010-2012. Techniką martinowską wykonano 26 pomiarów somatometrycznych (odcinki długościowe i szerokościowe ciała, obwody, fałdy skórno-tłuszczowe), na podstawie których wyliczono 12 wskaźników proporcji ciała. Strukturę somatyczną badanych zespołów męskich określono typologią Adama Wankego, a żeńskich Ewy Kolasy. Zebrany materiał opracowano podstawowymi metodami statystycznymi. Zróżnicowanie badanej młodzieży w aspekcie wielkości zamieszkiwanego środowiska, a także charakterystykę porównawczą do studentów i studentek studiujących wychowanie fizyczne w różnych ośrodkach akademickich Polski przedstawiono w tabelach oraz graficznie. Na podstawie przeprowadzonej analizy wysunięto następujące stwierdzenia: 1.Zespoły studentów i studentek I roku wychowania fizycznego Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego zamieszkujące środowisko miejskie w porównaniu do wiejskiego charakteryzuje wyższy poziom rozwoju fizycznego. Różnice statystycznie istotne między porównywanymi zespołami męskimi odnotowano w wysokości ciała, grubości podściółki tłuszczowej na ramieniu i pod dolnym kątem łopatki, sumie grubości 5 fałdów skórno-tłuszczowych i szerokościach nasad kostnych (nadgarstkowej i łokciowej. W przypadku zespołów kobiet, czynnik urbanizacyjny nie różnicuje statystycznie istotnie cech somatycznych. 2.Studentów pochodzących z miast relatywnie do rówieśników ze środowisk wiejskich charakteryzują istotnie wyższe przeciętne wskaźników Rohrera, biodrowo-wzrostowego i BMI. W odniesieniu do zespołów kobiet, czynnik urbanizacyjny nie różnicuje statystycznie istotnie proporcji ciała. 3.W budowie ciała studentów Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego dominuje element leptosomiczny I, następnie A, natomiast u studentek elementy IV przy mniejszych udziałach AH. 4.Formuła somatyczna IAVH charakteryzuje zespół studentów Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego, a studentek IYAH. Studenci wychowania fizycznego UZ, elementami somatycznymi podobni są do studentów PWSZ w Koszalinie , natomiast studentki pierwszoplanowym elementem nawiązują do zespołów AWF w Gdańsku, Gorzowie Wielkopolskim i PWSZ w Koszalinie. 5. Młodzież kształcąca się na kierunku wychowanie fizyczne Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego w porównaniu do środowisk akademickich w Polsce, pod względem wysokości ciała najbardziej podobna jest do zespołów z Koszalina (studenci) i Warszawy (studentki), a masą ciała do zespołów z Łodzi i Bydgoszczy (studenci), natomiast studentki do zespołów z Warszawy i Gdańska. Budową ciała studenci z Zielonej Góry podobni są do rówieśników z WSI w Radomiu i Kolegium Karkonoskiego w Jeleniej Gorze, a studentki do studiujących AWF w Warszawie i AWF w Krakowie.

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The aim of the paper is to present somatic and typological differentiation of the academic youth studying Physical Education at the University of Zielona Góra as well as the comparative characteristics with other universities in Poland. The material for the article is drawn from results of the research conducted in the years 2010-2012 on 168 male students and 74 female students of Physical Education, University of Zielona Góra. With the application of Martin’s technique, 26 somatometric measurements were performed (longitudinal and wide sections of the body, perimeters, skin/fat folds), on the basis of which the ratios of body proportions were calculated. The somatic structure of the surveyed male groups was determined by the typology of Adam Wanke, and the female ones – by the typology of Ewa Kolasa. The collected material was developed using basic statistical methods. Differentiation of the examined youth in the aspect of the size of environment they live in, as well as comparative characteristics of male and female students studying Physical Education in various academic centres in Poland were presented graphically and in tables. On the basis of performed analysis the following conclusions have been drawn: 1. The groups of first year male and female students of Physical Education, University of Zielona Góra, with urban backgrounds, are characterized by a higher level of physical development when compared to the students from rural areas. Statistically significant differences between the compared male groups were noted in the following aspects: height of the body, thickness of fatty panniculus on the shoulder and under the lower angle of the shoulder blade, sum of the thickness of 5 skin/fat folds and physeal width (of wrist and elbow). In the case of female groups, urbanization factor does not differentiate somatic features statistically significantly. 2. The male students with urban backgrounds are characterized by significantly higher average Roher rates, hip growth rates and BMI rates when compared to their peers from rural areas. As far as the examined women are concerned, the urbanization factor does not differentiate body proportions in a statistically significant way. 3. The male students’ body structure is dominated by a leptosomatic element I, then A; whereas an element IV is dominant in female students’ body structure with smaller proportions of AH. 4. Male students of University of Zielona Gora are characterized by a somatic formula IAVH, while the female students by IYAH. As far as somatic elements are concerned, the male students of Physical Education resemble the students of State Higher Vocational School in Koszalin; whereas in regard to the main element, female students might be compared to the teams from Universities of Physical Education and Sport in Gdańsk and Gorzow Wielkopolski, and from State Higher Vocational School in Koszalin. 5. When compared to other academic centres in Poland, the students of Physical Education, University of Zielona Gora resemble most the teams from Koszalin (male students) and Warsaw (female students) in terms of body height. In respect of body weight, the male students are like the teams from Łodź and Bydgoszcz, while the female students are like the teams from Warsaw and Gdańsk. As regards the body structure, the male students from Zielona Gora are similar to their peers from University of Technology and Humanities in Radom and Karkonosze College in Jelenia Gora, and the female students resemble their peers from Universities of Physical Education and Sport in Warsaw and Cracow.

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Comparative Policing: Theory and Praxis

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Roelofse C.

Internal Security

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2015

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vol. 7(2)

245-265

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This article propagates a theoretical basis for performing comparative studies in policing. Researchers, carryingout comparative studies should be familiar with the fundamental constructs that underpins policing philosophy, strategyand operations. The fundamental constructs, namely political philosophy, culture and religion, and law underpins policingphilosophy and style while the contextual constructs, crime, economy and demography, are influenced by these fundamentalsand also, as a result of their reciprocal influence amongst themselves, inform policing strategy and operations. Policing agenciesfluctuate on a dichotomy of open and closed systems and the goal achievement system responds to all these influences and betweencentralised and decentralised policing. This article focuses on some of the theoretical and practical issues in performing comparativestudies within and amongst police agencies. Comparisons need to be clearly demarcated, starting firstly with the topic. Theoryand praxis should speak to one another and form the foundation of comparative studies in policing. Without a thoroughunderstanding of the constructs, comparative studies may lack depth and quality. Researchers, undertaking comparative studiesshould be familiar with the fundamental constructs that underpin policing philosophy, strategy and operations. Furthermorethe contextual constructs, influenced both by the fundamental ones and also as a result of their reciprocal influence amongstthemselves, also lead to policing strategy and operations. Understanding the reciprocity amongst the different constructs is essentialfor critical analyses as the basis for comparative studies.

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Językowo-kulturowa wspólnota wsi słowiańskiej – założenia projektu badawczego

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Sierociuk J.

Gwary Dziś

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2017

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vol. 9

71-84

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Rekonstrukcja prehistorii polskiego comparatiwu w ujęciu profesora Jerzego Kuryłowicza

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Szeptyński R.

Język Polski

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2019

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vol. 99

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issue 1

5-12

PL

Artykuł podsumowuje i krytycznie omawia poglądy Jerzego Kuryłowicza na genezę polskiego (słowiańskiego, indoeuropejskiego) comparatiwu. W szczególności zakwestionowano hipotezę dotyczącą powstania praindoeuropejskiego sufiksu *-i̯os- (słow. *-’ьš-,pol. -sz-). Omówiono także źródło rozszerzenia słowiańskiego sufiksu *-ě-jьš- (pol. -ejsz-) oraz zagadnienia akcentologiczne, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem materiału polskiego. Poruszono również kwestię oryginalności hipotez przedstawionych w pracach Kuryłowicza.

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This article summarizes and critically discusses Jerzy Kuryłowicz’s views on the origin of the Polish (Slavic, Indo-European) comparative. Above all, the hypothesis concerning the emergence of the Proto-Indo-European suffix *-i̯os- (Slavic *-’ьš-, Polish -sz-) has been challenged. Furthermore, the source of the extension within the Slavic suffix *-ě-jьš- (Polish -ejsz-) and accentological issues (with particular emphasis on the Polish material) have been discussed. The question of originality of the hypotheses presented in Kuryłowicz’s works has also been addressed.

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Přirovnávací vedlejší věty se spojkami jako a než:

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Štěpán J.

Naše řeč (Our Speech)

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2014

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vol. 97

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issue 1

13-25

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Using material from contemporary Czech, comparative subordinate clauses with the conjunctions jako and než are initially classified into adverbial and non-adverbial clauses. The analysis then considers the fact that in the adverbial clauses with jako, comparison is realized by a conjunction occurring togheter with a t-expression and the adverb stejně. The clause order is also taken into consideration. Adverbial clauses with než are then classified in particular into clauses of the narrowly understood manner (generally comparative) and measure (with the comparative in the head clause).

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СТУПЕНІ ПОРІВНЯННЯ ПРИКМЕТНИКІВ: ВІД ПОРУШЕННЯ НОРМИ ДО ТРАДИЦІЇ (на матеріалі словника А. Нелюби, Є. Редька Словотворчість незалежної України. 2012–2016)

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Халіман О.

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2019

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vol. 7

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issue 1

19-26

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The article focuses on the tendencies description of the comparative and superlative forms in modern Ukrainian based on the dictionary compiled by A. Neliuba, Ye. Redko Word-Formation in Independent Ukraine. 2012–2016 (2017). The formation models favour the reinterpretation, enlarge the semantic structure of the initial words from qualitative adjectives, which nominate non-grade characteristics, from relative, compound adjectives, from nouns with the omission of the adjectivity stage, the inclination to the synthetic forms. These formation models are marked with regularity. The need to codify the correspondent tendencies, taking into account the regularity of reproduction in the Ukrainian language grammar books sources has been argumented, as well as the need to fi xate and interpret new semantic shades in lexico-graphic sources.

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W artykule opisano tendencje tworzenia form komparatiwu i superlatiwu we współczesnym języku ukraińskim na materiale słownika A. Neluby, J. Red`ki Słowotwórstwo niepodległej Ukrainy. 2012–2016 (2017). Modele tworzenia form od przymiotników jakościowych oznaczających cechę niestopniowalną, dzierżawczych, przymiotników złożonych itp. sprzyjają reinterpretacji, rozszerzeniu struktury semantycznej słów podstawowych. Cechuje je regularność. Podkreślono potrzebę usystematyzowania odpowiednich tendencji z uwzględnieniem ich regularnej odtwarzalności w gramatyce języka ukraińskiego, ujęciem i objaśnieniem nowych odcieni semantycznych w źródłach leksykograficznych.

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COMPARATIVE LAW AND LEGAL TRANSLATION IN THE SEARCH FOR FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENTS – INTERTWINED OR SEPARATE DOMAINS?

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DOCZEKALSKA A.

Comparative Legilinguistics

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2013

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vol. 16

63-76

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Przekład prawniczy oraz rezultaty badań komparatystyczno-prawnych są źródłem wiedzy o systemach prawa. Nieodłącznym elementem badań prawno-porównawczych jest przekład tekstów prawnych. Tłumaczenie prawne i prawnicze wymaga porównania pojęć i instytucji należących do źródłowego i docelowego systemu prawnego. Nie ma dwóch identycznych języków, jaki i nie ma dwóch identycznych systemów prawnych. Dlatego zarówno tłumacz tekstów prawnych, jak i komparatysta porównujący systemy prawne poszukują ekwiwalentów funkcjonalnych. Komparatysta odwołuje się do funkcjonalizmu, z którego wywodzi się jedna z najstarszych metod badań komparatystycznych, wciąż uznawana za metodę dominującą. W oparciu o założenie, że wszystkie społeczeństwa zmagają się z podobnymi lub nawet takimi samymi problemami, funkcjonalizm poszukuje w różnych systemach prawnych funkcjonalnych ekwiwalentów, czyli takich instytucji i uregulowań prawnych, których celem jest rozwiązanie podobnego problemu. Czy tłumacz uzna za przydatne ekwiwalenty wskazane przez komparatystę? Czy może posłużyć się tą komparatystyczną metodą? Aby odpowiedzieć na te pytania, w artykule porównuję metody ustalania ekwiwalentów funkcjonalnych stosowane przez komparatystów prawnych i tłumaczy tekstów prawnych.

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There are no two identical languages, and there are no two identical legal systems; this is the challenge for both comparative lawyers and legal translators. Legal comparison is necessary to obtain the adequate legal translation, which in turn is applied to give comparative lawyers information about foreign legal systems. Although comparative lawyers and legal translators often face similar quandaries when engaged in the translation of legal terms, they operate within distinct theoretical frameworks and make use of different methodologies. In order to determine whether the functional method developed for comparative legal studies can be a useful tool for legal translators, this paper compares this method with the methodology applied by legal translators to find functional equivalents.

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An Argument from Comparative Law in the Jurisprudence of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal1

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Paprocka A.

Adam Mickiewicz University Law Review

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2018

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vol. 8

237-248

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The use of references to foreign law and jurisprudence by the constitutional courts around the world currently gains more and more attention from scholars. The admis-sibility and usefulness of conducting such a horizontal dialogue between various juris-dictions raises controversies in other countries, but not in Poland, where no significant academic discussion on the legal basis and justification for using comparative arguments in constitutional jurisprudence has been conducted. The reasons for this lack of contro-versy seem to lie in the roots of the 1997 Constitution, and the way in which the Polish legal system is constructed. The Polish Constitutional Tribunal is quite prone to using comparative references in its reasoning. However, it rarely clearly indicated their role or significance for the resolution of the case before it. The analysis of the case-law of the Tribunal indicates that references to foreign law concern constitutional provisions, legislation, and the judgments of other constitutional courts. The purpose of the refer-ences stresses the universality of particular constitutional norms and deciphering their meaning, as well as gathering data significant for the assessment of the proportionality of a national law, as well as at drawing inspiration from the decisions taken by foreign courts. However, the persuasive use of a comparative argument demands that the meth-odological problems which can be noticed in the case-law should be addressed. They in-volve in particular: the need to justify the choice of comparative material that is analysed, the fragmented nature of the analysis, and the lack of a clear indication what role these kind of arguments have in constitutional argumentation.

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Legilinguistics C.

Comparative Legilinguistics

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2016

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vol. 28

120-120

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Combining Legal and Economic Theory. An Interdisciplinary Approach to Dutch and Polish Family Provisions in Succession Law

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Probacja – rozwiązania prawne w niektórych krajach europejskich

Regulacja prawna timesharingu w wybranych państwach europejskich

Zróżnicowanie somatyczne i typologiczne studentów i studentek pierwszego roku wychowania fizycznego Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego

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Językowo-kulturowa wspólnota wsi słowiańskiej – założenia projektu badawczego

Rekonstrukcja prehistorii polskiego comparatiwu w ujęciu profesora Jerzego Kuryłowicza

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СТУПЕНІ ПОРІВНЯННЯ ПРИКМЕТНИКІВ: ВІД ПОРУШЕННЯ НОРМИ ДО ТРАДИЦІЇ (на матеріалі словника А. Нелюби, Є. Редька Словотворчість незалежної України. 2012–2016)

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An Argument from Comparative Law in the Jurisprudence of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal1

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