The new issue No. 1(46)/2026 of the “Archiwum Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej” has been published.
The current issue addresses the presidential power of pardon from the perspective of theories of interpretation and constitutional argumentation, as well as questions of judicial independence, constitutive rules, and methodology in legal research.
We invite you to read the issue.
Table of contents
Issue page: Issue 1(46)/2026 [PL/ENG]
- The Use of the Power of Pardon by the President of the Republic of Poland in Light of Arguments Outside the Text of the Constitution – Legislative Materials and Established Practice (Case Study)The case whereby the President of the Republic of Poland applied the right of pardon towards individuals who had not been validly convicted has revived ongoing discussions regarding whether such an action is consistent with the Constitution.
- Reconstructing Constitutive Rules from Legislative Acts: The Example of PardonThe aim of this article is to present an interpretative procedure that enables reconstructing from legislative acts the constitutive rules of legal conventional acts using interpretive directives adopted in the derivational theory of legal interpretation. Using the example of pardon, we show how this process can proceed in each of the three phases distinguished in the derivational theory.
- Factors to be Assessed and Qualified in Court Proceedings Relating to Adoption Dissolution: Examination of Files of Cases Conducted by District Courts of WarsawAdoption dissolution is a complex and demanding process that is based not only on legal regulations, but also on aspects related to other fields, such as psychology, pedagogy, sociology, and morality. This process requires special attention to the child, his or her difficult situation and needs.
- Protection of Judicial Independence Against the Background of Historical Development of the Good Behaviour Clause as the Grounds for Removal of a Judge from Office in the Law of England and Wales and of the United StatesIn Western political tradition, judges are guardians of the rule of law. But they also may be subject to mistakes or corruption.
- Law, Theatre and Empathy – Already a Legislative Theatre?In this article, I analyse Legislative Theatre from a socio-legal perspective, for the first time in reflections on this topic. By analysing the context of participatory processes, I outline the background for Legislative Theatre, where participation or its manifestations play a significant role.
- Spencer and Kropotkin: Two Takes on Evolutionary Sources of Social NormsThe article aims to present and discuss two different views on the evolutionary sources of social norms. The views under study were delivered by famous nineteenth-century philosophers, Herbert Spencer and Peter Kropotkin.
- How to Study Law Without Losing Its Meaning? A Contribution to the Discussion on the Methodology of Legal Research in the Context of Grzegorz Wierczyński’s Book The Evolution of Legal Research Programmes (Wolters Kluwer, Warszawa 2025, ss. 403) (Wolters Kluwer, Warszawa 2025, ss. 403)