@misc{Przedańska_Justyna_Ab_2016, author={Przedańska, Justyna}, copyright={Copyright by Justyna Przedańska}, address={Wrocław}, howpublished={online}, year={2016}, publisher={E-Wydawnictwo. Prawnicza i Ekonomiczna Biblioteka Cyfrowa. Wydział Prawa, Administracji i Ekonomii Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego}, language={pol}, abstract={The concept of the state of law (Rechtsstaat) comes from the German political thought and jurisprudence. The fullest expression of the idea of Rechtsstaat found in the works of Robert von Mohl, according to the law in the country must be clear and transparent, and its highest expression should be the constitution, which will apply every citizen without exception. The article describes the origins and evolution of the concept of the state of law (Rechtsstaat) at the turn of the century, with particular attention to the distinction of the material and the formal state of law.}, title={Ab ovo, i.e. the concept of state of law (Rechtsstaat)}, keywords={the state, legal positivism, Rechtsstaat, civil society, democracy, the executive power, state of law}, }