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Effective Parliamentary Democracy by Michel Debré

authoritarianism Debré, Michel effective democracy constitutional reform the Fifth Republic France rationalized parliamentary system

Artykuły dedykowane Profesor Marii Zmierczak z okazji jubileuszu 70. urodzin

In the 1930s, France epitomized a weakness of parliamentary democracy. Third Republic, that was recognized by many European countries as a model political system, was actually hit by a grave crisis combined with an increase of popularity of authoritarian trends. Undoubtedly, ineffectiveness of the French model of parliamentary democracy contributed to the fall of republican France in 1940. An in-depth and interesting analysis, which may also be recognized as an attempt made to overcome the weaknesses of parliamentary democracy, was put forward by Michel Debré in his writings published in the WWII years. One of the reasons why his draft of a rationalized parliamentary system deserves special attention is that this document inspired establishment of the Fifth Republic. Debré offered an exceptional lesson of critical thinking about the political system. This outstanding lawyer was able to correctly identify and effectively eliminate the vices of parliamentary governments.

Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego

Maciejewski, Marek. Red. Scheffler, Tomasz. Red.

ISSN 0239-6661 ISSN 2300-7249

10.19195/2300-7249.38.4.9

PAd P 101182 II

Acta Universitatis Wratislaviensis, ISSN 0239-6661, No 3778, Studia nad Autorytaryzmem i Totalitaryzmem. 2016, 38, nr 4, s. 135-140

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