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Między stronami mocy : przyczynek do analizy ustrojowej uniwersów fantastycznych

2018

In popular parlance the Star Wars universe often serves as an example of a binary division between good Rebels and evil Empire. However, a detailed legal analysis of the turbulent political and legal history of the good old Republic and its transformation into the Empire casts doubts on this popular opinion. The Republic seems to be a degenerate system, based on exploitation of the weak, slavery and dominance of the military order (the Jedi), exercising power without any democratic control. Surprisingly, the transformation of the Republic into the Empire was formally admissible, and backed up by republican constitutional principles. Moreover, it has been purported here that the political sy…