The Silesian Voivodeship
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The Silesian Voivodeship
Analysis of a »legal interspace«
Editors: Löhnig, Martin | Staudigl-Ciechowicz, Kamila
Schriften zur Rechtsgeschichte, Vol. 224
(2024)
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Kamila Staudigl-Ciechowicz, Postdoc an der Univ. Wien (Inst. für Rechts- und Verfassungsgeschichte) und Lehrbeauftragte und Research Fellow an der Univ. Regensburg (Lehrstuhl für Privatrecht, Deutsche und Europäische Rechtsgeschichte und Kirchenrecht). Sie studierte Rechtswissenschaften (Wien) und Kirchenrecht (LL.M., Wien), promovierte in Rechtswissenschaften (Wien, 2017, Dissertation zur Rechtsgeschichte der Wiener Univ.) und schreibt derzeit ihre Habilitation im Bereich der Privatrechtsgeschichte. Ihr Spezialgebiet ist die europäische Rechts- und Verfassungsgeschichte mit einem Schwerpunkt auf dem 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. Für weitere Informationen siehe http://www.staudigl-ciechowicz.atAbstract
After World War I, the reorganisation of Europe created many legal interspaces. This volume is intended to be a first step towards in-depth research into Upper Silesia as a legal interspace. The focus is on Upper Silesia as an autonomous region and the jurisdiction in the Silesian Voivodeship. Seven contributions by Polish and German scholars examine the question of autonomy from an interdisciplinary perspective - historical, legal and political. The contributions compare Silesian autonomy with other Polish autonomy projects of the interwar period and situate it in contemporary legal discourse and political debate. At the same time, an arc is drawn to current attempts at autonomy in Poland. Another focus is the question of jurisdiction in Upper Silesia from a national and international perspective.After World War I, the reorganisation of Europe created many legal interspaces. This volume is intended to be a first step towards in-depth research into Upper Silesia as a legal interspace. The focus is on Upper Silesia as an autonomous region and the jurisdiction in the Silesian Voivodeship. Seven contributions by Polish and German scholars examine the question of autonomy from an interdisciplinary perspective - historical, legal and political. The contributions compare Silesian autonomy with other Polish autonomy projects of the interwar period and situate it in contemporary legal discourse and political debate. At the same time, an arc is drawn to current attempts at autonomy in Poland. Another focus is the question of jurisdiction in Upper Silesia from a national and international perspective.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Löhnig: Introduction | 5 | ||
| Table of Contents | 7 | ||
| Ryszard Kaczmarek: Autonomy of the Silesian Voivodeship and Other Projects of Regional Autonomies in Poland 1918–1939 | 9 | ||
| I. The Autonomy Traditions in Poland after the First World War | 9 | ||
| II. Administrative Standardization or Decentralization: the Political Dilemma of the Second Polish Republic | 11 | ||
| III. Autonomy Projects in Poland after World War I | 13 | ||
| 1. Territorial Autonomies | 13 | ||
| 2. Cultural Autonomies | 17 | ||
| IV. Summary | 19 | ||
| Adam Krychowski: Polish Legal Concept in Relation to the Silesian Autonomy in the Second Polish Republic | 21 | ||
| I. Genesis of Silesian Autonomy | 21 | ||
| II. Legal Fundamentals of the Silesian Voivodeship | 24 | ||
| III. Autonomy and Local Government in Polish Legal Concept | 25 | ||
| IV. Supporters of the State Theory of Local Government and Silesian Autonomy | 29 | ||
| V. Silesian Autonomy in Naturalistic Concepts | 31 | ||
| VI. Conclusion | 34 | ||
| Krzysztof Nowak: Between Cieszyn/Teschen and Bielsko/Bielitz. Polish Cieszyn Silesians and the Silesian Autonomy | 35 | ||
| I. What was a Region? | 35 | ||
| II. During the Border Conflict (1918–1920) | 37 | ||
| III. In the Autonomus Silesian Voivodeship (1920/22–1939) | 40 | ||
| Anna Muś: The Autonomous Silesian Voivodship and its Legacy | 47 | ||
| I. Introduction | 47 | ||
| II. Today | 48 | ||
| III. Legacy | 49 | ||
| IV. The End of World War II | 51 | ||
| 1. Hypothesis 1 – Centralization: a Clean Slate for a Centralized and Authoritarian State | 52 | ||
| 2. Hypothesis 2 – Ethno-nationalist: Making an Ethnically Homogenous State | 53 | ||
| 3. Conclusions | 54 | ||
| V. The End of the Great War | 54 | ||
| 1. Hypothesis 1 – An Instrument of Propaganda before the Plebiscite | 55 | ||
| 2. Hypothesis 2 – A Practical Solution for Legal Diversity | 57 | ||
| 3. Hypothesis 3 – Upper Silesian Regional Particularism | 59 | ||
| 4. Hypothesis 4 – The People's Will | 61 | ||
| 5. Hypothesis 5 – Neutralization of Upper Silesian Separatism | 63 | ||
| 6. Conclusions | 64 | ||
| VI. Concluding Remarks | 65 | ||
| Donata Zehner: Silesian Jurisdiction after Versailles | 69 | ||
| I. Introduction | 69 | ||
| II. Administration and International Status of Silesia | 70 | ||
| 1. Organisation of the Territory | 70 | ||
| 2. Upper-Silesian Arbitral Tribunal | 73 | ||
| III. Court organization in Silesia during the 20th Century Polish Legislative Discussion | 76 | ||
| 1. Poland | 76 | ||
| a) Academic Discussion Concerning Coexisting Legal Systems | 76 | ||
| b) Examples for Codification Developments | 83 | ||
| aa) Commercial Courts | 83 | ||
| bb) Sequence of Courts | 85 | ||
| 2. Czechoslovakia | 86 | ||
| IV. Conclusion | 88 | ||
| Anna Stawarska-Rippel: Silesian Legal Microcosm: Courts and Court Procedures in the Silesian Voivodeship and the Polish Supreme Court after the First World War before the Unification of Jurisdiction | 91 | ||
| Konrad Graczyk: The Application of the German-Polish Agreement on Upper Silesia 1922–1937. State of Research and Research Postulates | 103 | ||
| I. Introductory Notes | 103 | ||
| II. State of the Research | 107 | ||
| III. Research Postulates | 125 | ||
| IV. Conclusions | 127 | ||
| Kamila Staudigl-Ciechowicz: Closing remarks | 129 | ||
| Bibliography | 133 | ||
| List of Authors | 153 |
Chapters
Autonomy of the Silesian Voivodeship and Other Projects of Regional Autonomies in Poland 1918–1939
In: The Silesian Voivodeship (2024), pp. 9–20
Polish Legal Concept in Relation to the Silesian Autonomy in the Second Polish Republic
In: The Silesian Voivodeship (2024), pp. 21–34
Between Cieszyn/Teschen and Bielsko/Bielitz
In: The Silesian Voivodeship (2024), pp. 35–46
The Autonomous Silesian Voivodship and its Legacy
In: The Silesian Voivodeship (2024), pp. 47–68
The Application of the German-Polish Agreement on Upper Silesia 1922–1937
In: The Silesian Voivodeship (2024), pp. 103–128
