http://hdl.handle.net/11320/17416 2026-06-01T16:16:48Z 2026-06-01T16:16:48Z Wawrzyński, Patryk Marszałek-Kawa, Joanna Sithole, Neo http://hdl.handle.net/11320/17447 2024-11-04T12:18:44Z 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tytuł: Transformation of the Constitutional Identity in South Africa aft er the Fall of Apartheid Autorzy: Wawrzyński, Patryk; Marszałek-Kawa, Joanna; Sithole, Neo Abstrakt: This article investigates the designed transformation of South African political identity and its constitutional framework as a core aspect of the democratization of South Africa. It compares the racist and exclusive identity of the apartheid state with a redesigned identity of an inclusive and open ‘Rainbow Nation’, a concept coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and spearheaded by Nelson R. Mandela along with the African National Congress. The study considers changes in the legal framework of identity politics, from the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act of 1983 (and the previous apartheid republican Constitution of 1961) through the interim democratic Constitution of 1993 to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996. It discusses the possible significance of the 18 amendments to the act regarding South Africans’ social and political identities, and establishes a complex and detailed portrayal of the republic’s legal framework of identity politics. The study combines legal, political, and cultural analysis of the role of law in formatting social and political identities, using survey results to test its impact on society. In conclusion, the paper considers the effects of post-apartheid identity transformation in South Africa. Opis: Patryk Wawrzyński - University of Szczecin, Poland; Joanna Marszałek-Kawa - Nicoalus Copernicus University, Poland; Neo Sithole - University of Szeged, Hungary

2024-01-01T00:00:00Z Urych, Ilona Smuniewski, Cezary Bado, Błażej http://hdl.handle.net/11320/17445 2024-11-04T10:47:59Z 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tytuł: Between ‘Quo Vadis?’ and ‘Unde Venis?’ Identity and the Legal Order of Young Poles Living in Ireland Autorzy: Urych, Ilona; Smuniewski, Cezary; Bado, Błażej Abstrakt: The aim of the research presented here was to diagnose the personal and social identity of young Poles living in Ireland and attending Polish schools, and to analyse the relationship of this identity with selected elements of the legal order. The main research problems were formulated in the form of questions: (1) What characterises the personal identity of the adolescents surveyed? (2) What is the social identity of the respondents? (3) What is the relationship of the respondents’ personal and social identity to selected elements of the legal order? A diagnostic survey method, a survey technique and a research tool in the form of a survey questionnaire were used to realise the aim of the research and to answer the questions posed. The research was conducted among young Poles living in Ireland and attending Polish weekend schools (n=104). The analysis of the survey results shows that the identity of Polish young people is multifaceted and combines a strong sense of Polishness with living in Ireland. Key elements of identity include a sense of belonging to the Polish nation, their families and the larger European community, while recognising themselves as Irish residents. Furthermore, identity traits are shaped by place of birth, educational context and key elements of the legal order, such as adherence to the law and respect for human rights, highlighting their willingness to engage in socio-political life.

2024-01-01T00:00:00Z Maceratini, Arianna http://hdl.handle.net/11320/17444 2024-11-04T09:32:05Z 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tytuł: Subjective Identity and the Right to be Forgotten: A Multifaceted Claim in the Legal System Autorzy: Maceratini, Arianna Abstrakt: In the complex relationship between individual identity and its claims for recognition and protection by the legal system, the right to be forgotten is crucial, because it addresses a personal, social and legal definition of the individual as authentically as possible and highlights the uniqueness of each identity, with changes experienced in the temporal dimension. The lack of distinction in real life between the physical world and the analogue context traces new spatial and temporal coordinates, able to profoundly redefine the traditional categories of identity and difference, as well as to modify the usual dynamics of personal and social inclusion and exclusion, submitting identity to a process of dismemberment that makes the individual a complex ‘informational organism’. The multiple connections between the right to be forgotten and the protection of personal identity are confirmed by the most recent developments of European legislation and, in particular, in Italian jurisprudence, which outlines it as an identity claim in order to obtain a correct representation of oneself, resulting in the guarantee offered by the legal system of reconfiguring one’s telematic image. This describes an evolving and comprehensive right capable of protecting the originality of the individual and his/her representation and relationships.

2024-01-01T00:00:00Z Barczewski, Maciej Sykuna, Sebastian http://hdl.handle.net/11320/17441 2024-11-04T09:11:50Z 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tytuł: Navigating Legal and Cultural Intersections: The Impact of Law on Minority Traditions and Identity Autorzy: Barczewski, Maciej; Sykuna, Sebastian Abstrakt: States should establish in their legislations protective mechanisms which, on the one hand, guarantee the realisation of the rights of the majority and, on the other hand, ensure respect for the traditions, culture and customs of national and ethnic minorities. In Poland there are such guarantees that ensure that minorities can live in accordance with their own traditions and customs, also at the highest normative level. In addition to the legal sphere, one should not forget the equally important sphere of social life, which for some people is even more important. The issue of early marriage in the Roma community is an exemplification of the problem that can be caused by the interference of subject law norms with the centuries-old traditions and customs of a particular national or ethnic group.

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