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Professor Wojciech Sadurski

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Wojciech Sadurski is Professor of Legal Philosophy (Personal Chair) in the University of Sydney, and currently also Professor of Legal Theory and Philosophy of Law in the Department of Law, European University Institute in Florence (1999- 2009). He also taught as visiting professor, at a number of universities in Europe, Asia and the United States. He has written extensively on philosophy of law, political philosophy and comparative constitutional law.

His full vita and list of publications are accessible at:
http://www.eui.eu/LAW/People/Faculty/CVs/sadurski.shtml

Publications

Books (selection)

  • Sadurski, W, Equality and Legitimacy Oxford University Press: Oxford (2008) http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780199545179
  • Sadurski, W, Liberał po przejściach Wydawnictwo Sens: Poznań (2007) (in Polish).
  • Sadurski, W, Political Rights Under Stress in 21st Century Europe (editor and author of Introduction), Oxford University Press: Oxford (2006).
  • Sadurski, W, Spreading Democracy and the Rule of Law? The Impact of Enlargement on the Rule of Law, Democracy and Constitutionalism in Post-Communist Legal Orders (co-editor with Adam Czarnota and Martin Krygier), Springer: Dordrecht (2006).
  • Sadurski, W, Après Enlargement: Legal and Political Responses in Central and Eastern Europe (co-editor with Jacques Ziller and Karolina Zurek), Robert Schuman Centre: Florence (2006).
  • Sadurski, W, Rethinking the Rule of Law after Communism (co-editor with Adam Czarnota and Martin Krygier), CEU Press: Budapest-New York (2005).
  • Sadurski, W, Constitutional Theory (editor and author of Introduction), Ashgate Dartmouth: Aldershot (2005).
  • Sadurski, W, Rights Before Courts: A Study of Constitutional Courts in Postcommunist States of Central and Eastern Europe, Springer: Dordrecht (2005).
  • Sadurski, W, Constitutional Justice, East and West: Democratic Legitimacy and Constitutional Courts in Post-Communist Europe, in a Comparative Perspective, Kluwer Law International: The Hague (2002).
  • Sadurski, W, Justice, (editor and author of Introduction) Aldershot: Dartmouth, 2001 - pp.231
  • Sadurski, W, Freedom of Speech and Its Limits, Dordrecht: Kluwer, 1999 - pp.231 (Softcover edition also published in 2002)
  • Sadurski, W, Freedom of Communication (co-editor with Tom Campbell), Aldershot: Dartmouth, 1994
  • Sadurski, W, Law and Religion (editor and author of Introduction), Aldershot: Dartmouth (The International Library of Essays in Law and Legal Theory), 1992
  • Sadurski, W, Moral Pluralism and Legal Neutrality, Dordrecht: Kluwer, 1990
  • Sadurski, W, Giving Desert Its Due: Social Justice and Legal Theory, Dordrecht: D.Reidel, 1985

Book chapters (selection)

  • Sadurski, W, “Porządek konstytucyjny [Constitutional Order]” in L Kolarska-Bobińska, J Kucharczyk & J Zbieranek (eds), Demokracja w Polsce 2005-2007 Democracy In Poland 2005-2007, Instytut Spraw Publicznych: Warsaw (2007), 13-71.
  • Sadurski, W, “Legitimidad del derecho, democracia y valores sustantivos [Legitimacy of Law, Democracy and Substantive Values]” in A de Julios-Campuzano (ed), Ciudadan'a y derecho en la era del globalizaciόn Citizenship and Law in the Era of Globalization, Dykinson: Madrid (2007), 19-50.
  • Sadurski, W, “Ramy pojęciowe rozważań na temat przekonań moralnych piastunόw władzy publicznej [Conceptual Framework of the Analysis of the Role of Moral Beliefs by Public Power Holders]” in M Wyrzykowski & A Bodnar (eds), Przekonania moralne władzy publicznej a wolność jednostki Moral Beliefs of Public Power Holders and Individual Liberty, Uniwersytet Warszawski: Warsaw (2007), 11-16. (in Polish)
  • Sadurski, W, “EU Enlargement and Democracy in New Member States” in W Sadurski, A Czarnota & M Krygier (eds), Spreading Democracy and the Rule of Law?, Springer: The Netherlands (2006), 27-49.
  • Sadurski, W, “The Law and Institutions of New Member States in Year One” in W Sadurski, J Ziller & K Zurek (eds), Après Enlargement: Legal and Political Responses in Central and Eastern Europe, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies: Italy (2006), 3-18.
  • Sadurski, W, “Status jednostki w prawie: refleksje filozoficzno-prawne na temat prawowitosci demokraji proceduralnej (Individual's position In the Law: Jurisprudential Reflections about Legitimacy of Procedural Democracy)” in M Wyrzykowski (ed), Prawa staja sie prawem: Status jednostki a tendencje rozwojowe prawa, Liber: Warsaw (2006), 9-20.
  • Sadurski, W, “Introduction to the Polish Edition” in J Ziller (ed), Nowa Konstytucja Europejska, Wydawnitctwo Naukowe Wydzalu Zarzadzania UW: Warsaw (2006), 11-16.
  • Sadurski, W, “Introduction” in W Sadurski (ed), Political Rights Under Stress in 21st Century Europe, Oxford University Press: UK (2006), 1-11.
  • Sadurski, W, Priban, J, “The Role of Political Rights in the Democratization of Central and Eastern Europe” in W Sadurski (ed), Political Rights Under Stress in 21st Century Europe, Oxford University Press: Warsaw (2006), 196-238
  • Sadurski, W, “Regle majoritaire et egalite politique” in D De Béchillon, P Brunet, V Champeil-Desplats & E Millard (eds), L'architecture du droit: Melanges en l'honneur de Michel Troper, Economica: Paris (2006), 907-916
  • Sadurski, W, “Transitional Constitutionalism: Simplistic and Fancy Theories” in A Czarnota, M Krygier & W Sadurski (eds), Rethinking the Rule of Law after Communism, CEU Press: Budapest/New York (2005), 9-24.
  • Sadurski, W, “The Role of the EU Charter of Rights in the Process of Enlargement” in Berman, G A & Pistor, K (eds), Law and Governance in an Enlarged European Union, Oxford: Hart (2004), 61-95.
  • Sadurski, W, “Universalism, Localism and Paternalism in Human Rights Discourse” in Sajó, A (ed), Human Rights with Modesty: The Problem of Universalism, Leiden/Boston: Martinus Nijhoff (2004), 141-160.
  • Sadurski, W, “EU Enlargement and Human Rights” in Neuwahl, N (ed), European Enlargement: Law and Socio-Economic Changes, Les Editions Thèmis: Montrèal (2003), 179-194.
  • Sadurski, W, “Constitutional Courts, Individual Rights and the problem of Judicial Activism in Postcommunist Central Europe” in Priban, J, Roberts, P & Young, J, (eds), Systems of Justice in Transition, Ashgate: Aldershot (2003), 13-28.
  • Sadurski, W, “Constitutional Review After Communism: Legitimacy and Reasons” in Sadurski, W (ed), Constitutional Justice, East and West: Democratic Legitimacy and Constitutional Courts in Post-Communist Europe, in a Comparative Perspective, Kluwer Law International: The Hague (2002), 163-187.
  • Sadurski, W, “Rights-based Constitutional Review in Central and Eastern Europe” in T Campbell, K Ewing & A Tomkins (eds), Sceptical Approaches to Entrenched Human Rights, OUP: Oxford (2001), 315-334.
  • Sadurski, W, “On the relevance of Institutions and the Centrality of Constitutions in Postcommunist Transitions” in J Zielonka (ed), Democratic Consolidation in Eastern Europe: Institutional Engineering, OUP: Oxford (2001), 393-415.
  • Sadurski, W, “Liberalism and Constitutionalism” in Wyrzykowski, M (ed), Constitutional Cultures, Institute of Public Affairs: Warsaw (2000), 137-150.
  • Sadurski, W, “Rights and Freedoms Under the New Polish Constitution” in Krygier, M & Czarnota, A (eds), The Rule of Law After Communism, Aldershot: Dartmouth (1999), 176-193.
  • Sadurski, W, “The meaning of Constitutional Rights in Liberal Democracies” in Wyrzykowski, M (ed), Constitution-Making Process, Institute of Public Affairs: Warsaw (1998), 39-70.
  • Sadurski, W, “The Paradox of Toleration” in Fleerackers, F, Van Leeuwen, E & Van Roermund, B (eds), Law, Life and the Images of Man, Duncker & Humblot: Berlin (1996), 377-389.
  • Sadurski, W, “Harms of Hate” in Peczenik, A, & Karlsson, M, (eds), Law, Justice and The State, Franz Steiner Verlag: Stuttgart (1995), 249-255.
  • Sadurski, W, “Racial Vilification, Psychic Harm and Affirmative Action” in Campbell, T, & Sadurski, W, (eds), Freedom of Communication, Dartmouth: Aldershot (1994), 77-94.
  • Sadurski, W, “The Role of Affirmative Action in Achieving Equality of Opportunity” in Rawson, D W, & Neale, R G, (eds), Equality of Opportunity Reconsidered, Academy of Social Sciences: Canberra (1986), 77-94.
  • Sadurski, W, “Economic Rights and Basic Needs” in Sampford, C, & Galligan, D J, (eds), Law, Rights and the Welfare State, Croom Helm: London (1986), 49-66.
  • Sadurski, W, “Marxism and Legal Positivism (A Case Study of the Impact of Ideology Upon Legal Theory)” in Galligan, D J (ed), Essays in Legal Theory, Melbourne University press: Melbourne (1984), 187-221.

Journal articles (selection)

  • Sadurski, W, ‘'Solange, Chapter 3': Constitutional Courts in Central Europe – Democracy – European Union’ (2008) 14(1) European Law Journal 1-35.
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Legitimacy, Political Equality, and Majority Rule’ (2008) 21(1) Ratio Juris 39-65.
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Juridical Coups d’état – all over the place. Comment on “The Juridical Coup d’état and the Problem of Authority” by Alec Stone Sweet’ (2007) 8(10) German Law Journal 935-940.
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Protection of Minority Rights in Central and Eastern Europe: The Role of Constitutional Courts and of Accession to the EU’ (2007) 1(58) Sravnitelnoe Konstitutsionnoe Obozrenie Comparative Constitution Review 90-101.
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Law's Legitimacy and 'Democracy-Plus'’ (2006) 26(2) Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 377-409.
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Rawls and the Limits of Liberalism: Reflections on the 'Law of Peoples'’ (2005) 1(1) Ius et Lex 195-221.
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Accession’s Democracy Dividend: The Impact of the EU Enlargement upon Democracy on the New member States of Central and Eastern Europe’ European Law Journal, 10 (2004): 371-401.
  • Sadurski, W, "Charter and Enlargement", European Law Journal, 8 (2002): 340-362.
  • Sadurski, W, “Judicial Review and the Protection of Constitutional Rights”, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 22 (2002): 275-99.
  • Sadurski, W, “Postcommunist Charters of Rights in Europe and the US Bill of Rights”, Journal of Law and Contemporary Problems, 65 (2002): 101-127.
  • Sadurski, W, “Judicial Review, Separation of Powers and Democracy: The Problem of Activist Constitutional Tribunals in Postcommunist Central Europe”, Studi Politici, 3 (1999): 93-117.
  • Sadurski, W, “The Concept of Legal Equality and an Underlying Theory of Discrimination”, Saint Louis-Warsaw Transatlantic Law Journal (1998): 63-104.
  • Sadurski, W, “Rights and Freedoms under the New Polish Constitution”, Saint Louis-Warsaw Transatlantic Law Journal, (1997): pp. 91-105.
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Zagadka tolerancji (The puzzle of Tolerance)’ (2002) 1 Res Publica Nowa 98-109.
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Spor o ostatnie slowo: sadownictwo konstytucyjne a demokracja przedstawicielska [Who Has the Last Word? Constitutional Judges and Representative Democracy]’ (1998) 2 Civitas: Studiea Z Filozofil Polityki 81-100.
  • Sadurski, W, “Does the Subject Matter? Viewpoint Neutrality and Freedom of Speech”, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, 15 (1997): pp. 315-369.
  • Sadurski, W, “Konstytucyjna kwadratura kola? Przyczynek do teorii liberalnego konstytucjonalizmu” [A Constitutional Vicious Circle? An Approach to the Theory of Liberal Constitutionalism], Civitas, vol.1, no. 1 (1997): pp. 37-70.
  • Sadurski, W, “Freedom of the Press in Postcommunist Poland”, East European Politics and Societies, 10 (1996), No. 3: pp. 439-56.
  • Sadurski, W, "On `Seeing Speech Through an Equality Lens': A Critique of Egalitarian Arguments for Suppression of Hate Speech and Pornography", Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 16 (1996): pp. 713-23.
  • Sadurski, W, "Calderon’s Conundrums, or: Where Do You Draw the Line?", Mosaic, 28 (1995): pp. 23-42.
  • Sadurski, W, "The Moral Neutrality of the Liberal State", Synthesis Philosophica, 9 (1994): 101-114.
  • Sadurski, W, `Prawo do wolnosci slowa w spoleczenstwie demokratycznym' [A Right to Free Expression in a Democratic Society], Panstwo i Prawo, 10/1992, pp. 3-13.
  • Sadurski, W, `Offending with Impunity: Racial Vilification and Freedom of Speech', Sydney Law Review, 14 (1992): pp. 163-195.
  • Sadurski, W, `The Dominion Theory of Punishment' (Review Article), Law and Philosophy, 10 (1991): 221-234.
  • Sadurski, W, `Human Rights and Fundamental Values'. Archiv fur Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie, Beiheft 39 (1991), pp. 114-120.
  • Sadurski, W, `Natural and Social Lottery, and Concepts of the Self', Law and Philosophy, 9 (1990), pp. 157-175.
  • Sadurski, W, `Neutrality of Law Towards Religion', Sydney Law Review 12 (1990), pp. 420-454.
  • Sadurski, W, `Joseph Raz on Liberal Neutrality and the Harm Principle', Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 10 (1990), pp. 122-133.
  • Sadurski, W, `On Legal Definitions of "Religion", Australian Law Journal 63 (1989), pp. 834-843.
  • Sadurski, W, `Some Ruminations on the Harm Principle,' Archiv fur Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie, 75 (1989), pp. 459-467.
  • Sadurski, W, `Judicial Protection of Minorities: The Lessons of Footnote Four', Anglo-American Law Review, 17 (1988), pp. 163-181.
  • Sadurski, W, `Last Among Equals: Minorities and Australian Judge-Made Law', Australian Law Journal, 63 (1989), pp. 474-484.
  • Sadurski, W, `The Second Generation of American Affirmative-Action Decisions,' Sydney Law Review, 12 (1989), pp. 159-194.
  • Sadurski, W, `Theory of Punishment, Social Justice, and Liberal Neutrality', Law and Philosophy, 7 (1989), pp. 351-374.
  • Sadurski, W, `Harman's Defence of Moral Relativism,' Philosophical Investigations, 12 (1989), pp. 33-51.
  • Sadurski, W, `The Right, the Good and the Jurisprude,' Law and Philosophy, 7 (1988), pp. 35-66.
  • Sadurski, W, `"When Ideals Clash": Smith, Calabresi, and the Priority of the Right over the Good', Law and Philosophy, 6 (1987), pp. 259-280.
  • Sadurski, W, `"It All Comes Out in the End": Judicial Rhetorics and the Strategy of Reassurance', Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 7 (1987), pp. 258-278.
  • Sadurski, W, `Conventional Morality and Judicial Standards', Virginia Law Review, 73 (1987), pp. 339-397.
  • Sadurski, W, `Equality of Opportunity and the Principle of Merit', Archiv fur Rechts und Sozialphilosophie, 72 (1986), pp 468-481.
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Gerhardy v. Brown v. The Concept of Discrimination: Reflections on the Landmark Case that Wasn't’, Sydney Law Review, 11 (1986), pp. 5-43.
  • Sadurski, W, `Equality Before the Law: A Conceptual Analysis', Australian Law Journal 60 (1986), pp. 131-138.
  • Sadurski, W, `Justice: "Partial" or "Complete" Virtue?", Archiv fur Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie, 71 (1985), pp. 488-498.
  • Sadurski, W, `Distributive Justice and the Theory of Punishment', Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 5 (1985), pp. 47-59.
  • Sadurski, W, `Social Justice and Legal Justice', Law and Philosophy 3 (1984), pp. 329-354.
  • Sadurski, W, `The Morality of Preferential Treatment (The Competing Jurisprudential and Moral Arguments)', Melbourne University Law Review 14 (1984), pp. 572-600.
  • Sadurski, W, `"Non-Comparative Justice" Revisited', Archiv fur Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie 69 (1983), pp. 504-14.
  • Sadurski, W, `Contractarianism and Intuition (On the Role of Social Contract Argument in Theories of Social Justice)', Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 61 (Sept. 1983), pp. 231-47.
  • Sadurski, W, `To Each According to His (Genuine?) Needs", Political Theory, 11 (August 1983), pp. 419-31.
  • Sadurski, W, `Polish Legal Theory: Past and Present', Sydney Law Review, 9 (1982), pp. 589-604.