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Professor Wojciech Sadurski

 Challis Chair in Jurisprudence

Profile

Degrees
LLM DrJuris Warsaw

Courses Taught

  • Philosophy of Law
  • Constitutional Theory
  • Rights, Morality and Law


Areas of Interest

  • Jurisprudence
  • Legal theory
  • Philosophy of law
  • Political philosophy (especially: liberal political philosophy and theory of justice)
  • Constitutional theory
  • Comparative Constitutionalism
  • Constitutionalism of Central and Eastern Europe


Brief Biographical Details
Wojciech Sadurski is Challis Professor in Jurisprudence in the University of Sydney. He also holds a position of Professor in the Centre for Europe in the University of Warsaw, and is visiting professor (in 2010, 2011 and 2012) at the University of Trento, Italy and in Cardozo Law School in New York.

He was Professor of Legal Theory and Philosophy of Law in the Department of Law, European University Institute in Florence (1999-2009), and served as head of department of Law at the EUI in 2003-2006. 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.

Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (elected in 1990), Wojciech Sadurski is member of a number of supervisory or program boards, including the Institute of Public Affairs (Poland), Freedom of Press Observatory (Poland) and the Centre for International Affairs (Poland), and also of editorial boards, including the European Law Journal, Politics, Philosophy and Economics, and Law and Philosophy Library (Springer Scientific). Since 2011, Chairman of the Academic Advisory Board of the Community of Democracies. He also comments regularly in Polish media on public affairs, and has a popular blog on political and legal issues.


Doctoral Supervision (PhD theses already defended)

  • Mathias Möschel, The Relevance of Critical Race Theory to Europe (European University Institute, Florence 2011)
  • Uladzislau Belavusau, Freedom of Expression: A Comparative Study between Europe and the United States (European University Institute, Florence 2011)
  • Anna Jaroń, The Evolution of Socio-Economic Constitutional Rights Conceptions in the Context of Democratisation Processes: The Case of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia (European University Institute, Florence 2010)
  • Darinka Piqani, Supremacy of EU Law and the Jurisprudence of Constitutional Reservations in Central Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans: Towards a ‘Holistic’ Constitutionalism (European University Institute, Florence 2010)
  • Anna Jaroń, The Evolution of Socio-Economic Constitutional Rights Conceptions in the Context of Democratisation Processes: The Case of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia (European University Institute, Florence 2010)
  • Armen Mazmanyan, Choosing an optimal design for constitutional judicial review in transitions: a perspective of democratic consolidation and rule of law (European University Institute, Florence 2009)
  • Channa Samkalden, Believing in secular states: Freedom of religion and separation of state and religion as legal concepts in Europe (European University Institute, Florence 2009)
  • Estelle Wurtzbacher, La liberté d'expression face aux nouvelles technologies de la communication: une approche comparée France-Etats-Unis (European University Institute, Florence; 2007)
  • Georg Someregger, A Contribution to a Theory of Horizontal Effects of Human Rights (European University Institute, Florence, 2007)
  • Eva Tsalpatouros, Le statut normative des décisions du juge constitutionnel en droit compare (European University Institute, Florence, 2007)
  • Antoinette Rouvroy, Human Genetics and Justice: Sustaining Uncertainty. Genetic Enlightenment and the Metamorphoses of Governance (European University Institute, Florence; 2006)
  • Aoife Nolan, Children's Socio-Economic Rights and the Courts: Evaluating an Activist Approach (European University Institute, Florence; 2005)
  • Lorenzo Zucca, Constitutional Dilemmas: Conflicts of Fundamental Legal Rights in Europe and in the USA (European University Institute, Florence; 2005)
  • Eric Jyotish Henry Ghosh, Positive and Negative: Republican Liberty, Democracy and Constitutionalism (University of Sydney, 2004)
  • Florian Hoffman, Are Human Rights Transplantable? Reflections on a pragmatic theory of human rights under conditions of globalization (European University Institute, Florence; 2004)
  • Koen Lemmens, La presse et la protection juridique de l'individu : attention aux chiens de garde! Pour un exercice responsable de la liberté de presse à l'aune de la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme et du droit belge (European University Institute, Florence; 2003)
  • Antonios Theodoropolous, Socrates’ Justification for Obeying an Unjust Sentence of Death: An Analysis and Translation of Plato’s Crito (University of Sydney, 2002)

Publications

Books | Book Chapters | Journal Articles | Working Papers | Other

Books (selection)

Book chapters (selection)

  • Sadurski, W, 'Constitutional Review in Europe and in the United States: Influences, Paradoxes, and Convergence' in M Fantoni & L Morlino (eds), Comparing Democracies, (forthcoming)
  • Sadurski, W, '"It All Depends": The Universal and the Contingent in Human Rights' in C. Corradetti (ed), Philosophical Dimensions of Human Rights: Some Contemporary Views, Springer: Dordrecht (2012) 125-156
  • Sadurski, W, 'Social Justice and Legal Justice' in Hans-W. Micklitz (ed), The Many Concepts of Social Justice in European Private Law, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham (2011) 61-79
  • Sadurski, W, 'Commutative, distributive, and procedural justice: a response to Professor Christine Chwaszcza' in Hans-W. Micklitz (ed), The Many Concepts of Social Justice in European Private Law, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham (2011) 90-104
  • Sadurski, W, 'Two Concepts of Social Equality' in H Irving, J Mowbray & K Walton (eds), Julius Stone: A Study in Influence, Federation Press: Sydney (2010) 121-129
  • Morlino, L & Sadurski, W, 'Introduction' in L Morlino & W Sadurski (eds), Democratization and the European Union: Comparing Central and Eastern European Post-Communist Countries, Routledge: London (2010) 1-15
  • Morlino, L & Sadurski, W, 'Conclusions', in L Morlino & W Sadurski (eds), Democratization and the European Union: Comparing Central and Eastern European Post-communist Countries, Routledge: London and New York (2010) 216-241
  • Sadurski, W, 'Constitutional Courts and Constitutional Culture in Central and Eastern European Countries' in A Febbrajo & W Sadurski (eds), Central and Eastern Europe After Transition: Towards a New Socio-Legal Semantics, Ashgate: UK (2010) 99-118
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Reasonableness and Value Pluralism in Law and Politics’ in Giorgio Buongiovanni, Giovanni Sartor & Chiara Valentini (eds), Reasonableness and Law, Springer: Dordrecht (2009) 129-146
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Minority Protection In Central Europe and Accession to the EU’ in M Weller, D Blacklock & K Nobbs (eds), The Protection of Minorities in the Wider Europe, Palgrave Macmillan: Houndmills (2008) 209-231
  • 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
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Journal articles (selection)

  • “Allegro without Vivaldi: Trademark Protection, Freedom of Speech, and Constitutional Balancing”, European Constitutional Law Review, vol. 8, 2012, issue 8, pp. 456-492
  • Sadurski, W, 'La crescita delle Corti costituzionali nei paesi dell’Europa centrale e orientale dopo la caduta del comunismo: alla ricerca dell monopolio sulla giustizia costituzionale' ['The Growth of Constitutional Courts in the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe after the Fall of Communism: In Search of Monopoly on Constitutional Justice', in Italian], Annuario do Diritto Comparato e di Studi Legislativi (2011): 305-333
  • Sadurski, W, 'Adding Bite to a Bark: The Story of Article 7, E.U. Enlargement, and Jörg Haider' (2010) 16(3) Columbia Journal of European Law 385-426
  • Sadurski, W, 'Judicial Review in Central and Eastern Europe: Rationales or Rationalizations?', (2009) 42 Israel Law Review 500-527
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Constitutional Courts of Central and Eastern Europe: Between Adolescence and Maturity’ (co-authored with Kasia Lach) (2008) 3(2) Journal of Comparative Law 212-233 [published in 2009]
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Partnering with Strasbourg: Constitutionalization of the European Court of Human Rights, the Accession of Central and East European States to the Council of Europe, and the Idea of Pilot Judgments’ (2009) 9 (3) Human Rights Law Review 397-453
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Rights and Moral Reasoning: An Unstated Assumption – A comment of Jeremy Waldron’s “Judges as moral reasoners”’ (2009) 7 International Journal of Constitutional Law 25-45
  • 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 Constitutional Review 90-101 (in Russian)
  • 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’ (2004) 10 European Law Journal 371-401
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Charter and Enlargement’ (2002) 8 European Law Journal 340-362
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Judicial Review and the Protection of Constitutional Rights’ (2002) 22 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 275-99
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Postcommunist Charters of Rights in Europe and the US Bill of Rights’ (2002) 65 Journal of Law and Contemporary Problems 101-127
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Judicial Review, Separation of Powers and Democracy: The Problem of Activist Constitutional Tribunals in Postcommunist Central Europe’ (1999) 3 Studi Politici 93-117
  • Sadurski, W, ‘The Concept of Legal Equality and an Underlying Theory of Discrimination’ (1998) Saint Louis-Warsaw Transatlantic Law Journal 63-104
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Rights and Freedoms under the New Polish Constitution’ (1997) Saint Louis-Warsaw Transatlantic Law Journal 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’ (1997) 15 Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal 315-369
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Konstytucyjna kwadratura kola? Przyczynek do teorii liberalnego konstytucjonalizmu’ [A Constitutional Vicious Circle? An Approach to the Theory of Liberal Constitutionalism] (1997) 1(1) Civitas 37-70
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Freedom of the Press in Postcommunist Poland’ (1996) 10(3) East European Politics and Societies 439-56
  • Sadurski, W, ‘On "Seeing Speech Through an Equality Lens": A Critique of Egalitarian Arguments for Suppression of Hate Speech and Pornography’(1996) 16 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 713-23
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Calderon’s Conundrums, or: Where Do You Draw the Line?’(1995) 28 Mosaic 23-42
  • Sadurski, W, ‘The Moral Neutrality of the Liberal State’ (1994) 9 Synthesis Philosophica 101-114
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Prawo do wolnosci slowa w spoleczenstwie demokratycznym’ [A Right to Free Expression in a Democratic Society] (1992) 10 Panstwo i Prawo 3-13
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Offending with Impunity: Racial Vilification and Freedom of Speech’ (1992) 14 Sydney Law Review 163-195
  • Sadurski, W, `The Dominion Theory of Punishment’ (Review Article) (1991) 10 Law and Philosophy 221-234
  • Sadurski, W, `Human Rights and Fundamental Values’ (1991) 39 Archiv fur Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie, Beiheft 114-120
  • Sadurski, W, `Natural and Social Lottery, and Concepts of the Self’ (1990) 9 Law and Philosophy 157-175
  • Sadurski, W, `Neutrality of Law Towards Religion’ (1990) 12 Sydney Law Review 420-454
  • Sadurski, W, `Joseph Raz on Liberal Neutrality and the Harm Principle’, (1990) 10 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 122-133
  • Sadurski, W, `On Legal Definitions of “Religion”’ (1989) 63 Australian Law Journal 834-843
  • Sadurski, W, `Some Ruminations on the Harm Principle’ (1989) 75 Archiv fur Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie 459-467
  • Sadurski, W, `Judicial Protection of Minorities: The Lessons of Footnote Four’ (1988) 17 Anglo-American Law Review 163-181
  • Sadurski, W, `Last Among Equals: Minorities and Australian Judge-Made Law’ (1989) 63 Australian Law Journal 474-484
  • Sadurski, W, `The Second Generation of American Affirmative-Action Decisions’ (1989) 12 Sydney Law Review 159-194
  • Sadurski, W, `Theory of Punishment, Social Justice, and Liberal Neutrality’ (1989) 7 Law and Philosophy 351-374
  • Sadurski, W, `Harman's Defence of Moral Relativism’ (1989) 12 Philosophical Investigations 33-51
  • Sadurski, W, `The Right, the Good and the Jurisprude’ (1988) 7 Law and Philosophy 35-66
  • Sadurski, W, `"When Ideals Clash": Smith, Calabresi, and the Priority of the Right over the Good’ (1987) 6 Law and Philosophy 259-280
  • Sadurski, W, `"It All Comes Out in the End": Judicial Rhetorics and the Strategy of Reassurance’ (1987) 7 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 258-278
  • Sadurski, W, `Conventional Morality and Judicial Standards’ (1987) 73 Virginia Law Review 339-397
  • Sadurski, W, `Equality of Opportunity and the Principle of Merit’ (1986) 72 Archiv fur Rechts und Sozialphilosophie 468-481
  • Sadurski, W, ‘Gerhardy v. Brown v. The Concept of Discrimination: Reflections on the Landmark Case that Wasn't’ (1986) 11 Sydney Law Review 5-43
  • Sadurski, W, `Equality Before the Law: A Conceptual Analysis’ (1986) 60 Australian Law Journal 131-138
  • Sadurski, W, `Justice: “Partial” or “Complete” Virtue?’ (1985) 71 Archiv fur Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie 488-498
  • Sadurski, W, `Distributive Justice and the Theory of Punishment’ (1985) 5 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 47-59
  • Sadurski, W, `Social Justice and Legal Justice’ (1984) 3 Law and Philosophy 329-354
  • Sadurski, W, `The Morality of Preferential Treatment (The Competing Jurisprudential and Moral Arguments)’, (1984) 14 Melbourne University Law Review 572-600
  • Sadurski, W, ‘”Non-Comparative Justice” Revisited’ (1983) 69 Archiv fur Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie 504-14
  • Sadurski, W, `Contractarianism and Intuition (On the Role of Social Contract Argument in Theories of Social Justice)’ (Sept 1983) 61 Australasian Journal of Philosophy 231-47
  • Sadurski, W, `To Each According to His (Genuine?) Needs’ (August 1983) 11 Political Theory 419-31
  • Sadurski, W, `Polish Legal Theory: Past and Present’, (1982) 9 Sydney Law Review 589-604

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