Polish constitution of 1935

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Polish constitutional act constitution legal document

The Polish constitution of 1935 was an authoritarian-leaning interwar constitution that significantly strengthened the powers of the president and shaped the legal framework of the Polish state on the eve of World War II.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
April Constitution of Poland	3
April Constitution of Poland (preparatory authoritarian framework)	1
April Constitution of Poland of 1935	1
Constitution of April 1935	1
March Constitution of Poland	1
Polish constitution of 1935 canonical	1

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Target entity: Polish constitution of 1935
Context triple: [Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces in exile, hasLegalBasis, Polish constitution of 1935]

A. Polish Constitution of 1921
The Polish Constitution of 1921 was the interwar Second Polish Republic’s fundamental law, establishing a democratic parliamentary system with extensive civil liberties and a framework for regional autonomy.
B. Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952
The Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952 was the Soviet-style fundamental law that formally established Poland as a socialist state under communist rule during the Cold War era.
C. Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland (1815)
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland (1815) was a liberal charter granted by Tsar Alexander I that established a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral parliament and extensive civil liberties in the semi-autonomous Congress Poland under Russian rule.
D. Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997
The Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997 is the supreme law defining Poland’s political system, fundamental rights, and the organization and powers of its state authorities.
E. Czechoslovak constitution of 1920
The Czechoslovak constitution of 1920 was the foundational democratic charter of the First Czechoslovak Republic, establishing its parliamentary system, civil liberties, and the legal framework for the joint Czechoslovak nation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Polish constitution of 1935
Target entity description: The Polish constitution of 1935 was an authoritarian-leaning interwar constitution that significantly strengthened the powers of the president and shaped the legal framework of the Polish state on the eve of World War II.

A. Polish Constitution of 1921
The Polish Constitution of 1921 was the interwar Second Polish Republic’s fundamental law, establishing a democratic parliamentary system with extensive civil liberties and a framework for regional autonomy.
B. Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952
The Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952 was the Soviet-style fundamental law that formally established Poland as a socialist state under communist rule during the Cold War era.
C. Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland (1815)
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland (1815) was a liberal charter granted by Tsar Alexander I that established a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral parliament and extensive civil liberties in the semi-autonomous Congress Poland under Russian rule.
D. Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997
The Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997 is the supreme law defining Poland’s political system, fundamental rights, and the organization and powers of its state authorities.
E. Czechoslovak constitution of 1920
The Czechoslovak constitution of 1920 was the foundational democratic charter of the First Czechoslovak Republic, establishing its parliamentary system, civil liberties, and the legal framework for the joint Czechoslovak nation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Polish constitutional act ⓘ constitution ⓘ legal document ⓘ
aimedTo	stabilize the political system after the May Coup of 1926 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	April Constitution ⓘ Constitution of April 1935 ⓘ linked to: Polish constitution of 1935
appliesTo	citizens of the Second Polish Republic ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	May Coup of 1926 (as long-term consequence) ⓘ
characterizedAs	departure from liberal parliamentary model of 1921 ⓘ legal foundation of the Sanation authoritarian system ⓘ
country	Second Polish Republic ⓘ
dateOfAdoption	1935-04-23 ⓘ
dateOfPromulgation	1935-04-23 ⓘ
defines	competences of the armed forces’ command ⓘ powers of the President of Poland ⓘ role of the Council of Ministers ⓘ structure of the Sejm ⓘ structure of the Senate ⓘ
effectiveDate	1935-04-24 ⓘ
followedBy	Small Constitution of 1947 ⓘ
governs	political system of the Second Polish Republic ⓘ relations between president, parliament and government ⓘ
historicalContext	eve of World War II ⓘ late phase of the Second Polish Republic ⓘ
ideologicalContext	Sanation regime ⓘ linked to: Sanation movement
inForceUntil	World War II and subsequent political changes in Poland ⓘ
inspiredBy	Józef Piłsudski’s political ideas ⓘ
jurisdiction	territory of the Second Polish Republic ⓘ
language	Polish ⓘ
legalForm	constitutional act of the Sejm and Senate ⓘ
legalStatus	superseded ⓘ
legalSystem	civil law ⓘ
mainFeature	enhanced executive authority ⓘ limited parliamentary democracy ⓘ limited responsibility of the president before the law ⓘ presidential power to appoint and dismiss the government ⓘ presidential power to dissolve parliament ⓘ strengthened powers of the president ⓘ strong presidential prerogatives in foreign policy ⓘ strong presidential prerogatives in military affairs ⓘ weakened role of the parliament ⓘ
politicalOrientation	authoritarian-leaning ⓘ
precededBy	March Constitution of 1921 ⓘ
region	Europe ⓘ
replaces	March Constitution of 1921 ⓘ
subjectOf	constitutional law scholarship ⓘ historical debate on interwar authoritarianism in Poland ⓘ
timePeriod	interwar period ⓘ
typeOfGovernmentEstablished	semi-authoritarian presidential system ⓘ

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