Constitutional Zugzwang (Konstytucyjny Zugzwang)
@constzugzwang.bsky.social
"Constitutional Zugzwang: Towards an amendment theory on constitutional momentum" project's account, funded by the Polish National Science Centre
Logic for lawyers? You either love it or hate it. However, we are convinced that when Weronika Węgorzewska from our team teaches it, the whole group will love it!
We are keeping our fingers crossed for the whole new semester – your first as a lecturer!
We are keeping our fingers crossed for the whole new semester – your first as a lecturer!
October 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Logic for lawyers? You either love it or hate it. However, we are convinced that when Weronika Węgorzewska from our team teaches it, the whole group will love it!
We are keeping our fingers crossed for the whole new semester – your first as a lecturer!
We are keeping our fingers crossed for the whole new semester – your first as a lecturer!
We are very pleased to share that our team member, Mikołaj Pietrzyk, recently took part in a conference mini-marathon.
At the same week, he attended two conferences – in Karpacz and Split, where he delivered presentations on political dimensions of theories of legal interpretation. Congratulations!
At the same week, he attended two conferences – in Karpacz and Split, where he delivered presentations on political dimensions of theories of legal interpretation. Congratulations!
October 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We are very pleased to share that our team member, Mikołaj Pietrzyk, recently took part in a conference mini-marathon.
At the same week, he attended two conferences – in Karpacz and Split, where he delivered presentations on political dimensions of theories of legal interpretation. Congratulations!
At the same week, he attended two conferences – in Karpacz and Split, where he delivered presentations on political dimensions of theories of legal interpretation. Congratulations!
European Law Unbound Society held recently its annual conference in Prague – and prof. @mauroarturo.bsky.social was there with an interesting paper! He delivered a speech about informal institutions in judicial decision-making but in a methodological way that utilized interviews.
October 3, 2025 at 7:02 AM
European Law Unbound Society held recently its annual conference in Prague – and prof. @mauroarturo.bsky.social was there with an interesting paper! He delivered a speech about informal institutions in judicial decision-making but in a methodological way that utilized interviews.
Jesteśmy już w komplecie!
Dr Vahid Taghvaee dołącza do zespołu projektu Zugzwang! Dr Vahid posiada doktorat z ekonomii, a teraz pracował będzie na Uniwersytecie Śląskim w Katowicach. Jesteśmy pewni, że jego doświadczenie będzie kluczowe dla empirycznych badań w tym projekcie.
Witamy w zespole!
Dr Vahid Taghvaee dołącza do zespołu projektu Zugzwang! Dr Vahid posiada doktorat z ekonomii, a teraz pracował będzie na Uniwersytecie Śląskim w Katowicach. Jesteśmy pewni, że jego doświadczenie będzie kluczowe dla empirycznych badań w tym projekcie.
Witamy w zespole!
September 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Jesteśmy już w komplecie!
Dr Vahid Taghvaee dołącza do zespołu projektu Zugzwang! Dr Vahid posiada doktorat z ekonomii, a teraz pracował będzie na Uniwersytecie Śląskim w Katowicach. Jesteśmy pewni, że jego doświadczenie będzie kluczowe dla empirycznych badań w tym projekcie.
Witamy w zespole!
Dr Vahid Taghvaee dołącza do zespołu projektu Zugzwang! Dr Vahid posiada doktorat z ekonomii, a teraz pracował będzie na Uniwersytecie Śląskim w Katowicach. Jesteśmy pewni, że jego doświadczenie będzie kluczowe dla empirycznych badań w tym projekcie.
Witamy w zespole!
And our Team is complete!
Dr. Vahid Taghvaee joins the Zugzwang team. Holding a PhD in economics, he joins the University of Silesia in Katowice. We are sure that Dr. Taghvaee’s expertise will be crucial for the team to dive deep into the empirical part of the project!
Welcome to the team!
Dr. Vahid Taghvaee joins the Zugzwang team. Holding a PhD in economics, he joins the University of Silesia in Katowice. We are sure that Dr. Taghvaee’s expertise will be crucial for the team to dive deep into the empirical part of the project!
Welcome to the team!
September 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM
And our Team is complete!
Dr. Vahid Taghvaee joins the Zugzwang team. Holding a PhD in economics, he joins the University of Silesia in Katowice. We are sure that Dr. Taghvaee’s expertise will be crucial for the team to dive deep into the empirical part of the project!
Welcome to the team!
Dr. Vahid Taghvaee joins the Zugzwang team. Holding a PhD in economics, he joins the University of Silesia in Katowice. We are sure that Dr. Taghvaee’s expertise will be crucial for the team to dive deep into the empirical part of the project!
Welcome to the team!
We are well aware of the phenomenon known as court packing. But have you ever thought about court unpacking? If not, make sure to reach out to @mauroarturo.bsky.social, who has just given a presentation on this topic at the annual conference of the European Consortium for Political Research!
August 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We are well aware of the phenomenon known as court packing. But have you ever thought about court unpacking? If not, make sure to reach out to @mauroarturo.bsky.social, who has just given a presentation on this topic at the annual conference of the European Consortium for Political Research!
📍Wieści z ICON•S 2025
Z przyjemnością informujemy, że nasz kierownik, @mauroarturo.bsky.social, przedstawił referat „Constitutional Zugzwang: A Methodological Proposal Toward an Empirical Understanding of the Impact of Hyper-Amendments” podczas dorocznej konferencji Stowarzyszenia ICON•S w Brasilii
Z przyjemnością informujemy, że nasz kierownik, @mauroarturo.bsky.social, przedstawił referat „Constitutional Zugzwang: A Methodological Proposal Toward an Empirical Understanding of the Impact of Hyper-Amendments” podczas dorocznej konferencji Stowarzyszenia ICON•S w Brasilii
July 31, 2025 at 7:17 AM
📍Wieści z ICON•S 2025
Z przyjemnością informujemy, że nasz kierownik, @mauroarturo.bsky.social, przedstawił referat „Constitutional Zugzwang: A Methodological Proposal Toward an Empirical Understanding of the Impact of Hyper-Amendments” podczas dorocznej konferencji Stowarzyszenia ICON•S w Brasilii
Z przyjemnością informujemy, że nasz kierownik, @mauroarturo.bsky.social, przedstawił referat „Constitutional Zugzwang: A Methodological Proposal Toward an Empirical Understanding of the Impact of Hyper-Amendments” podczas dorocznej konferencji Stowarzyszenia ICON•S w Brasilii
📍Project Update
We are pleased to share that our PI, @mauroarturo.bsky.social, presented the paper "Constitutional Zugzwang: A Methodological Proposal Toward an Empirical Understanding of the Impact of Hyper-Amendments" at the Annual Conference of the International Society of Public Law (ICON•S).
We are pleased to share that our PI, @mauroarturo.bsky.social, presented the paper "Constitutional Zugzwang: A Methodological Proposal Toward an Empirical Understanding of the Impact of Hyper-Amendments" at the Annual Conference of the International Society of Public Law (ICON•S).
July 31, 2025 at 7:15 AM
📍Project Update
We are pleased to share that our PI, @mauroarturo.bsky.social, presented the paper "Constitutional Zugzwang: A Methodological Proposal Toward an Empirical Understanding of the Impact of Hyper-Amendments" at the Annual Conference of the International Society of Public Law (ICON•S).
We are pleased to share that our PI, @mauroarturo.bsky.social, presented the paper "Constitutional Zugzwang: A Methodological Proposal Toward an Empirical Understanding of the Impact of Hyper-Amendments" at the Annual Conference of the International Society of Public Law (ICON•S).
Big congratulations to Mikołaj Wolanin, our scholarship recipient, on obtaining the Master's degree in canon law at UKSW in Warsaw
This shows how broad the horizons of our team members are!
This shows how broad the horizons of our team members are!
July 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Big congratulations to Mikołaj Wolanin, our scholarship recipient, on obtaining the Master's degree in canon law at UKSW in Warsaw
This shows how broad the horizons of our team members are!
This shows how broad the horizons of our team members are!
♟️ Zugzwang in practice – not only constitutional! ♟️
We are happy to announce that one of our research team members has just won a chess tournament organised by a local rum bar in Bielsko-Biała! 🏆
Congratulations on your victory!
We are happy to announce that one of our research team members has just won a chess tournament organised by a local rum bar in Bielsko-Biała! 🏆
Congratulations on your victory!
July 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
♟️ Zugzwang in practice – not only constitutional! ♟️
We are happy to announce that one of our research team members has just won a chess tournament organised by a local rum bar in Bielsko-Biała! 🏆
Congratulations on your victory!
We are happy to announce that one of our research team members has just won a chess tournament organised by a local rum bar in Bielsko-Biała! 🏆
Congratulations on your victory!
It’s sent! PI @mauroarturo.bsky.social & Alfonso Herrera submitted the 🇲🇽 2024 Report for the Global Review of Constitutional Law. It covers this year's regressive amendments & judicial overhaul. Qualitative insights to enrich our empirical work. Coming OA soon! 📘⚖️
June 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It’s sent! PI @mauroarturo.bsky.social & Alfonso Herrera submitted the 🇲🇽 2024 Report for the Global Review of Constitutional Law. It covers this year's regressive amendments & judicial overhaul. Qualitative insights to enrich our empirical work. Coming OA soon! 📘⚖️
Poznaj członka naszego zespołu!
Mikołaj Pietrzyk jest młodym naukowcem zajmującym się teorią prawa, interpretacją prawniczą i instytucjonalną rolą sądów. Obecnie jest doktorantem na Uniwersytecie Śląskim w Katowicach i amatorem gry w szachy.
Mikołaj Pietrzyk jest młodym naukowcem zajmującym się teorią prawa, interpretacją prawniczą i instytucjonalną rolą sądów. Obecnie jest doktorantem na Uniwersytecie Śląskim w Katowicach i amatorem gry w szachy.
June 18, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Poznaj członka naszego zespołu!
Mikołaj Pietrzyk jest młodym naukowcem zajmującym się teorią prawa, interpretacją prawniczą i instytucjonalną rolą sądów. Obecnie jest doktorantem na Uniwersytecie Śląskim w Katowicach i amatorem gry w szachy.
Mikołaj Pietrzyk jest młodym naukowcem zajmującym się teorią prawa, interpretacją prawniczą i instytucjonalną rolą sądów. Obecnie jest doktorantem na Uniwersytecie Śląskim w Katowicach i amatorem gry w szachy.
Meet our team member!
Mikołaj Pietrzyk is a young legal scholar and researcher specializing in statutory interpretation, legal theory, and the institutional role of courts. He is currently a doctoral student at the University of Silesia in Katowice and an amateur chess player.
Mikołaj Pietrzyk is a young legal scholar and researcher specializing in statutory interpretation, legal theory, and the institutional role of courts. He is currently a doctoral student at the University of Silesia in Katowice and an amateur chess player.
June 18, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Meet our team member!
Mikołaj Pietrzyk is a young legal scholar and researcher specializing in statutory interpretation, legal theory, and the institutional role of courts. He is currently a doctoral student at the University of Silesia in Katowice and an amateur chess player.
Mikołaj Pietrzyk is a young legal scholar and researcher specializing in statutory interpretation, legal theory, and the institutional role of courts. He is currently a doctoral student at the University of Silesia in Katowice and an amateur chess player.
Mikołaj Wolanin – student UW i UKSW. Autor 17 publikacji naukowych, referent na ponad 35 konferencjach naukowych, w tym kilkunastu międzynarodowych. Prezes Fundacji na rzecz Praw Ucznia, TOP10 2024 Global Student Prize, stypendysta Rafał Brzoska Foundation.
June 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Mikołaj Wolanin – student UW i UKSW. Autor 17 publikacji naukowych, referent na ponad 35 konferencjach naukowych, w tym kilkunastu międzynarodowych. Prezes Fundacji na rzecz Praw Ucznia, TOP10 2024 Global Student Prize, stypendysta Rafał Brzoska Foundation.
Mikołaj Wolanin – student at University of Warsaw and UKSW in Warsaw, author of 17 peer-reviewed publications, speaker at more than 35 scientific conferences, including international ones. President of the Foundation for the Student Rights, TOP10 of the 2024 Global Student Prize.
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June 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Mikołaj Wolanin – student at University of Warsaw and UKSW in Warsaw, author of 17 peer-reviewed publications, speaker at more than 35 scientific conferences, including international ones. President of the Foundation for the Student Rights, TOP10 of the 2024 Global Student Prize.
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photo: RBF
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Weronika Węgorzewska to doktorantka Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie oraz absolwentka prawa na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim. Naukowo zajmuje się teorią prawa, zwłaszcza zagadnieniami z pogranicza logiki prawniczej i teorii legislacji, a także prawem oraz językiem hiszpańskim.
June 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Weronika Węgorzewska to doktorantka Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie oraz absolwentka prawa na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim. Naukowo zajmuje się teorią prawa, zwłaszcza zagadnieniami z pogranicza logiki prawniczej i teorii legislacji, a także prawem oraz językiem hiszpańskim.
Weronika Węgorzewska is a doctoral candidate at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and a law graduate from the University of Warsaw. Her academic interests focus on legal theory, particularly issues at the intersection of legal logic and legislative theory, as well as Spanish law and language.
June 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Weronika Węgorzewska is a doctoral candidate at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and a law graduate from the University of Warsaw. Her academic interests focus on legal theory, particularly issues at the intersection of legal logic and legislative theory, as well as Spanish law and language.
Meet our team!
@mauroarturo.bsky.social (Principal Investigator) is a comparative constitutional scholar with degrees from Mexico (Bachelor's), Spain (Master's and PhD), and Poland (habilitation). He researches constitutional courts and constitutional amendments with an interdisciplinary approach
@mauroarturo.bsky.social (Principal Investigator) is a comparative constitutional scholar with degrees from Mexico (Bachelor's), Spain (Master's and PhD), and Poland (habilitation). He researches constitutional courts and constitutional amendments with an interdisciplinary approach
June 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Meet our team!
@mauroarturo.bsky.social (Principal Investigator) is a comparative constitutional scholar with degrees from Mexico (Bachelor's), Spain (Master's and PhD), and Poland (habilitation). He researches constitutional courts and constitutional amendments with an interdisciplinary approach
@mauroarturo.bsky.social (Principal Investigator) is a comparative constitutional scholar with degrees from Mexico (Bachelor's), Spain (Master's and PhD), and Poland (habilitation). He researches constitutional courts and constitutional amendments with an interdisciplinary approach
A czym jest sam Zugzwang? To sytuacja w szachach, w której gracz musi wykonać ruch pogarszający jego pozycję. Czy mogą się z tym mierzyć również państwa, które wpadają w wir częstych i szybkich zmian swoich konstytucji? Tego chcemy dowiedzieć się w ramach naszego projektu!
May 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A czym jest sam Zugzwang? To sytuacja w szachach, w której gracz musi wykonać ruch pogarszający jego pozycję. Czy mogą się z tym mierzyć również państwa, które wpadają w wir częstych i szybkich zmian swoich konstytucji? Tego chcemy dowiedzieć się w ramach naszego projektu!
What is a Zugzwang? It is a situation in chess where a player has no option but to make a move that worsens the position. Can countries that frequently and rapidly change their constitutions be under similar dynamics? This is what we want to find out through our project!
May 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
What is a Zugzwang? It is a situation in chess where a player has no option but to make a move that worsens the position. Can countries that frequently and rapidly change their constitutions be under similar dynamics? This is what we want to find out through our project!
Finansowany ze środków @ncn.gov.pl projekt „Konstytucyjny Zugzwang: W kierunku teorii zmiany momentum konstytucyjnego” właśnie się rozpoczyna! Ale czym jest sam Zugzwang? O tym opowiemy już niebawem. Na razie zaś serdecznie witamy na naszym profilu i zachęcamy do zaobserwowania go!
May 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Finansowany ze środków @ncn.gov.pl projekt „Konstytucyjny Zugzwang: W kierunku teorii zmiany momentum konstytucyjnego” właśnie się rozpoczyna! Ale czym jest sam Zugzwang? O tym opowiemy już niebawem. Na razie zaś serdecznie witamy na naszym profilu i zachęcamy do zaobserwowania go!
The @ncn.gov.pl-funded project “Constitutional Zugzwang: Towards an amendment theory on constitutional momentum” is getting started! But what is a Zugzwang itself? That's what we'll tell you about soon. For now, we welcome you to our profile and encourage you to follow it!
May 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The @ncn.gov.pl-funded project “Constitutional Zugzwang: Towards an amendment theory on constitutional momentum” is getting started! But what is a Zugzwang itself? That's what we'll tell you about soon. For now, we welcome you to our profile and encourage you to follow it!