The Constitution-Making Process in Poland*

The process of constitution making in Poland since 1989, and the content of the two draft constitutions prepared separately by the Sejm and the Senate are described in this paper. The relatively weak sense of constitutionalism in Poland's tradition is commented on and compared with the role of judicial review by the courts and constitutional tribunals in the United States and Europe. The latter part of the article discusses the role of the Church, the civil society, the unions and voluntary associations in constitution making and in the post-Communist society in general.