Given Winston Churchill’s influence and achievement as a writer, historian, adventurer, soldier, artist, and politician, his participation in the European integration process is crucial to understanding the entire scope of the project in its origins. Churchill was a fundamental voice promoting the Franco-British Union, a promoter of the European Communities, and an active participant of the Congress of Europe, embryo of the Council of Europe. This article analyzes Churchill’s view of European integration through his political speeches, in particular those delivered in Zurich and in The Hague, his ideas about the League of Nations and the United Nations, his understanding of the British Empire, and the special relations between the UK and the USA. His participation in the process of uniting Europe in its early stages provides us with essential information about the original plans for the creation of a united Europe and understanding the traditional British approach to the EU, including the current position of the conservative government led by Cameron.
The article tackles selected issues regarding the significance of international law and other regulations, including the provisions of the EU law, on the juridicial status of self-governance in Poland. The researched material and its analysis indicate that international legislation and the legislative achievements of the Council of Europe in particular, have been taken into account in the process of the restitution of self-government structures in Poland.
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Opracowanie porusza wybrane zagadnienia odnoszące się do znaczenia prawa międzynarodowego, w tym unijnego i jego praktyki na status jurydyczny samorządu terytorialnego w Polsce. Zbadany wybiórczo materiał i przeprowadzone rozważania dają podstawę do stwierdzenia, że restytucja samorządu terytorialnego w naszym państwie uwzględniała wzmiankowane prawodawstwo międzynarodowe, a zwłaszcza dorobek Rady Europy.
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