title: The Populist Radical Right in Poland: The Patriots (Extremism and Democracy)
author:  Rafal Pankowski 
description: <strong>'This book's credibility comes not simply from the author's success in unearthing previously hidden material, but in its serious analysis of the historical, economic and cultural factors behind the emergence of Law and Justice, which is examined in the context of its links to other far-right parties and movements in Poland' </strong>- <em>Richard Howitt, New Statesman, April 2010</em><br /><br />
zlib_text: The Far-Right in International 
  and European Law
  Since the Second World War, the international community has sought to prevent 
  the repetition of destructive far-right forces by establishing institutions such as the 
  United Nations and by adopting documents such as the Universal Declaration of 
  Human Rights. Jurisprudence and conventions directly prohibit far-right speech 
  and expression. Nevertheless, recently, violent far-right entities, such as Golden 
  Dawn of Greece, have received unprecedented electoral support; xenophobic par-
  ties have done spectacularly well in elections; and countries such as Hungary and 
  Poland are being led by right-wing populists who are bringing constitutional 
  upheaval and violating basic elements of doctrines such as the rule of law.
  In light of this current reality, this book critically assesses the international 
  and European tools available for States to regulate the far-right. It conducts the 
  analysis through a militant democracy lens. This doctrine