Poland's legal system has developed continuously since the earliest centuries of Polish history, more than a thousand years ago. Both its public law and its private law are codified.
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Example Jurisdictions Primary Source of LawThe Constitution of Poland as supreme law, together with the Civil Code within a codified civil law system. 2 Classification
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Source Wikidata: Aleksandra Kosiorek
Additional Source Aleksandra Kosiorek, WikipediaWikipedia category: Polish jurists
Source Wikidata: Andrzej Rzepliński
Source European Court of Human Rights: Composition of the Court
Source Bohdan Winiarski (Wikipedia)
Source Constitution of 3 May 1791 (source article)
Source Constitutional Tribunal of Poland (Wikipedia)
Source Crown Tribunal (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Jerzy Makarczyk
Source International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: ITLOS Members of the Tribunal
Source Lech Garlicki (Wikipedia)
Source Manfred Lachs (Wikipedia)
Source March Constitution of Poland (Wikipedia)
Source Michal Jan Rostworowski (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Pacta conventa (Poland)
Source Perpetual usufruct (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Piotr Hofmański
Source Piotr Krzystek (Wikipedia)
Source Raphael Lemkin (Wikipedia)
Source Romuald Hube (Wikipedia)
Source Statutes of Casimir the Great (Wikipedia)
Source Underground court (Wikipedia)
Source Urszula Kierzkowska (Wikipedia)
Source Wincenty Kadłubek (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Law of Poland
Poland is a civil law legal jurisdiction and has a civil codeView the Source 2. Law of Poland (Wikipedia)
WikipediaWikipedia, Law of Poland, Constitution and civil code section
The supreme law in Poland is the Constitution of Poland.
In Group: Civil Law in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, Introduction, sentence 4
Poland is a civil law legal jurisdiction and has a civil code, the Civil Code of Poland.
View the Source Wikidata: Jerzy Makarczyk
Includes: Jerzy Makarczyk, Jerzy Michał Makarczyk (1938-30 July 2025) was a Polish lawyer.View the Source Wikidata: Andrzej Rzepliński
Includes: Andrzej Rzeplinski, Andrzej Rzepliński (born 26 November 1949) is a Polish lawyer, Professor of Jurisprudence, human right expert, member of International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, a judge of the Polish...View the Source Wikidata: Piotr Hofmański
Includes: Piotr Hofmanski, Piotr Józef Hofmański (born 6 March 1956) is a Polish jurist who served as President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) from 2021 to 2024 and as a judge of the ICC from 2015 to 2024.View the Source European Court of Human Rights: Composition of the Court
European Court of Human RightsIncludes: Anna Adamska-Gallant, Judges of the Court, stateQuote, Includes: Anna Adamska-Gallant, Judges of the Court, state
Anna Adamska-Gallant Judge Poland
Constitution of 3 May 1791 (source article)
Includes: Constitution of 3 May 1791, PreambleQuote, Includes: Constitution of 3 May 1791, Preamble
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
Statutes of Casimir the Great (Wikipedia)
Includes: Statutes of Casimir the Great, Lead sectionQuote, Includes: Statutes of Casimir the Great, Lead section
The Statutes of Casimir the Great or Piotrków-Wiślica Statutes (Polish: Statuty wiślicko-piotrkowskie) are a collection of laws issued by Casimir III the Great, the king of Poland, in the years 1346-1362 during congresses in Piotrków and Wiślica.
Underground court (Wikipedia)
Includes: Underground court, Lead sectionQuote, Includes: Underground court, Lead section
The underground courts (Polish: Sądy podziemne) were World War II secret courts in occupied Poland, organized by the Polish government-in-exile.
Manfred Lachs (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Manfred Lachs, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Manfred Lachs, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Polish diplomat and jurist who served as a Jud
Bohdan Winiarski (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Bohdan Winiarski, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Bohdan Winiarski, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Polish politician and jurist who served as Pre
Raphael Lemkin (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Raphael Lemkin, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Raphael Lemkin, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Polish Jewish lawyer who is known for coining
Romuald Hube (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Romuald Hube, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Romuald Hube, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Polish law scholar
Lech Garlicki (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Lech Garlicki, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Lech Garlicki, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Polish jurist and constitutional law specialis
Piotr Krzystek (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Piotr Krzystek, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Piotr Krzystek, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Polish jurist and politician
Urszula Kierzkowska (Wikipedia)
Includes: Urszula Kierzkowska, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Urszula Kierzkowska, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Polish politician and jurist
Wikipedia: Pacta conventa (Poland)
Includes: Pacta Conventa, Wikipedia lead paragraphQuote, Includes: Pacta Conventa, Wikipedia lead paragraph
was a contractual agreement entered into between the "Polish nation" (i.e., the szlachta (nobility) of the Pol
Crown Tribunal (Wikipedia)
Includes: Crown Tribunal, Wikipedia lead paragraphQuote, Includes: Crown Tribunal, Wikipedia lead paragraph
the highest appellate court in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland for most cases. Exceptions were if a noble landow
Michal Jan Rostworowski (Wikipedia)
Includes: Michal Jan Rostworowski, Wikipedia category: Polish judges of international courts and tribunalsView the Source March Constitution of Poland (Wikipedia)
Includes: March Constitution (Poland), IntroductionQuote, Includes: March Constitution (Poland), Introduction
The Second Polish Republic adopted the March Constitution on 17 March 1921, after ousting the occupation of the German/Prussian forces in the 1918 Greater Poland Uprising, and avoiding conquest by the Soviets in the 1920 Polish-Soviet War.
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: ITLOS Members of the Tribunal
International Tribunal for the Law of the SeaIncludes: Konrad Jan Marciniak, Members: current composition of the TribunalQuote, Includes: Konrad Jan Marciniak, Members: current composition of the Tribunal
Konrad Jan Marciniak (Poland)
Wincenty Kadłubek (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Wincenty Kadłubek, LeadQuote, Includes: Wincenty Kadłubek, Lead
Wincenty Kadłubek (Latin: Vincentius Cadlubkonis; c. 1150-8 March 1223) was a Polish Catholic prelate and professed Cistercian who served as the Bishop of Kraków from 1208 until his resignation in 1218.
Perpetual usufruct (Wikipedia)
Includes: Perpetual usufruct, LeadQuote, Includes: Perpetual usufruct, Lead
Perpetual usufruct (right of perpetual usufruct, RPU) is the English-language term often used by Polish lawyers to describe the Polish version of public ground lease.
Constitutional Tribunal of Poland (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Constitutional Tribunal of Poland, Lead (country)Quote, Includes: Constitutional Tribunal of Poland, Lead (country)
The Constitutional Tribunal (Polish: Trybunał Konstytucyjny [trɘˈbu.naw kɔn.stɘ.tuˈt͡sɘj.nɘ]) is the constitutional court of the Republic of Poland, a judicial body established to resolve disputes on the constitutionality of the activities of state institutions; its main task is to supervise the compliance of statutory law with the Constitution of the Republic of Poland.
Aleksandra Kosiorek, Wikipedia
Includes: Aleksandra Kosiorek, Wikipedia category: Polish juristsQuote, Includes: Aleksandra Kosiorek, Wikipedia category: Polish jurists
Category:Polish jurists
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