Law of Poland
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ThePolish laworlegal systeminPolandhas been developing since thefirst centuries of Polish history,over 1,000 years ago. Thepublicandprivatelaws of Poland arecodified.
The supreme law in Poland is theConstitution of Poland.Poland is acivil lawlegal jurisdiction and has acivil code,theCivil Codeof Poland. The Polish parliament creates legislation (law) and is made up of the 'Senate' (upper house) and theSejm(lower house).
Legal areas[edit]
Polish public and private laws are divided into various areas, including, for example:
- civil law(prawo cywilne), much of which is contained in thePolish Civil Code
- commercial law(prawo handlowe) notably thePolish Code of Commercial Partnerships and Companies
- copyright law(prawo autorskie), seecopyright law in Polandfor details
- administrative law(prawo administracyjne)
- constitutional law(prawo konstytucyjne)
- private international law(prawo prywatne międzynarodowe)
- tax laws(prawo podatkowe)
- criminal law(prawo karne)
- family law(prawo rodzinne)
- labour law(prawo pracy)
- water law(prawo wodne)
- media law(prawo prasowe).
New Polish law is published inDziennik UstawandMonitor Polski(seepromulgation).
Law in Poland is administered by thejudiciary of Polandand enforced by thelaw enforcement in Poland.