Law of Poland
The Polish law, or legal system in Poland has been developing since the first centuries of Polish history, over 1,000 years ago. The public and private laws of Poland are codified.
The supreme law in Poland is the Constitution of Poland. Poland is a civil law legal jurisdiction and has a civil code, the Civil Code of Poland. The Polish parliament creates legislation and is made up of the 'Senate' and the Sejm.Legal areas
Polish public and private laws are divided into various areas, including, for example:
- civil law, much of which is contained in the Polish Civil Code
- commercial law notably the Polish Code of Commercial Partnerships and Companies
- copyright law, see copyright law in Poland for details
- administrative law
- constitutional law
- private international law
- tax laws
- criminal law
- family law
- labour law
- water law
- media law.
New Polish law is published in Dziennik Ustaw and Monitor Polski.
Law in Poland is administered by the judiciary of Poland and enforced by the law enforcement in Poland.
