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Constitution of Poland

Index Constitution of Poland

The current Constitution of Poland was adopted on 2 April 1997. [1]

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Act on the Institute of National Remembrance

The Act on the Institute of National Remembrance – Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation ("Ustawy o Instytucie Pamięci Narodowej - Komisji Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu") is a 1998 Polish law that created the Institute of National Remembrance.

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Acting President of Poland

The acting President of the Republic of Poland (pełniący obowiązki prezydenta Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej, or p.o. prezydenta RP) is a temporary post provided for by the Polish Constitution.

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Aleksander Kwaśniewski

Aleksander Kwaśniewski (born 15 November 1954) is a Polish politician and journalist.

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Andrzej Duda

Andrzej Sebastian Duda (born 16 May 1972) is a Polish politician as well as the sixth and current President of Poland, holding the office since 6 August 2015.

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Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a multinational treaty for the purpose of establishing international standards for intellectual property rights enforcement.

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April Novelization

April Novelization (Nowela kwietniowa) refers to the changes (constitutional amendments) to the 1952 Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland, agreed in April 1989, in the aftermath of the Polish Round Table Agreement.

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Balanced budget amendment

A balanced budget amendment is a constitutional rule requiring that a state cannot spend more than its income.

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Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej

The Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej BIP (or, the Bulletin of Public Information), is a Polish system of unified public records online, consisting of an array of standardized pages created with the general public in mind.

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Black site

In military terminology, a black site is a location at which an unacknowledged black project is conducted.

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Blasphemy law

A blasphemy law is a law prohibiting blasphemy, which is irreverence or insult toward holy personages, religious groups, sacred artifacts, customs, or beliefs.

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Bronisław Komorowski

Bronisław Maria Komorowski (born 4 June 1952) is a Polish politician and historian who served as President of Poland from 2010 to 2015.

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Child corporal punishment laws

The legality of corporal punishment of children varies by country.

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Coat of arms of Poland

The coat of arms of Poland is a white, crowned eagle with a golden beak and talons, on a red background.

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Communism in Poland

Communism in Poland can trace its origins to the late 19th century: the Marxist First Proletariat party was founded in 1882.

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Constitution of 1997

Constitution of 1997 may refer to.

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Constitution of the Polish People's Republic

The Constitution of the Polish People's Republic (also known as July Constitution or Constitution of 1952) was passed on 22 July 1952.

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Constitutional amendment

A constitutional amendment is a modification of the constitution of a nation or state.

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Constitutional references to God

Constitutional references to God exist in the constitutions of a number of nations, most often in the preamble.

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Constitutional Tribunal (Poland)

The Constitutional Tribunal (Trybunał Konstytucyjny) 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.

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Constructive vote of no confidence

The constructive vote of no confidence (in German: konstruktives Misstrauensvotum, in Spanish: moción de censura constructiva) is a variation on the motion of no confidence that allows a parliament to withdraw confidence from a head of government only if there is a positive majority for a prospective successor.

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Council of Ministers (Poland)

The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Poland (Polish: Rada Ministrów w Polsce) is the collective executive decision-making body of the Polish government.

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Cruel and unusual punishment

Cruel and unusual punishment is a phrase describing punishment that is considered unacceptable due to the suffering, pain, or humiliation it inflicts on the person subjected to it.

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Debt limit

A debt limit is a legislative mechanism restricting the total amount that a country can borrow or how much debt it can be permitted to take on.

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Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland

Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland is the deputy of the Prime Minister of Poland and member of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Poland.

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Donald Tusk

Donald Franciszek Tusk (Polish:; born 22 April 1957) is a Polish politician who has been the President of the European Council since 2014.

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Dziennik Ustaw

Dziennik Ustaw or Dziennik Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland, abbreviated Dz. U.) is the most important Polish publication of legal acts.

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Elections in Poland

Elections in Poland to the election process, as well as the election results in Poland.

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Ethnic minorities in Poland

The population of Post-World War II Poland became nearly completely ethnically homogeneous as a result of the German-Nazi Holocaust, the radically altered borders, and the deportations ordered by the Soviet authorities, who wished to remove the sizeable Polish minorities from the Baltics (Lithuania) and Eastern Europe (western Belarus and western Ukraine).

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Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University

Faculty of Law and Administration is the oldest unit of the Jagiellonian University.

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Flag of Poland

The flag of Poland consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width, the upper one white and the lower one red.

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God, Honour, Fatherland

God, Honour, Fatherland or Honour and Fatherland (Polish: Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna or Honor i Ojczyzna) is one of the unofficial mottos of Poland.

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Health care in Poland

Health care in Poland is delivered through a publicly funded health care system called the National Health Fund (in Polish: Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia), which is free for all the citizens of Poland provided they fall into the "insured" category (usually meaning that they have their health insurance paid for by their employer, or are the spouse or child of an insured person).

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Health systems by country

This article provides a brief overview of the health systems of the world, sorted by continent.

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History of Poland

The history of Poland has its roots in the migrations of Slavs, who established permanent settlements in the Polish lands during the Early Middle Ages.

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History of Poland (1989–present)

In 1989–1991, Poland engaged in a democratic transition which put an end to the Polish People's Republic and led to the foundation of a democratic government, known as the Third Polish Republic (following the First and Second Polish Republics).

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Human rights in Poland

Human rights in Poland are guaranteed by the second chapter of the Constitution.

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Ignacy Działyński

Ignacy Erazm Działyński (1754–1797) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic) of Ogończyk coat of arms and a military officer, known for his participation in the Warsaw Uprising of 1794.

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Islam in Poland

A continuous presence of Islam in Poland began in the 14th century.

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Judiciary of Poland

Judiciary of Poland is a responsibility, as defined by the constitution of Poland, of a four-tier court system: the Supreme Court of Poland, the common courts, administrative courts (including the Supreme Administrative Court of Poland) and military courts.

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Jus sanguinis

Jus sanguinis (right of blood) is a principle of nationality law by which citizenship is not determined by place of birth but by having one or both parents who are citizens of the state.

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Krzysztof Charamsa

Krzysztof Olaf Charamsa (born 5 August 1972) is a Polish Catholic theologian and author.

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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.

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Lech Kaczyński

Lech Aleksander Kaczyński (18 June 194910 April 2010) was a Polish lawyer and politician who served as the Mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 2005 and as the President of Poland from 2005 until his death in 2010.

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LGBT rights in Poland

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Poland face legal challenges not faced by non-LGBT residents.

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List of national constitutions

The following is a list of existing national constitutions by country, semi-recognized countries, and by codification.

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List of national governments

This is a list of the offices of heads of state, heads of government, cabinet, and legislature, of sovereign states.

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Marek Jurek

Marek Jurek (28 June 1960 in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland) is a right-wing politician and a Member of the European Parliament.

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Media of Poland

The Media of Poland consist of several different types of communications media including television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines, and Internet.

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Member state of the European Union

The European Union (EU) consists of 28 member states.

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Miriam Shaded

Miriam Shaded (born June 29, 1986, Warsaw) – is a Polish entrepreneur, human rights activist and critic of Islam.

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Mirosław Orzechowski

Mirosław Orzechowski (born 28 September 1957 in Łódź) is a Polish politician.

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National Bank of Poland

Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland, NBP) is the central bank of Poland.

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National Council of the Judiciary

The National Council of the Judiciary (Polish: Krajowa Rada Sądownictwa) is a public body in Poland responsible for nominating judges and reviewing ethical complaints against sitting jurists.

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National symbols of Poland

National symbols of Poland are the symbols that are used in Poland to represent what is unique about the nation, reflecting different aspects of its cultural life and history.

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Next Polish parliamentary election

The next Polish parliamentary elections must be held not later than November 2019.

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Order of Polonia Restituta

The Order of Polonia Restituta (Order Odrodzenia Polski, Order of the Rebirth of Poland) is a Polish state order established 4 February 1921.

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Outline of Poland

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Poland: The Republic of Poland is a sovereign country located in Central Europe.

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Pardon

A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be absolved of guilt for an alleged crime or other legal offense, as if the act never occurred.

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Parliament of Poland

The parliament of Poland has an upper house, the Senate, and a lower house, the Sejm.

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Poland

Poland (Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country located in Central Europe.

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Poland and the euro

Poland does not use the euro as its currency.

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Poland Is Not Yet Lost

"Mazurek Dąbrowskiego", also known by its incipit, "Poland Is Not Yet Lost", is the national anthem of Poland.

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Poles

The Poles (Polacy,; singular masculine: Polak, singular feminine: Polka), commonly referred to as the Polish people, are a nation and West Slavic ethnic group native to Poland in Central Europe who share a common ancestry, culture, history and are native speakers of the Polish language.

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Polish constitutional referendum, 1997

A constitutional referendum was held in Poland on 25 May 1997.

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Polish Ombudsman

The Polish Ombudsman (Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich, literally Advocate for Citizens' Rights, now referring to itself in English as the "Commissioner for Human Rights" and earlier as the "Human Rights Defender," often abbreviated RPO) is an independent central office of the Republic of Poland.

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Polish order of precedence

There is no official document specifying the order of precedence in Poland.

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Polish presidential election, 1922 (special)

Polish special presidential election in 1922 was taken after the murder of first president in history - Gabriel Narutowicz.

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Polish presidential election, 2015

Presidential elections were held in Poland on 10 and 24 May 2015.

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Polish presidential inauguration

Polish presidential inauguration is an event marking the beginning of a new term for the President of Poland.

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Polish złoty

The złoty (pronounced; sign: zł; code: PLN), which is the masculine form of the Polish adjective 'golden', is the currency of Poland.

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Polish-Lithuanian identity

The Polish-Lithuanian identity describes individuals and groups with histories in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth or with close connections to its culture.

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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, after 1791 the Commonwealth of Poland, was a dualistic state, a bi-confederation of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch, who was both the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania.

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Politics of Poland

Politics of Poland takes place in the framework of a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is the head of state and the Prime Minister is the head of government.

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President of Poland

The President of the Republic of Poland (Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, shorter form: Prezydent RP) is the head of state of Poland.

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Primacy of European Union law

The primacy of European Union law (sometimes referred to as supremacy) is an EU law principle that when there is conflict between European law and the law of Member States, European law prevails; the norms of national law have to be set aside.

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Prime Minister of Poland

The President of the Council of Ministers (Polish: Prezes Rady Ministrów), colloquially referred to as the Prime Minister of Poland (Polish: Premier Polski), is the leader of the cabinet and the head of government of Poland.

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Red star

A red star, five-pointed and filled (★), is an important symbol often associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with hammer and sickle.

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Religion in Poland

While there are a number of religious communities operating in Poland, the majority of its population adheres to Christianity.

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School corporal punishment

School corporal punishment refers to causing deliberate pain or discomfort in response to undesired behaviour by students in schools.

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Sejm cross

The Sejm cross is a Catholic crucifix in the building of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, the lower house of the Polish parliament.

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Senate of Poland

The Senate (Senat) is the upper house of the Polish parliament, the lower house being the 'Sejm'.

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Silesian Autonomy Movement

The Silesian Autonomy Movement (Ruch Autonomii Śląska, Bewegung für die Autonomie Schlesiens, Silesian: Ruch Autůnůmije Ślůnska, abbreviated as RAŚ) is a movement officially declaring its support for the autonomy of Silesia as part of a unified Europe.

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Small Constitution of 1992

The Small Constitution of 1992 was a constitution regulating relations between the legislative and executive branches of Poland, and the local self-government.

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State Tribunal (Poland)

The State Tribunal of the Republic of Poland is the judicial body, which rules on the constitutional liability of people holding the highest offices of state.

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Timeline of Polish history

This is a timeline of Polish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Poland and its predecessor states.

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Union of Lublin

The Union of Lublin (unia lubelska; Liublino unija) was signed on 1 July 1569, in Lublin, Poland, and created a single state, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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Voivodeship marshal

A voivodeship marshal (marszałek województwa) is the head of the provincial-level government for each of the sixteen voivodeships of Poland.

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Warsaw Confederation

The Warsaw Confederation, signed on 28 January 1573 by the Polish national assembly (sejm konwokacyjny) in Warsaw, was the first European act granting religious freedoms.

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Welfare in Poland

Welfare in Poland is part of the social security system in Poland.

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Wojciech Karpiński

Wojciech Karpiński (born 11 May 1943 in Warsaw) is a Polish writer, historian of ideas and literary critic.

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Zbigniew Pełczyński

Zbigniew Pełczyński, OBE (born 29 December 1925) is a Polish-born British political philosopher and academic.

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2010 in Poland

Events during the year 2010 in Poland.

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2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash

On 10 April 2010, a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed near the city of Smolensk, Russia, killing all 96 people on board.

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2015 Polish Constitutional Court crisis

The Polish Constitutional Court crisis of 2015 is a political conflict which began in Poland in October 2015 with the appointment of five Constitutional Tribunal judges by the Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska, PO) party.

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Redirects here:

Constitution of Poland of 1997, Constitution of the Republic of Poland, Constitution of the republic of poland, Polish Constitution, Polish constitution.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Poland

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