During two decades encompassing three epochal events the collapse of Europeancommunism in 1989 NATO membership in 1999 and accession to the European Unionin 20... » 

During two decades encompassing three epochal events the collapse of Europeancommunism in 1989 NATO membership in 1999 and accession to the European Unionin 2004 the legal system of Poland has emerged with remarkable maturity andstability. In an exemplary blend of its democratic heritage from the erabetween the World Wars proven effective legislation from the communist eraand the vibrant 1997 Constitution Polish law dramatically reflects new socialeconomic and political realities.With eleven lucid chapters written by fifteen academic experts from the WarsawUniversity School of Law and Administration each in his or her respectivefield of law this deeply informed but succinct and practical volume is theideal starting point for research whenever a question of Polish law arises. Theauthors clearly explain the legal concepts customs and rules surrounding suchessential elements as the following principles and practices of constitutional law administrative law and procedure civil procedure courts and special judicial bodies judicial review enforcement of foreign judgments family succession and inheritance matters formation and conduct of corporations and partnerships contract formation interpretation and termination environmental protection harmonizing Polish economic law with EU standards competition law and regulatory framework of market processes special regulation of energy telecommunications and financial markets copyrights patents utility models and industrial designs licence agreements the labour relationship and types of employment contracts and criminal law and procedure.Each chapter includes its own detailed bibliography.Englishspeaking legal practitioners and academics have here an idealintroduction to the basic institutions principles and rules of Polish law.Encompassing all the major fi «