- Introduction p. 9
1. Types of laws p. 9
1.1. Legal systems p. 9
1.2. Classifications of law p. 13
1.3. Branches of law p. 17
1.4. Glossary p. 20
- Sources of law p. 23
2.1. Classification of legal acts in Poland p. 23
2.2. Legal acts under international law p. 26
2.3. Creation of normative acts p. 33
2.4. Glossary p. 39
- Judiciary p. 42
3.1. Types of courts in Poland p. 42
3.2. Court proceedings p. 47
3.3. Legal profession p. 51
3.4. Glossary p. 57
II. Civil law p. 60
4. General part p. 60
4.1. Persons p. 60
4.2. Property p. 64
4.3. Acts in law p. 68
4.4. Glossary p. 74
- Law of obligations p. 77
5.1. Debtor and creditor p. 77
5.2. Contracts p. 84
5.3. Illicit acts p. 89
5.4. Glossary p. 97
- Property law p. 100
6.1. Ownership p. 100
6.2. Perpetual usufruct p. 104
6.3. Limited property rights p. 108
6.4. Possession p. 117
6.5. Glossary p. 122
III. p. Commercial law p. 127
- Partnerships p. 127
7.1. Types of partnerships p. 127
7.2. Particulars of partnerships p. 135
7.3. Establishment, transformation and liquidation p. 141
7.4. Glossary p. 146
- Limited liability company p. 148
8.1. Limited liability company – formation and documents p. 148
8.2. Governing bodies of the limited liability company p. 153
8.3. Changes to the limited liability company p. 160
8.4. Glossary p. 169
- Joint-stock company p. 172
9.1. Joint-stock company – formation and documents p. 172
9.2. Governing bodies of the joint-stock company p. 178
9.3. Changes to the joint-stock company p. 185
9.4. Glossary p. 195
IV. Administrative Law p. 199
10. Introduction p. 199
10.1. Notion of administrative law p. 199
10.2. Sources of administrative law p. 203
10.3. Boundaries of administrative law p. 206
10.4. General principles of administrative law p. 210
10.4.1. Constitutional principles p. 210
10.4.2. Other principles p. 213
10.5. Glossary p. 220
- Law on public administration p. 222
11.1. Structure of public administration p. 222
11.2. State administration p. 227
11.2.1. Central non-governmental administration p. 227
11.2.1.1. President of the Republic of Poland p. 227
11.2.1.2. Central bodies subordinate to the Sejm p. 229
11.2.2. Central government administration p. 233
11.3. Out-of-court control of public administration p. 238
11.3.1. External control of public administration p. 238
11.3.2. Internal control within public administration p. 241
11.4. Judicial and parliamentary control p. 242
11.5. Glossary p. 245
- Administrative procedural law p. 248
12.1. System of administrative courts p. 248
12.2. Administrative proceedings p. 252
12.2.1. Parties p. 252
12.2.2. Initiation of the proceedings p. 253
12.2.3. The course of administrative proceedings p. 258
12.3. Appellate measures and other issues p. 262
12.4. European administrative cooperation p. 266
12.5. Glossary p. 271
V. Labour Law p. 274
13. Introduction p. 274
13.1. Sources of labour law p. 274
13.2. Basic principles of labour law p. 279
13.3. Equal treatment in employment p. 284
13.4. Glossary p. 288
- Employment relationship p. 289
14.1. The concept and nature of employment relationship p. 289
14.2. Contract of employment p. 293
14.2.1. Conclusion of the contract of employment p. 293
14.2.2. Termination of the contract of employment p. 301
14.2.3. Employment conditions for employees delegated from an EU Member State p. 306
14.2.4. Employment in the form of telework p. 309
14.3. Glossary p. 312
- Remuneration for work and other benefits p. 314
15.1. Remuneration for work p. 314
15.2. Other benefits p. 319
15.3. Glossary p. 323
- Duties of the employer and the employee p. 324
16.1. Duties of the employer p. 324
16.2. Duties of the employee p. 328
16.3. Professional qualifications of employees p. 332
16.4. Workplace regulations p. 335
16.5. Liability of employees p. 338
16.6. Glossary p. 342
- Working time p. 343
17.1. Standards and general amount of working time, rest periods p. 343
17.2. Working-time system and schedules p. 346
17.3. Overtime work, night-time work, work on Sundays and public holidays p. 350
17.4. Employee’s leaves p. 355
17.5. Glossary p. 358
- Safety and health at work p. 359
18.1. Obligations related to safety and health at work p. 359
18.2. Health protection p. 364
18.3. Accidents at work and occupational diseases p. 366
18.4. Glossary p. 369
- Collective labour agreements p. 370
19.1. Trade unions p. 370
19.2. Company-level and multi-enterprise collective
labour agreements p. 374
19.3. Glossary p. 378
- Settlement of employment disputes p. 379
20.1. Conciliation proceedings p. 379
20.2. Labour courts and methods of dispute resolution p. 382
20.3. Glossary p. 386
Hierarchy of the UK courts p. 388
The US court system p. 389
English-Polish Glossary p. 391
Polish-English Glossary p. 427
Answer Key p. 461
References p. 521
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