Constitution of Poland

Constitution of the Republic of Poland
A copy of the Constitution signed by candidates after the debate of 2 July, before the 2010 Polish presidential election, exhibited in the Sejm
Overview
JurisdictionPoland
Ratified2 April 1997
Date effective17 October 1997
SystemUnitary parliamentary constitutional representative democratic republic
Government structure
Branches3
Head of statePresident
Chambers
Executive
Judiciary
FederalismUnitary
Electoral collegeNo
Last amended21 October 2009
Author(s)Komisja Konstytucyjna Zgromadzenia Narodowego
SignatoriesAleksander Kwaśniewski
SupersedesSmall Constitution of 1992
Full text
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The Constitution of the Republic of Poland[1] (Polish: Konstytucja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej or Konstytucja RP for short) is the supreme law of the Republic of Poland, which is also commonly called the Third Polish Republic (Polish: III Rzeczpospolita or III RP for short) in contrast with the preceding systems.

The current constitution was ratified on 2 April 1997. The Constitution is also commonly referred to as the 1997 Constitution. It replaced the Small Constitution of 1992, a revision of the 1952 Constitution of the Polish People's Republic. It was adopted by the National Assembly of Poland on 2 April 1997, approved by a national referendum on 25 May 1997, promulgated by the President of the Republic on 16 July 1997, and came into force on 17 October 1997.

Poland (and its predecessor states) have had numerous constitutions throughout history; the 1505 Nihil novi was one of the first European constitutional acts. Historically, the most significant is the Constitution of 3 May 1791.[2]

  1. ^ "Konstytucja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 2 kwietnia 1997 r. uchwalona przez Zgromadzenie Narodowe w dniu 2 kwietnia 1997 r., przyjęta przez Naród w referendum konstytucyjnym w dniu 25 maja 1997 r., podpisana przez Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w dniu 16 lipca 1997 r." isap.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  2. ^ "History of the 3 May 1791 Polish Constitution". Polish Music Center. Retrieved 2020-11-04.

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