Links to Polish government executive, legislative, and judicial sites; law and political party sites. For a Library of Congress resource on Polish law, consult the Poland section of the Guide to Law Online, at the Global Legal Information Network site.
Polish Government Sites (http://polcon.tripod.com/dirgov.html)
Links to ministries, agencies, executive and parliamentary sites, and more. Sponsored by the Polish Consulate in Kidderminster, U.K.
U.S. Central
Intelligence Agency. Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments:
Poland (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-p/poland.html)
Online directory of key leaders of foreign governments. Follows transliteration systems generally agreed upon by U.S. Government agencies, except in cases in which officials have stated a preference for alternate spellings of their names.
U.S. Department
of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Country Reports on
Human Rights Practices 2005: Poland (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61668.htm)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress. The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Government, Executive
President of the Polish Republic (http://www.president.pl/x.node?id=479)
Information about the president and his family, the presidential palace, and the cabinet. Also provides news about the president's official activities and links regarding the constitution, national security, and European integration. In English and Polish.
Government, Legislative
Sejm of the Republic of Poland (http://www.sejm.gov.pl/english.html)
Discusses the role of the Sejm in the Polish political system; describes its structure, functions, and procedures; lists members of the Sejm and its factions; and provides annotated links to offices of the Chancellery, including the Sejm library, research bureau, information bureau, and publishing office. In English and Polish.
The Senate of the Republic of
Poland (http://www.senat.gov.pl/indexe.htm)
Lists the senators, alphabetically and by district; offers information about the speaker and deputy speakers; and presents the rules and regulations of the Senate. In English and Polish.
Government, Judicial
Constitutional Tribunal (http://www.trybunal.gov.pl/eng/index.htm)
Among the responsibilities of the Constitutional Tribunal is to ensure that statutes and international agreements comply with the Constitution; rule on complaints concerning constitutional infringements; and adjudicate disputes between constitutionally recognized state organs. Links include legal basis, judges and judicial decisions, publications, and the library. In English and Polish.
Supreme Court of the Republic
of Poland (http://www.sn.pl/english/index.html)
Web site of the highest court in Poland. Includes links to judicial decisions, current topics and events, and history. In English and Polish.
Law
Constitution of
Poland (http://www.sejm.gov.pl/prawo/konst/konst.htm)
In Polish, English, French, German, and Russian.
Internet Law Library: Poland (http://www.lectlaw.com/inll/181.htm)
Includes links to Polish constitutions, laws, and government publications.
Update to An Overview of
Polish Law (http://www.llrx.com/features/polish.htm)
Information on sources of Polish law, the court system, Parliament, government, and more. Searchable. By Piotr Rakowski and Robert Rybicki From LLRX, a free Web journal providing information on a wide range of Internet research and technology-related issues, applications, resources and tools.
International
Visegrad Group (http://www.visegradgroup.eu)
Home page of the Visegrad 4 Group (Poland, Republic of Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovak Republic). Contains information on the Group's history, structure, documents, press releases, annual report, and so on. etc. In English.
Political Parties
Society: Political
Parties. (http://www.poland.gov.pl/Political,Parties,395.html)
Site of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs describes the major political parties of Poland. In English and Polish.
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