Conducted in terms: 2025/26_Z, 2026/27_Z

ECTS credits: 2

Language: Polish

Organized by: Faculty of Law and Administration

Administration history up to the first half of XVIII century WP-AD-1-HAw1-ćw

Students will learn about the evolution of the Polish system of government, with particular emphasis on parliamentarism, constitutionalism, the organisation of public administration, and the origins and functioning of local government, as well as the administration of justice. They will gain knowledge of the evolution and systems of administrative justice. They will master the historical and legal terminology associated with these issues. They will familiarise themselves with scholarly views on state institutions and their historical evolution.

Term 2025/26_Z:

1. Introductory issues. Periodisation of the history of the political system and law in Poland.
2. The state of the Republic in the first half of the 18th century.
3. Political reforms during the reign of Stanisław August Poniatowski. Reforms of the Convocation Sejm of 1764. Cardinal laws. The Partition Sejm of 1773-1775 and its reforms. Legislation of the Great Sejm. The Government Act of 3 May 1791.
9. The partitions and fall of Poland (1795) – consequences.
10. The political system of the Duchy of Warsaw in the light of the constitutional act of 1807.
11. The political system of the Kingdom of Poland in the light of the constitution of 1815.
12. Organisation of the insurgent authorities in 1830/1831. Resolutions of the insurgent Sejm on constitutional changes.
13. Organic Statute of 1832.
14. Grand Duchy of Poznań.
15. Political system of the Free City of Krakow.
16. French law in Polish territories in the 19th century. Administrative judiciary.
17. Autonomy of Galicia after the granting of the National Statute (1861).
18. Reconstruction of the Polish state during World War I. Act of 5 November 1916. Provisional Council of State. Regency Council. Council of State.
19. The first constitutional acts of the reborn Republic of Poland. The Legislative Sejm and the Small Constitution of 1919.
20. The March Constitution.
21. The August Amendment.
22. The April Constitution.
23. The process of unification and codification of law in the Second Polish Republic. Administrative judiciary.
24. The formation of the foundations of the political system of People's Poland (1943-47).

(in Polish) Dyscyplina naukowa, do której odnoszą się efekty uczenia się

law

(in Polish) E-Learning

(in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy

(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych

Term 2022/23_Z:

(in Polish) nie dotyczy

Term 2023/24_Z:

(in Polish) nie dotyczy

Term 2024/25_Z:

(in Polish) nie dotyczy

Term 2025/26_Z:

(in Polish) nie dotyczy

Term 2026/27_Z:

(in Polish) PO/S1 - obszar nauk społecznych - I stopień/JM

Course coordinators

Sławomir Godek

(in Polish) Opis nakładu pracy studenta w ECTS

ECTS DESCRIPTION: Participation in seminars: 15 hours Preparation for classes: 10 Preparation for classes: 35 hours Number of ECTS credits: 2

Subject level

elementary

(in Polish) Punkty ECTS

2 points

Learning outcome code/codes

AD1_U02 AD1_U04 AD1_U05 AD1_U06 AD1_K01 AD1_K02 AD1_K03

Type of subject

Term 2022/23_Z:

obligatory

Term 2023/24_Z:

obligatory

Term 2024/25_Z:

obligatory

Term 2025/26_Z:

obligatory

Term 2026/27_Z:

optional with limited choices

Preliminary Requirements

Learning outcomes

AD1_U02 – The student applies knowledge of the history of administration to the analysis of social phenomena
AD1_U04 – The student applies the historical method to the analysis of social phenomena
AD1_U05 – The student applies historical knowledge to solve a specific problem in the field of administration
AD1_U06 – The student analyses social phenomena through the lens of the history of administration

AD1_K01 – The student enhances their knowledge of the history of administration
AD1_K02 – The student engages in group work and carries out tasks relating to the history of administration within the group
AD1_K03 – The student critically evaluates the objectives for carrying out specific tasks in the field of the history of administration.

Assessment criteria

AD1_U02

Grade ‘dst’: The student applies knowledge of the history of administration to the analysis of social phenomena at a basic level
Grade ‘dst+’: The student applies knowledge of the history of administration to the analysis of social phenomena to a level beyond the basic
Grade db: The student applies knowledge of the history of administration to the analysis of social phenomena to a good degree
Grade db+: The student applies knowledge of the history of administration to the analysis of social phenomena to a degree exceeding ‘good’
Grade bdb: The student applies knowledge of the history of administration to the analysis of social phenomena flawlessly

AD1_U04

Grade ‘dst’: The student applies the historical method to the analysis of social phenomena to a basic extent
Grade ‘dst+’: The student applies the historical method to the analysis of social phenomena to a degree beyond the basic level
Grade db: The student applies the historical method to the analysis of social phenomena to a good degree
Grade db+: The student applies the historical method to the analysis of social phenomena to a degree exceeding ‘good’
Grade bdb: The student applies the historical method to the analysis of social phenomena flawlessly

AD1_U05

Grade ‘dst’: The student applies historical knowledge to a basic extent to solve a specific problem in the field of administration
Grade ‘dst+’: The student applies historical knowledge to a specific problem in the field of administration to a degree beyond the basic level
Grade ‘good’: The student applies historical knowledge to a specific problem in the field of administration to a good degree
Grade ‘good+’: The student applies historical knowledge to a specific problem in the field of administration to a degree beyond the good level
Grade bdb: The student flawlessly applies historical knowledge to solve a specific problem in the field of administration

AD1_U06

Grade dst: The student analyses social phenomena through the lens of the history of administration to a basic extent
Grade ‘dst+’: The student analyses social phenomena through the lens of the history of administration to a level beyond the basic
Grade ‘good’: The student analyses social phenomena through the lens of the history of administration to a good standard
Grade ‘good+’: The student analyses social phenomena through the lens of the history of administration to a standard higher than good
Grade bdb: The student analyses social phenomena flawlessly through the lens of the history of administration

AD1_K01

Grade sat: The student is improving their knowledge of the history of administration to a basic level
Grade ‘sat+’: The student is improving their knowledge of the history of administration to a level beyond the basic
Grade ‘good’: The student is improving their knowledge of the history of administration to a good level
Grade db+: The student is improving their knowledge of the history of administration to a level higher than good
Grade bdb: The student is improving their knowledge of the history of administration to a high level

AD1_K02

Grade dst: The student engages to a basic extent in group work and in carrying out tasks relating to the history of administration within the group
Grade dst+: The student engages to a more than basic extent in group work and in carrying out tasks relating to the history of administration within the group
Grade db: The student demonstrates a good level of engagement in group work and in carrying out tasks relating to the history of administration
Grade db+: The student demonstrates a level of engagement in group work and in carrying out tasks relating to the history of administration that is above good
Grade ‘bdb’: The student is highly engaged in group work and in carrying out tasks relating to the history of administration within the group

AD1_K03

Grade dst: The student, at a basic level, reflects on the objectives required to carry out specific tasks in the field of the history of administration
Grade dst+: The student, at a level above basic, reflects on the objectives required to carry out specific tasks in the field of the history of administration
Grade db: The student, at a good level, reflects on the objectives serving to carry out specific tasks in the field of the history of administration
Grade db+: The student, at a level higher than good, reflects on the objectives serving to carry out specific tasks in the field of the history of administration
Grade ‘bdb’: The student evaluates, to a high degree, the objectives serving to carry out specific tasks in the field of the history of administration.

Bibliography

Required reading:

W. Witkowski, Historia administracji w Polsce 1764-1989, Warszawa 2007.

Supplementary literature:

T. Maciejewski, Historia administracji, Warszawa 2006.
T. Maciejewski, Historia administracji i myśli administracyjnej. Czasy nowożytne i współczesne XVI-XX w., Warszawa 2013.
J. Bardach, B. Leśnodorski, M. Pietrzak, Historia ustroju i prawa polskiego, Warszawa 2009.
M. Kallas, Historia ustroju w Polsce, Warszawa 2019.

Konstytucje Polski, t. 1-2, red. M. Kallas, Warszawa 1990.
M. Kallas, A. Lityński, Historia ustroju i prawa Polski Ludowej, Warszawa 2000.
A. Ajnenkiel, Konstytucje Polski w rozwoju dziejowym 1791-1997, Warszawa 2001.
Konstytucyjna historia Polski, red. D. Makiłła, Warszawa 2024.

Term 2025/26_Z:

Main books: 1. J. Bardach, B. Leśnodorski, M. Pietrzak, Historia ustroju i prawa polskiego, Warszawa 2001; 2. M. Kallas, Historia ustroju Polski, Warszawa 2007; 3. W. Witkowski, Historia administracji w Polsce 1764-1989, Warszawa 2007; 4. T. Maciejewski, Historia administracji, Warszawa 2006; 5. T. Maciejewski, Historia administracji i myśli administracyjnej. Czasy nowożytne i współczesne XVI-XX w., Warszawa 2013.

Complementary books: (1. A. Ajnenkiel, Konstytucje Polski w rozwoju dziejowym 1791-1997, Warszawa 2001; 2. M. Kallas, A. Lityński, Historia ustroju i prawa Polski Ludowej, Warszawa 2000; 3. Konstytucje Polski, t. 1-2, red. M. Kallas, Warszawa 1990; 3. T. Maciejewski, Historia ustroju i prawa sądowego Polski, Warszawa 2008; 4. S. Płaza, Historia prawa w Polsce na tle porównawczym, cz. 1-3, Kraków 2001-2002; 5. W. Uruszczak, Historia państwa i prawa polskiego, t. I 966-1765, Warszawa 2010).

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