A Few Comments on Problems Related to the Codification of Civil Law in Post-War Poland (1945–1964)
A Few Comments on Problems Related to the Codification of Civil Law in Post-War Poland (1945–1964)

Summary/Abstract: One of the most important tasks of Polish civil sciences after the end of World War II was the issue of adapting the state of civil law to the economic and propaganda requirements of the time. Civil law was supposed to respond to the economic and, above all, political conditions of the new, socialist reality. It was decided to quickly unify the most important areas of law (personal law, matrimonial law, family law, guardianship law, matrimonial property law, inheritance law, property law) to make room for later codification. The article concerns some problems related to the codification of civil law, including the discussion of Polish doctrine in this area. These discussions took place in the legal press, as well as at frequently organized scientific conferences. Ideological and substantive arguments were then raised to justify the quickest possible regulation of civil law. However, the most important discussions took place in the Codification Commission established in 1956, where the Substantive Civil Law Team was established, whose task was to create a draft of the new Civil Code. Substantive arguments clearly dominated the discussions on the shape of individual legal institutions held at the team's meetings. The team's work resulted in the adoption of the Civil Code in 1964, which is currently still in force in Poland.

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