Podstawy prawne decyzji w przedmiocie obywatelstwa polskiego. Analiza prawnoporównawcza przepisów obowiązujących od II Rzeczpospolitej do współczesności
Legal grounds for the decision concerning Polish citizenship. A comparative analysis of legal regulations in force from the Second Republic of Poland to the present

Summary/Abstract: Past Polish citizenship has a direct impact on current cases concerning the corroboration of Polish citizenship. This is extremely important with respect to current in heritance proceedings by citizens other than Polish, and there is a presumption regarding Polish citizenship of their ancestors. The applicable decision corroborating or refusing to corroboratePolish citizenship is issued by the governor (voivode) holding jurisdiction over the place of residence or the last place of residence of the person mentioned in the application. It should be noted that such procedures follow of a number of laws no longer in force, including the Act of 20 January 1920 on citizenship of the Polish State (Polish Journal of Lawsof 1920, No. 7, item 44), the Act of 9 April 1938 on universal military duty (Polish Journalof Laws of 1938, No. 25, item 220), the Act of 8 January 1951 on Polish citizenship (Polish Journal of Laws of 1951, No. 4, item 25), the Act of 15 February 1962 on Polish citizenship (Polish Journal of Laws of 2000, No. 28, item 353, with later amendments), and others.

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