The District Court in Biała Podlaska in the years 1919-1931. Its history and documentary legacy Cover Image

Sąd Okręgowy w Białej Podlaskiej w latach 1919-1931. Dzieje ustrojowe i pozostałość aktowa
The District Court in Biała Podlaska in the years 1919-1931. Its history and documentary legacy

Author(s): Dariusz Magier
Subject(s): History of Law
Published by: Państwowa Szkoła Wyższa im. Papieża Jana Pawła II w Białej Podlaskiej
Keywords: archives; Biała Podlaska; documentation, district court

Summary/Abstract: After Poland regained its independence, the District Court in Biała Podlaska, with the Warsaw Appellate Court, was established in the new structure of court system. It functioned as the Biała Podlaska court covering the following counties: Biała Podlaska, Konstantynów, Radzyń Podlaski and Włodawa. The district consisted of the smaller districts of courts with justices of peace (later transformed into municipal courts). The purpose of the article is to present the history of changes of the court as an institution, the way its office functioned, i.e. documented its activity and secured its documentary legacy. The significance of the institution for the Biała Podlaska region as well as the richness of information concerning the local community contained in its documentary legacy seem to be the main reasons for analyzing the above problem.

  • Issue Year: 10/2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 20-27
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish