Zmiany organizacji sądów pokoju w Łodzi pod niemiecką okupacją w czasie I wojny światowej
The changes in organisation of courts of peace in Łódź under German occupation during World War I

Summary/Abstract: After Łódź was released from the Russian’s administration the courts of peace were replaced by the policemen’s courts. The next step, was organisation of the recognition reconciliation commissions. On the 1st of April 1915 the occupational courts’ organisation was introduced and due to this change the competences of the courts of peace were given to the Imperial German Courts of Peace. The archival acts and press noticed the moment of overtaking the courts by the occupational authorities. The judges of peace became Germans and the official language in courts was German. Imperial German courts of peace were replaced in the end of 1916 year by “Polish” courts of peace. The judges were Poles and the official language was Polish. However the higher instances were still under German’s control. It wasn’t until the 1st of September 1917 when the Regal Polish Courts were introduced. This commenced the one hundred years history of Polish courts in Łódź.

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