Wpływ wojny na prawodawstwo antylichwiarskie w pierwszych latach II Rzeczypospolitej (1918–1921)
The influence of war on anti-usury legislation in the first years of the Second Polish Republic (1918–1921)

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyse the issue of the influence of war on anti-usury legislation in the first years of the Second Polish Republic (1918–1921). The four years of World War I resulted in a major economic crisis and long-lasting shortages of numerous commodities, including raw resources and life necessities. This situation was a serious threat for the reborn Polish state therefore forced Polish legislator to react. As soon as on 5th December 1918 a decree on war usury was issued. Regulation in the field of war usury consisted of several types of illicit acts and basic rules of a particular procedure which was supplementary to common penal procedures. The main aim of the anti-usury legislation was to mitigate the negative consequences of shortages of goods caused by war. The economic impact on legislation was even more distinct in the Bill on combating war usury of the 2nd July 1920 which was the main anti-usury legislation in the interwar period as it remained in force until 1938

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