The Role of the Legal Theses of Polish (non-German) Courts of Appeal in the General Government (1940–1944)
The Role of the Legal Theses of Polish (non-German) Courts of Appeal in the General Government (1940–1944)

Summary/Abstract: The present article highlights the role of legal theses issued by Polish (non-German) courts of appeal in the General Government. The German occupiers abolished the Supreme Court in the General Government. In the Polish (non-German) judiciary sector, there was no court of the highest instance to ensure the unification of jurisprudence. The competence to ensure the uniformity of jurisprudence and resolve existing doubts and legal issues was transferred to the courts of appeal. The article further indicates the legal nature of the legal theses in the General Government, the role assigned to them and the statistics of their issuance. Archival sources constitute the source basis of the work. We also resorted to the latest subject literature. The work is based mainly on the analysis of archival sources and legal acts, so the scientific methods typical of the history of law were applied.

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