Events with tag - Polish Law

January 1, 1347

The Statute of Wiślica

The Statute of Wiślica - a groundbreaking legal document issued in 1347 by King Casimir the Great, which unified the legal system in Lesser Poland and laid the foundations for the development of Polish legislation.

July 23, 1422

Czerwińsk Privilege

In 1422, in Czerwińsk nad Wisłą (Czerwińsk upon Vistula), King Władysław Jagiełło issued the Czerwińsk Privilege - one of the most important noble privileges. The document introduced the principle of neminem captivabimus (prohibition of imprisoning nobles without a court verdict) and banned property confiscation without a court ruling, which significantly strengthened the nobility's position in the state.