Constitution of Poland

Constitution of the Republic of Poland
A copy of the Constitution signed by candidates after the debate of 2 July, before the 2010 Polish presidential election, exhibited in the Sejm
Overview
Jurisdiction	Poland
Ratified	2 April 1997
Date effective	17 October 1997
System	Unitary parliamentary constitutional representative democratic republic
Government structure
Branches	3
Head of state	President
Chambers	Sejm Senate
Executive	Council of Ministers President
Judiciary	Supreme Court Supreme Administrative Court Constitutional Tribunal State Tribunal
Federalism	Unitary
Electoral college	No
Last amended	21 October 2009
Author(s)	Komisja Konstytucyjna Zgromadzenia Narodowego
Signatories	Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Supersedes	Small Constitution of 1992
Full text
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Politics of Poland
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Part of a series on the politics and government of Poland
Constitutions and major statutes of Poland
Neminem captivabimus acts (1430) Nihil novi act (1505) Henrician Articles (1573) Constitution of 3 May 1791 Warsaw Duchy Constitution (1807) Kingdom of Poland (1815) Organic Statute (1832) Small Constitution (1919) March Constitution (1921) August Novelization (1926) April Constitution (1935) Small Constitution (1947) People's Republic (1952) April Novelization (1989) Small Constitution (1992) Current Constitution (1997)
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The Constitution of the Republic of Poland^[1] (Polish: Konstytucja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej or Konstytucja RP for short) is the supreme law of the Republic of Poland, which is also commonly called the Third Polish Republic (Polish: III Rzeczpospolita or III RP for short) in contrast with the preceding systems.

The current constitution was ratified on 2 April 1997. The Constitution is also commonly referred to as the 1997 Constitution. It replaced the Small Constitution of 1992, a revision of the 1952 Constitution of the Polish People's Republic. It was adopted by the National Assembly of Poland on 2 April 1997, approved by a national referendum on 25 May 1997, promulgated by the President of the Republic on 16 July 1997, and came into force on 17 October 1997.

Poland (and its predecessor states) have had numerous constitutions throughout history; the 1505 Nihil novi was one of the first European constitutional acts. Historically, the most significant is the Constitution of 3 May 1791.^[2]