This website uses cookies . You can define the conditions for storing or accessing cookies by changing your browser settings. close Search for: About the Institute of Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences Management Scientific Council Promotion proceedings News Scientific meetings Current scientific research Scientific and research departments Other jobs Publishing Societies and other organizations Postgraduate studies and training PhD studies Information for listeners Public procurement Library Polish Legal Bibliography Institute of Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences The Institute of Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences is one of the most important scientific and research institutions of the Polish Academy of Sciences in its department of social sciences in terms of importance and human resources. The Institute of Legal Sciences was established in 1956 (on the basis of two existing departments within the Polish Academy of Sciences: the Department of Criminology and the Institute of Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences) , the name was changed at the end of the 1970s to the Institute of State and Law of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and in 1990 it was renamed the Institute of Legal Sciences MR. The Institute was to perform (and does) the function of coordinating and unifying basic research in the field of legal sciences, both from the theoretical perspective and due to the relationship with legal practice. During his activity, he was chaired by the leading representatives of the legal science, professors:Jan Wasilkowski (February 1953-November 1967), Stanisław Śliwiński (January 1957-September 1957, Cezary Berezowski (November 1957-October 1961), Manfred Lachs (November 1961-January 1967), Adam Łopatka ( VII.1969-IX.1987), Janusz Łętowski (XII.1987-XI.1990), Andrzej Wasilkowski (XI.1991-XII.1996), Andrzej Szajkowski (Jan.1997-XII.1999), Maria Kruk-Jarosz ( January 2000 - December 2003) Władysław Czapliński (March 2004 - February 2016) Currently (since March 1, 2016) the Institute is headed by Dr. Celina Nowak, professor of INP PAN . The Scientific Council plays an important role in determining the direction of the Institute's activities. Its chairmen were performed by eminent lawyers, professors: Jan Wasilkowski, Jan Gwiazdomorski, Manfred Lachs, Maurycy Jaroszyński, Witold Czachórski, Jerzy Bafia, Jerzy Jodłowski, Leszek Kubicki, Andrzej Szajkowski, Ewa Łętowska, and Andrzej Wróbel. Currently, the Council is chaired by professor Andrzej Bierć. The document was signed by: Creation date: 26-02-2014 The document was published by: Maria Ożarowska-Wolder Publication date: 24-03-2016