POLAND

government: republic

state of civil and political rights: Free

constitution: adopted by the National Assembly 2 April 1997; passed by national referendum 25 May 1997; effective 17 October 1997

legal system: based on a mixture of Continental (Napoleonic) civil law and holdover Communist legal theory; changes being gradually introduced as part of broader democratization process;

legislative system: bicameral National Assembly (Zgromadzenie Narodowe) consists of the Sejm and the Senate

judicial system: Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the National Council of the Judiciary for an indefinite period); Constitutional Tribunal (judges are chosen by the Sejm for nine-year terms)

religion: Roman Catholic 89.8%, Protestant 1.36%, other

death row:

year of last executions: 0-0-0

death sentences:

executions: 0

international treaties on human rights and the death penalty:

situation:

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