56^TH CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE HISTORY OF REPRESENTATIVE AND PARLIAMENTARY INSTITUTIONS

Five Hundred Years Anniversary of the adoption of Nihil Novi Statute of 1505 (Five Centuries of Polish Bicameralism)

THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE HISTORY OF REPRESENTATIVE AND PARLIAMENTARY INSTITUTIONS (ICHRPI)

in cooperation with

THE JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY (CHAIR OF HISTORY OF POLISH LAW AND CHAIR OF HISTORY OF LAW AND STATE)

and

THE POLISH ACADEMY OF ART AND SCIENCE (PAU)

as well as

THE COMMUNE OF THE CITY OF RADOM

while acting under the auspices of the:

President of the Polish Seym Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz

President of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal Professor Marek Safjan

President of the City of Cracow professor Jacek Majchrowski

ORGANIZE THE CONFERENCE

Five Hundred Years Anniversary of the adoption of Nihil Novi Statute of 1505 (Five Centuries of Polish Bicameralism)

will take place in Cracow/Kraków (Poland) 5-8 September 2005

The 56^th Conference will be held at the Law Faculty, Jagiellonian University of Cracow to commemorate the five hundred years anniversary of the adoption of Nihil Novi Statute as reflective of the separation ofthelegislativefrom the executivepowers and introduction of the bicameralism into constitutional system of Kingdom of Poland

The Conference will focus on the following topics:

ˇCONSTITUTIONAL DEVICES IMPLEMENTING STATE POWER IN EUROPE: MIDDLE AGES THROUGH 20^thCENTURY

ˇPARLIAMENTS AND THE POLITICAL CULTURE:MIDDLE AGES THROUGH THE 20^th CENTURY

ˇLAW-CREATING PROCEDURES AS APPLIED IN THE REPRESENTATIVE BODIES: MIDDLE AGES THROUGH THE 20^th CENTURY

The organizer of the Conference is Professor Wacław Uruszczak, legal historian in the Jagiellonian University. He will be sending out further details to the participants.

Information about conference.

Ifyou have any questions please contact us on the address:

Professor Wacław Uruszczak, Katedra Historii Prawa Polskiego UJ /The Chair of Legal History of Poland - Jagiellonian University/, ul. Gołębia 9, 31-007 Cracow/Kraków, Poland/Polska.

Prof. dr habil. Wacław Uruszczak

Katedra Historii Prawa Polskiego

Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie

E-mail: mailto:uruszcza@cicero.law.uj.edu.pl

The organizers would like to express their thanks for financial support to Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych (The National Depository for Securities)

The National Depository for Securities (kdpw)