Początki prawnej ochrony wód w okresie Polskiej Rzeczpospolitej Ludowej
The Beginnings of Legal Water Protection in the Polish People's Republic

Summary/Abstract: Nowadays, there is no doubt that water is considered a good of humanity, which should be protected by law. The crisis of the natural environment in the system of relations between man and nature, related to its devastation, was largely caused by the policy of the authorities during the Polish People’s Republic. In the Polish People’s Republic, the first legal acts aimed at protecting water resources were passed in 1949. Water was perceived in them solely as an element of a larger ecosystem, of which it was apart, and only for this reason was it subject to protection. In the opinion of the legislator, as a separate ecosystem, a separate part of nature, it did not deserve increased protection. Legislative activity in this area was insufficient. Only the period of the thaw allowed for the commencement of a discourse on environmental issues, including those concerning the state of water. At that time, acts were passed aimed at protecting water, perceived as an element of the natural environment, which should be provided with individual protection.

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