Sąd Obywatelski Polski Walczącej w II Rejonie VII Obwodu „Obroża” Armii Krajowej
The Civil Court of Fighting Poland in Region II of District VII „Obroża” of the Home Army

Summary/Abstract: The article details the creation and functioning of the Civil Court of Fighting Poland, established at the beginning of January 1944 in Region II „Celków” of Warsaw District VII „Obroża” of the Home Army, which was in operation until July 1944. The court was a judicial institution that dealt with criminal offenses of a lesser quality that did not fall under the jurisdiction of the Special Military Court of the Home Army or the Special Civil Court of the Government Delegation for Poland. The existence of the above court was previously unknown to the vast majority of historians, because until recently there were no known documents related to the functioning of this court. The recently discovered source documents made it possible to take a closer look at the organizational rules of the court and its rulings. The author introduced the principles of the court’s functions and their assessments in legal terms and tried to present the profiles of its constituent and issued judgments, and the manner of their enforcement. The article also attempts to indicate that the establishment of the court was aimed at ensuring quick and effective penal punishment against people acting to the detriment of the local population and local military units, and that its location at the low level of the Home Army positively built public trust in the structures of the Polish Underground State.

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