Professor Jan Gwiazdomorski's Role in Shaping Modern Security Interests in the Second Republic of Poland
Professor Jan Gwiazdomorski's Role in Shaping Modern Security Interests in the Second Republic of Poland

Summary/Abstract: The article explores the legacy of Professor Jan Gwiazdomorski, a distinguished civil law scholar, in shaping modern security interests. It revisits his interwar writings on ownership as a means of securing claims, contributions that advanced the institution of pledge in the legal framework of the Second Republic of Poland. The study also traces the emergence of the registered pledge in the legislation of that period. Moreover, it considers Professor Gwiazdomorski's involvement in the Civil Law Codification Committee, with particular emphasis on his contribution to retaining in the 1964 Civil Code the rudiments of real security rights, including pledge (notwithstanding objections as to their alleged incompatibility with socialist legal principles). The analysis concludes with a discussion of the registered pledge in contemporary law. It highlights Professor Gwiazdomorski's role as a bridge linking the finest traditions of the Second Republic's civil law scholarship with that of post-communist Poland.

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