The issue of a signature under a public document Cover Image

Problem podpisu pod dokumentem urzędowym
The issue of a signature under a public document

Author(s): Paweł Górecki
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: signature; document; paraph

Summary/Abstract: A signature is a constitutive element of both public and private documents drawn up on paper or electronically. Its absence disables the materialisation of the document's subject as it poses an obstacle during the introduction of the document into legal transactions. The issue of the signature as a constitutive element of a document should be examined at different levels and it should be compared to other visual elements - check signatures. The basic topics concerning this subject are: the notion of a signature, its functions, its content, using initials or illegible signatures, comparison between a signature and a check signature. Other matters of no less importance are document classifications and the public document notion as well as the legal consequences of non-compliance with legal requirements concerning the content and form of a signature.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 05
  • Page Range: 235-256
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish