Rozwój kolei żelaznych na ziemiach polskich w ujęciu historycznoprawnym
Legal-history approach to the development of railways on Polish lands
Author(s): Magdalena Wilczek-KarczewskaSubject(s): Business Economy / Management, Commercial Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: legal-history of railways; railway transport; post-partition period; the Second Republic of Poland; Polish People’s Republic; The Company “Polish State Railways”; militarization of railways
Summary/Abstract: This papers refers to the legal-history of railways on Polish lends. It includes post-partition period, the Second Republic of Poland and the Polish People’s Republic. The construction of railways was at first an initiative of the private sector. However, the latter were supervised by the State and the construction and exploitation of railways was licensed. The nationalization process of railways began in the second half of the XIX Century because of their importance for the national economy and defense. Incidentally, nationalization included unprofitable and local railways. The paper speaks also of the company history of “Polish State Railways” and the militarization of railways in Poland
Journal: internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (iKAR)
- Issue Year: 4/2015
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 100-124
- Page Count: 25
- Language: Polish