Research
Commentaries, monographs, codification work.
Chair members author systematic commentaries to the Civil Code, monographs, academic textbooks and numerous articles in substantive civil law.
Research profile
The Chair's research covers all areas of substantive civil law. Many members actively participate in the Civil Law Codification Commission and prepare expert opinions for the Sejm, the Senate, the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Tribunal.
Research areas
General part and property law
Juridical acts, legal subjects, ownership and limited property rights, land registers, mortgages.
Obligations
Contractual and tort liability, nominate and innominate contracts, consumer law.
Succession and family law
Inheritance, reserved share, matrimonial property relations, parental authority.
European and comparative civil law
Harmonisation of private law in the EU, model law, comparative civil-law studies.
Expert opinions
Legislative work and opinions
Chair members serve on the Civil Law Codification Commission, prepare opinions for the highest state authorities, and participate in legislative work on the Civil Code and related statutes.