Polish law in the light of a teaching and life of Jesus Christ

Abstract

The article compares Polish law with the evangelical record of the teaching and life of Jesus Christ. The illustrative study of the chosen legal institution belonging to different legal branches made by the New Testament allows to come to the conclusion that the Polish legal system corresponds to no small extent with the ethical thought of Christ. On one hand it may prove universality of the moral teaching of Christ. On the other hand it bears witness to the role of Christianity, or in broaden sense of the Judaeo-Christian tradition, in shaping and marking Polish legal culture, which is a part of the Western legal culture.