The jurisprudence of arbitration courts in Warsaw during World War II in the light of the files of the District Court in Warsaw

Abstract

The article presents the functioning of arbitration courts in Warsaw in the light of the files of the District Court in Warsaw (1917–1944), located in the State Archives in Warsaw – in the Personal and Payroll Documentation Archives in Milanówek. The aim of the article is to present various issues related to the activities of arbitration courts, such as the subject matter of arbitration disputes, arbitration jurisprudence, the composition of arbitration courts, the parties to arbitration proceedings, and the attitude of state courts towards the rulings of arbitration courts. Since the preserved documents concern the period of German occupation, particular attention was paid to the impact of the occupation and military operations on the course of arbitration proceedings. The sources analysed have not yet been the subject of scientific research, nor has the history of commercial arbitration in Poland during World War II.