Small Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1992

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constitutional act interim constitution

The Small Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1992 was an interim constitutional act that regulated the relationship between the legislative and executive branches during Poland’s post-communist transition, preceding the adoption of the 1997 Constitution.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the Republic of Poland (pre-1997 constitutional framework)	1
Mała Konstytucja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z 1992 roku	1
Small Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1992 canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12740872 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Small Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1992
Context triple: [Small Constitution of 1992, alsoKnownAs, Small Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1992]

A. Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997
The Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997 is the supreme law defining Poland’s political system, fundamental rights, and the organization and powers of its state authorities.
B. Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952
The Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952 was the Soviet-style fundamental law that formally established Poland as a socialist state under communist rule during the Cold War era.
C. Polish Constitution of 1921
The Polish Constitution of 1921 was the interwar Second Polish Republic’s fundamental law, establishing a democratic parliamentary system with extensive civil liberties and a framework for regional autonomy.
D. Polish constitution of 1935
The Polish constitution of 1935 was an authoritarian-leaning interwar constitution that significantly strengthened the powers of the president and shaped the legal framework of the Polish state on the eve of World War II.
E. Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland (1815)
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland (1815) was a liberal charter granted by Tsar Alexander I that established a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral parliament and extensive civil liberties in the semi-autonomous Congress Poland under Russian rule.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Small Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1992
Target entity description: The Small Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1992 was an interim constitutional act that regulated the relationship between the legislative and executive branches during Poland’s post-communist transition, preceding the adoption of the 1997 Constitution.

A. Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997
The Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997 is the supreme law defining Poland’s political system, fundamental rights, and the organization and powers of its state authorities.
B. Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952
The Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952 was the Soviet-style fundamental law that formally established Poland as a socialist state under communist rule during the Cold War era.
C. Polish Constitution of 1921
The Polish Constitution of 1921 was the interwar Second Polish Republic’s fundamental law, establishing a democratic parliamentary system with extensive civil liberties and a framework for regional autonomy.
D. Polish constitution of 1935
The Polish constitution of 1935 was an authoritarian-leaning interwar constitution that significantly strengthened the powers of the president and shaped the legal framework of the Polish state on the eve of World War II.
E. Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland (1815)
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland (1815) was a liberal charter granted by Tsar Alexander I that established a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral parliament and extensive civil liberties in the semi-autonomous Congress Poland under Russian rule.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional act ⓘ interim constitution ⓘ
aimedAt	limiting remnants of communist-era constitutional arrangements ⓘ stabilizing state institutions during transition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Mała Konstytucja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z 1992 roku ⓘ linked to: Small Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1992 Small Constitution of 1992 ⓘ
appliesTo	Republic of Poland ⓘ
belongsTo	post-1989 Polish legal reforms ⓘ
characteristic	post-communist ⓘ transitional ⓘ
country	Republic of Poland ⓘ
definesRoleOf	Council of Ministers of Poland ⓘ President of Poland ⓘ Sejm of the Republic of Poland ⓘ Senate of the Republic of Poland ⓘ linked to: Senate of Poland
documentType	written constitution ⓘ
field	constitutional law ⓘ
follows	Constitution of the Polish People’s Republic of 1952 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952
governs	formation of the government of Poland ⓘ relations between President and Parliament in Poland ⓘ responsibility of the Council of Ministers before the Sejm ⓘ
hasSuccessor	Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997 ⓘ
historicalPeriod	post-communist transition in Poland ⓘ
influencedBy	democratization processes in Central and Eastern Europe ⓘ
inForceDuring	early 1990s in Poland ⓘ
jurisdiction	Poland ⓘ
language	Polish ⓘ
legalForm	constitutional statute ⓘ
legalNature	temporary constitutional settlement ⓘ
legalStatus	superseded ⓘ
legalSystem	civil law system of Poland ⓘ
partOf	Polish constitutional history ⓘ
politicalContext	democratic transformation of Poland ⓘ end of communist rule in Poland ⓘ
precedes	Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997 ⓘ
purpose	to provide an interim constitutional framework ⓘ to redefine powers of the Council of Ministers ⓘ to redefine powers of the President of Poland ⓘ to redefine powers of the Sejm ⓘ
regulates	relationship between legislative and executive branches ⓘ
replacedBy	Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997 ⓘ
subjectMatter	constitutional order of Poland ⓘ executive power ⓘ legislative power ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Small Constitution of 1992 → alsoKnownAs → Small Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1992 ⓘ

National Council of the Judiciary (pre-1997 form) → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Republic of Poland (pre-1997 constitutional framework) ⓘ

linked to: Small Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1992

Small Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1992 → alsoKnownAs → Mała Konstytucja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z 1992 roku ⓘ