In the historical and educational literature, there is no text, which present the history of the academic colony of the University of Cracow in Lviv from its inception in the 17th century to the next transformation at the end of the 18th century. This paper is based on manuscript archival materials collected at the Jagiellonian University, the Archbishop of Lviv, in including consistory files, and also in printed annals, published official magazines of the city of Lviv, printed works of the teaching staff and students of the colony. As a result of many years of collecting source facts, the following was reconstructed: establishment of an academic colony in 1608, directors, some auxiliary teachers, pupils’ case, their activity in the city and the church in Lviv, school building and conditions for teaching, scattered grounds for financing teachers, pupils and building maintenance school. The article is the first part of the school’s history, the archival material owned by the author, after completing the query in the Lviv city archives, allows the author to write its history in the 18th century. This is the third academic colony (Chełmno, Nowy Sącz) presenting by the author.

This essay is a general discussion of the most important changes in Polish maritime civil law introduced by the Maritime Code of 19 September 2001. The new Code has been in force since 5 June 2002. The author discusses the scope of the modifications contained in the new Code in relation to the previous Code of 1961. In consideration of the fact that the majority of norms of former maritime law have remained in force under the new Code, the author defines the new legislation as a recodification, rather than a wholly new legal act. He emphasizes and discusses in detail the good points of the new systematization of the maritime Code. In his discussion of particular regulations of the new legislation the author points to a series of dubious or, indeed, mistaken solutions. An example of such is, perhaps, the introduction of a new institution - the Polish Yacht Register. The most important changes in maritime law include the modification of the system of realizing the mortgage of ships. Mainly modelled on British law, the modified system attempts to avoid difficulties stemming from the realization of a mortgage in the course of the execution of a court judgement. It introduces the possibility of seizure of a ship covered by a mortgage and even its sale by the mortgager. The final part of the essay is a list of executive acts added to the Maritime Code that should be swiftly published. The author makes a selection of these instruments, indicating the sequence of their introduction.