Guardians of the Laws

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Guardians of the Laws was a constitutional body created in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth to oversee and safeguard the implementation of the reforms introduced by the Constitution of 3 May 1791.

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Guardians of the Laws canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional body
executive authority
government council
abolishedBy Targowica Confederation NERFINISHED
accountableTo Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
aimsTo limit abuses of magnate power
strengthen central authority
appliesTo reforms of the Constitution of 3 May 1791
appliesToJurisdiction Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
appliesToPeriod Great Sejm era NERFINISHED
chairperson King of Poland NERFINISHED
country Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
dissolved 1792
governs executive administration of the Commonwealth
hasAlternativeName Guard of the Laws
Straż Praw NERFINISHED
hasLanguage Polish
hasPart minister of foreign affairs
minister of police
minister of the seal (internal affairs)
minister of treasury
minister of war
hasRole ensuring obedience to laws
executive power of the state
foreign policy leadership
military command oversight
overseeing implementation of constitutional reforms
safeguarding the Constitution of 3 May 1791
supervision of administration
hasType collegial executive body
headOfGovernment King of Poland
headOfState King of Poland NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod late 18th century
inception 1791
3 May 1791
legalBasis Constitution of 3 May 1791 NERFINISHED
locatedIn Warsaw
memberOf King of Poland NERFINISHED
Roman Catholic Primate of Poland NERFINISHED
crown prince (without vote)
five ministers
secretary of the Guardians of the Laws
partOf political system of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
replaces old system of magnate-dominated councils
previous royal council
significantEvent implementation of the Constitution of 3 May 1791
suspension after Russian intervention in 1792
subordinateTo Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED

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Government Act of 3 May 1791 established Guardians of the Laws