Guardians of the Laws (executive council)

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Guardians of the Laws was the executive governing council established by Poland’s Constitution of 3 May 1791 to oversee and implement the laws of the reformed Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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instanceOf executive council
governmental body
state council
aim limit abuses of the nobility’s political privileges
strengthen central executive power
appliesToJurisdiction Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
appliesToPeriod late 18th century
country Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
createdBy Government Act of 3 May 1791
surface form: Constitution of 3 May 1791
describedIn Government Act of 3 May 1791
surface form: Constitution of 3 May 1791
dissolved 1792
after the Targowica Confederation coup
function coordinate central administration
ensure observance of the constitution
execute state policy
oversee implementation of laws
governmentBranch executive branch
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
hasChairperson King of Poland
hasHeadOfGovernment King of Poland
hasJurisdiction Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
hasMember Primate of Poland
crown prince (without vote)
five ministers
marshal of the Sejm (without vote)
minister of foreign affairs
minister of police
minister of the seal (internal affairs)
minister of treasury
minister of war
inception 1791
3 May 1791
legalBasis Government Act of 3 May 1791
surface form: Constitution of 3 May 1791
location Warsaw
namedAfter laws
originalLanguage Polish
originalName Straż Praw
partOf political system of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
reforms of the Great Sejm
replacedBy Targowica Confederation
surface form: Targowica Confederation government
replaces previous royal council of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
shortDescription executive governing council of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth created by the Constitution of 3 May 1791
subordinateTo Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
timePeriod Enlightenment era in Poland

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Constitution of 3 May 1791 (adopted by the Four-Year Sejm) created Guardians of the Laws (executive council)
subject surface form: Constitution of 3 May 1791