Nihil novi (1505)

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Nihil novi (1505) was a landmark Polish constitutional act that curtailed royal authority by requiring the consent of the Sejm, dominated by the szlachta (nobility), for the enactment of new laws.

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Nihil novi act of 1505 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish statute
constitutional act
legal act
alsoKnownAs Nihil novi constitution NERFINISHED
Nihil novi nisi commune consensu
appliesToJurisdiction Crown of the Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED
benefitedGroup Polish nobility NERFINISHED
szlachta
country Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED
dateEnacted 1505
enactedBy King Alexander Jagiellon NERFINISHED
followedBy Henrician Articles NERFINISHED
later constitutional acts of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
historicalEra Jagiellonian period NERFINISHED
late Middle Ages in Poland
influenced concept of Golden Liberty
development of parliamentary governance in Poland
language Latin
LatinTitle Nihil novi nisi commune consensu NERFINISHED
legalPrinciple monarch bound by decisions of the Sejm
no new law without consent of the estates
legalSubject legislative procedure
limitation of royal authority
nobility rights
legislature Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED
mainEffect curtailed royal legislative power
limited the king’s ability to issue laws unilaterally
required consent of the Sejm for new laws
strengthened political role of the szlachta
partOf Polish constitutional history
history of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
placeEnacted Radom NERFINISHED
politicalSignificance foundation of Polish noble democracy
key step in development of the Polish–Lithuanian political system
shifted power from monarch to parliament
precededBy Privilege of Nieszawa NERFINISHED
earlier royal privileges to the nobility
relatedConcept Golden Liberty NERFINISHED
estates of the realm
noble democracy
requiredConsentFrom Chamber of Deputies NERFINISHED
Sejm NERFINISHED
Senate of Poland NERFINISHED
signedBy Alexander Jagiellon NERFINISHED
subjectOf research on early modern parliamentary systems
studies in Polish constitutional law
translationOfTitle Nothing new without the common consent
year 1505

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Legal history of Poland includesLegalAct Nihil novi (1505)
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szlachta notableLaw Nihil novi (1505)