The intention of the editors and founders of the Cracow Studies of Constitutional and Legal History has been to publish research papers in a broadly conceived history of law, the state, and political and legal doctrines. In general, the editors prefer studies in the history of Polish law, as well as European law with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe, and also the history of ecclesiastical law. The papers accepted for publication may refer to all historical epochs, including ancient law, up to the political and social transformations which began in this part of Europe in 1989.