Nazarko, Mateusz2023-03-022023-03-022015Roczniki Teologiczne Warszawsko-Praskie, 2015, t. 11, s. 173-192.1643-4870http://theo-logos.pl/xmlui/handle/123456789/4476National minorities are a very important and inherent element of society, as well as a complicated and difficult subject in the politics. The difficulty lies in the questions regarding definitions, typology, criteria for determining the number and state of national consciousness, and the relations between the state and minorities. The governments of different countries, Poland included, are trying to guarantee to the minorities the best possible conditions for development and maintenance of their national identity regarding the language, culture and religion.plAttribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Polandhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/pl/prawolawPolskaPolandmniejszość narodowanational minoritymniejszość etnicznaethnic minoritysystem ochrony prawnejsystem of legal protectionochronaprotectionprawo międzynarodoweinternational lawprawo krajowedomestic lawprawo polskiePolish lawKonstytucja RPConstitution of the Republic of PolandSystem ochrony praw mniejszości narodowych i etnicznych w PolsceSystem of protection of national and ethnic minorities in PolandArticle