title: Editorial: The Polish State from the Fall in the 18th Century to its Reconstitution in the First Quarter of the 20th Century
abstract: The Polish state was founded in the second half of the 10 th century, the symbolic birth being the date the first recognized ruler, Mieszko I (960) assumed the throne or the date of baptism of Poland (966).Despite various ups and downs, as well as more serious political transformations (feudal fragmentation in the 12 th -14 th century, Polish-Lithuanian union from the 14 th -18 th century), Poland survived as a state until its liquidation as a result of three partitions forced by its neighbors: 
journal: Polish Review of International and European Law