Kilka uwag o nauce prawa ochrony środowiska w ośrodku wrocławskim

The aim of this paper is to present the contribution of the Wrocław scientific community to the development of the science of environmental law, with particular reference to the academic chair led by Jan Bocia of the University of Wrocław, the Department of Environmental Law of the Institute of Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences under the direction of Jerzy Sommer, and the Centre for Environmental Law under the direction of Jerzy Jendrośka. The scientific achievements of the Wroclaw lawyers are based on the development of Polish environmental law from its beginnings in 1971, through the1976 amendment to the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Poland, the 1980 Act on the protection and shaping of the environment, the 1991 Act on the protection of nature, into the 2001 Act – Environmental Protection Law. The presentation takes into account the laws of other European countries, emphasising the international cooperation of the Wroclaw lawyers. The essay also pays tribute to four late representatives of the Wroclaw scientific community: Jerzy Sommer, Jan Boć, Konrad Nowacki and Jan Jerzmański.