Protection of Graves and Cemeteries in Treaties on Friendship and Cooperation Signed by Poland with States Formed after the Collapse of the USSR

Cooperation of states in terms of protection of graves and cemeteries is an important factor of building mutual respect and trust between countries and encourages the creation of a basis of understanding and rapprochement between nations. This article analyses agreements on friendship and cooperation signed by Poland, which play a special role in state treaty relations. The personal scope of the study was limited to agreements signed with states formed after the collapse of the USSR—this area, taking into account various events shaped historically (and not only in the scope of the history of Poland) is especially important in the context of protection of graves and cemeteries. It is where numerous necropolises and places of burial of Poles are located. It also needs to be taken into account that a number of places of burial of remains of persons coming from various countries are located in the territory of Poland. The aim of the study is to provide an answer to the research question of whether cooperation in terms of protection of graves and cemeteries was taken into account in the provisions of political treaties signed by Poland with the aforementioned states and if this cooperation was given an appropriate rank, thus, whether there was an adequate legal framework guaranteeing implementation of the cooperation in an appropriate way in the discussed scope.