The largest legal collection in Poland — part of the library and information system of the University of Warsaw, open to academic staff, doctoral candidates, students and everyone interested in law.
About
Six decades in service of legal scholarship.
The Jan Wincenty Bandtkie Library holds the largest legal and administrative collection in Poland — a contemporary academic environment for research, teaching and daily scholarly work at the Faculty.
Part of the library and information system of the University of Warsaw. Open to staff, doctoral candidates, students and everyone interested in law. It combines a traditional collection with legal databases, repositories and the Virtual Library of Science.
Founded
Established in 1963 by merging the holdings of the Faculty's departments. Since 2008 named after Jan Wincenty Bandtkie — the first dean of the Faculty of Law.
Location
Housed since 2005 in the contemporary Collegium Iuridicum III at ul. Oboźna 6, on UW's Main Campus. Two reading rooms and full information support on site.
Scale
Over 100,000 volumes of books and journals. About 2,000 new titles added every year — the most important Polish publications together with selected international scholarly works.
Access
Access to leading legal databases — Legalis, Lex, Westlaw, Beck-online, HeinOnline — together with WPiA UW repositories and e-publications.
The WPiA UW Library is more than a collection — for over six decades it has shaped the research and teaching life of the Faculty, combining academic tradition with modern research tools.
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History and mission
The Library was established in 1963 by merging the holdings of the departments of the Faculty of Law. Its original collection consisted of interwar publications, 19th-century works and antique prints — the latter deposited with the Antique Prints Department of the BUW. Since 2008 the Library has borne the name of the first dean of the Faculty of Law, Jan Wincenty Bandtkie. Today it serves as the principal research and teaching facility for the staff, doctoral candidates and students of WPiA UW.
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Collections and cataloguing
The collection comprises over 100,000 volumes of books and journals in law, administration, legal history and political doctrines. Around 2,000 new titles are added every year — the most important publications issued in Poland and selected international scholarly works. The Student Reading Room offers nearly 10,000 books and 40 journal titles on open access. The Library also handles full cataloguing and provides access to the major legal databases.
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A space for scholarly work
Since 2005 the Library has been housed in Collegium Iuridicum III on ul. Oboźna, at the heart of UW's Main Campus. The two reading rooms — the Student Reading Room and the Professors' Lektorium — offer 98 study seats, reference holdings, computer stations and the Faculty's internal network with access to Westlaw, Beck-online and HeinOnline. It is the daily working environment for the entire academic community of the Faculty.
Location
Collegium Iuridicum III, ul. Oboźna 6 — UW Main Campus.
Order and reserve online in the BUW catalogue.
An active BUW library account is the prerequisite for using the FLA UW Library. Once signed in, you can request books, check return dates and review your borrowing history.
