TY - JOUR TI - The position of the ministry of the interior in the administration of the duchy of Warsaw AU - Gałędek, Michał TI - The position of the ministry of the interior in the administration of the duchy of Warsaw AB - The article presents basic issues that arose in the Duchy of Warsaw after the implementation of departmental division of tasks between different offices of central administration, including ministries and structures subject to them. The author investigates the origins of departmental division introduced in the Duchy of Warsaw by Napoleon, its primary shape, later modifications and the degree of its endurance after it fell. A great emphasis has been placed on the issue of general importance and position of the Ministry of the Interior functioning as a kind of a meta-ministry. In addition to the analysis of normative solutions the paper also looks at the actual determinants of the departmental division and at how it was influenced by Polish tradition. In this context the author investigates how normative solutions have been put into practice. VL - 2013 IS - Volume 6, Issue 4 PY - 2014 SN - 2084-4115 C1 - 2084-4131 SP - 405 EP - 422 DO - 10.4467/20844131KS.13.024.1699 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/kshpp/article/miejsce-resortu-spraw-wewnetrznych-w-administracji-ksiestwa-warszawskiego KW - partion of branches of the administration KW - administration KW - Duchy of Warsaw KW - Ministry of Interior