Kodeks Napoleona jako źródło rozstrzygania sporów z zakresu prawa pracy w Wolnym Mieście Krakowie (1815–1846)

The article presents the issue of resolving disputes between “employers” and “employees” by the courts of the Free City of Cracow (1815–1846). This was based on the regulations of the newly implemented Napoleonic Code of 1804. It is shown that due to the scarcity of the provisions relating to contracts of lease of labor (Articles 1708–1711, 1779–1781), Cracow judges and advocates were very keen to refer to the regulations on contractual relations (Title III of Book 3 of the Code Civil). The analysis covered several cases concerning various forms of work services (lease of services). The findings were based on court files from the Tribunal of First Instance, the Court of Appeal, the Court of Third Instance and the Higher Court, stored in the National Archives in Kraków. The article is a contribution to research on the beginnings of labor law on Polish lands in the first half of the 19th century.