Podział terytorialny Meksyku i Polski – analiza porównawcza

Abstract

The territorial division of Poland and Mexico illustrates two diff erent systems of

territorial structure. In the case of Poland, we distinguish a three-level division

(municipalities, poviats and voivodships), while in Mexico, a two-stage (municipalities

and states) with the separation of the Capital City. In Mexico, all elements

of the structure are listed by the Constitution, while in the Polish legal order only

the commune, as the basic unit of territorial self-government, is mentioned in the

Constitution, other units are specifi ed in the act. The work aims to show the similarities

and discrepancies between the two countries in terms of territorial division.