The new law stipulates a 30-year statute of limitations with respect to restitution claims of property nationalized by the communist government by administrative decision. In general, the law does not apply in cases where the nationalization of property was done through legislation. Although most of the property in Poland was nationalized pursuant to government resolutions rather than legislation, these legal circumstances still allow an opening to file a restitution claim for Polish Jews\u2019 property in certain cases. Although the law\u2019s applicability is disputed with respect to procedures that already started before it entered into effect, legally and in principle, such procedures are still supposed to continue. In the event that these procedures are dismissed following this change in legal status, this might serve as grounds to seek recourse from general European judicial forums, such as the European Court of Human Rights. In addition to the cases mentioned above, there are still cases where property and assets in Poland were not expropriated or nationalized. The new law doesn\u2019t apply to these cases, and in principle still allows the filing of property restitution or compensation claims.<\/p>\n