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Nihil novi

Nihil novi is a common term for Nihil novi nisi commune consensu (latin nothing new without the consensus of all), a 1505 legal act of Poland, also known as 'nothing about us without us'. The phrase 'nihil novi' is also used as short for the phrase, Sub sole nihil novi - latin nothing new under the sun.

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Nihil novi nisi commune consensu

It was an important victory for Polish noblemen (szlachta) over the kings. This act (called a constitution in Poland) forbade the king to pass new laws without the agreement from szlachta representatives (Sejm and Senat).

This act replaced the akt mielnicki and strenghtened the Sejm. This act is often considered the beginning of Nobles' Democracy period in Poland.

The act was signed by King Alexander the Jagiellonian during the Sejm session in Radom in 1505.

In the same year, the szlachta further expanded their powers by eliminating the voting rights of most towns and by forbidding peasants from leaving their lands without permission from their feudal lords, thus firmly establishing Polish serfdom.

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In Polish: Ponieważ prawa ogólne i ustawy publiczne dotyczą nie pojedynczego człowieka, ale ogółu narodu, przeto na tym walnym sejmie radomskim wraz ze wszystkimi królestwa naszego prałatami, radami i posłami ziemskimi za słuszne i sprawiedliwe uznaliśmy, jakoż postanowiliśmy, iż odtąd na potomne czasy nic nowego stanowionym być nie ma przez nas i naszych następców, bez wspólnego zezwolenia senatorów i posłów ziemskich, co by było ujmą i ku uciążeniu Rzeczypospolitej oraz ze szkodą i krzywdą czyjąśkolwiek, tudzież zmierzało ku zmianie prawa ogólnego i wolności publicznej.

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