Published: 2021-12-07

Stages in the Evolution of the Polish Law of Misdemeanors

Aleksandra Krawczyk-Wojciechowska Logo ORCID
Section: Artykuły recenzyjne i recenzje
https://doi.org/10.31261/ZDP.2021.22.09

Abstract

Recently, Marcin Łyska published a monograph entitled Prawo wykroczeń Polski Ludowej [The Law of Misdemeanors of the Polish People’s Republic] (Białystok 2020, pp. 136). Łyska begins his reflections in 1918. He presents the French system with the tripartite division of crimes (felonies, misdemeanours, and petty offences), the Austrian system, and the German system. The Polish codification of the substantive law of offences of 11 July 1932 was the result of many years of scientific debate by the members of the Criminal Department of the Codification Commission of the Second Republic of Poland.

The introduction of the socialist model of penal and administrative jurisprudence began with the act of 20 March 1950. On the other hand, the pre-war mandate and prescriptive procedures were preserved in an unchanged form. The final codification of the law of misdemeanors of the Polish People’s Republic took place on May 20, 1971. The provisions of some of the acts analyzed here are still in force today. The third stage of the codification of the law on misdemeanors took place in the Third Polish Republic.

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Krawczyk-Wojciechowska, A. (2021). Stages in the Evolution of the Polish Law of Misdemeanors. Z Dziejów Prawa, 14, 147–158. https://doi.org/10.31261/ZDP.2021.22.09

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Vol. 14 (2021)
Published: 2022-07-07


ISSN: 1898-6986
eISSN: 2353-9879

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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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