Outside statutory of the factors excluding criminal responsibility - outline of issues

• Authors: Brzozowski Paweł
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

This article is devoted to analyse outside statutory of factors excluding criminal responsibility conception. Nowadays Polish jurisprudence quite widely accepts this one, not based on act conception. Only a few notice the shortcomings of outside of statutory factors excluding criminal responsibility. Nevertheless, not many make this topic on a deeper reflection. The article attempts to collect the views on this subject in existing polish jurisprudence. It should be noted, that this views are fragmented in numerous articles, books and commentaries. Therefore, an assessment of the concept of outside statutory of factors excluding criminal responsibility which releate to: the function of criminal law, nullum crimen sine lege rule, the separation of powers rule, protection the victim rights and the contents of art. 17 k.p.k.. Furthermore, the problem of definiteness constituent elements of outside statutory of the factors excluding criminal responsibility was outlined . It was also presented what behaviors qualify as outside statutory of the factors excluding criminal responsibility by individual representatives of jurisprudence. As a result, the validity of conception of outside statutory of the factors excluding criminal responsibility seems to be fairly questionable.

Keywords

EN

Outside statutory of the factors excluding criminal responsibility; factors excluding criminal responsibility; the function of criminal law; nullum crimen sine lege rule; the separation of powers rule; protection the victim rights; art. 17 k.p.k.

• Publisher: Instytut Nauk Prawnych PAN / Institute of Legal Studies PAN
• Journal: Studia Prawnicze
• Year: 2013
• Issue: 4 (196)
• Pages: 179-193

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Brzozowski Paweł

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