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The article is an attempt to analyze criminal liability for exceeding the limits of freedom of expression, for example, the crime of defamation (slander) of insult and defamation of religions. Analysis of individual crimes include: signs indicating the type of criminal act (the object of protection, signs pages of this criminal act, signs of subjective side), the threat of punishment and penal measures and the mode of prosecution.
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Crimes against freedom of religion or belief, codified in Chapter XXIV of the Criminal Code, have not been amended for a quarter of a century. This situation may be changed by a citizen’s bill to amend the Criminal Code, affirmed by politicians associated with the Suwerenna (formerly: Solidarna) Polska party and the Ministry of Justice. Considering that the legislative project (Parliamentary Paper No. 2756 of the 9th term of the Sejm) proposes significant changes to criminal law protection of freedom of religion and belief, it demands extensive study.This article is the most detailed analysis of the project so far. It discusses the most important assumptions of the draft bill, such as introducing a new “justification”, removing the element of malice from Article 195 of the CC, relinquishing the necessity of confirming an insult to religious feelings for the existence of a crime under current Article 196 of the CC, and introducing a new criminal offence, unknown in the current Code, of lionising or ridiculing a religious association along with a regulated legal situation, its dogmas or rites. The motives guiding the project’s proponent and justifying, in his opinion, the necessity of proposed amendments are also analyzed. What distinguishes this article from previous analyses of the draft is also that it considers of changes that were made to it at the parliamentary stage.The analysis carried out unequivocally indicates that it is questionable whether the draft complies with constitutional principles of the state’s relations with churches and religious associations. The project’s provisions lead to the entanglement of state bodies in ideological disputes, also undermining the mutual independence of the state and religious associations. Moreover, the project’s entry into force may cause a freezing effect, endangering the implementation of the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of speech. Finally, the draft is legislatively controversial and some of its provisions do not comply with the principle of definiteness of criminal law.
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This article discusses the issue of offending religious feelings in the light of Polish penal code. It is an attempt at answering the question of whether the standards really protect the values they were supposed to protect when they were instituted. And if they do, to what extent? Is the protection of religious feelings in Poland real or is it just a formal and legal illusion? An analysis of art. 196 of the penal code, as well as existing view on this doctrine shows a number of variances in interpretation. This leads to a conclusion that religious feelings may be protected under constitution, but the protection seems largely illusory in practice. Apart from the legislative and legal reservations, the low level of protection of religious feelings seems to also stem from the existing public attitudes, including the acceptance of the progressing insensitivity to Christian symbols. This acceptance is only seemingly harmless. In fact, it depreciates the sacred character of such objects. This results in a certain blurring of the notion of insult towards the objects of religious worship.
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The offense against religious feelings expressed in the text of Art. 196 of PC is strongly embedded in the constitutional liberties and freedoms and human rights of both the Council of Europe and the European Union. Freedom of conscience and religion, which originated in the wording of Art. 196 of PC remains in antinomy to other constitutional values protected by both international acts such as freedom of expression, freedom of artistic expression, the freedom to teach and freedom to enjoy cultural heritage. This requires balancing the content of these freedoms. At present stage there is yet no way to resolve the alleged doctrine of countertype of art.
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