Odpowiedzialność za przestępstwa „mowy nienawiści” stypizowane w art. 256 § 1 i 257 k.k. – wybrane problemy normatywne i praktyczne

• Authors: Magdalena Błaszczyk

Abstracts

EN

The definitions of hate speech crimes in the provisions of Art. 256 § 1 and 257 of the Polish Penal Code appear to be not easy to interpret and challenging to apply. Considering the specificity of the behaviour prohibited by the regulations mentioned above, greater precision of definitions seems challenging to obtain. That raises the need for a cautious assessment of the behaviour that raises doubts. Not every act of hate speech may be considered a crime, but any suspicion of a crime must be the subject of scrupulous examination by state authorities. The passivity of state organs may be perceived as “silent consent”. Failure to react to hateful words can encourage hateful acts of physical violence.

Keywords

EN

criminal responsibility; discrimination; hate speech; public; insult

PL

odpowiedzialność karna; dyskryminacja; mowa nienawiści; publicznie; zniewaga

• Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Studia Iuridica
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 88
• Pages: 9-25

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Magdalena Błaszczyk

Identifiers

DOI

10.31338/2544-3135.si.2021-88.1

Biblioteka Nauki

47388118