How to Oppose Prosecutorial Objections? A Contribution to the Discussion on the Prosecutor's Position at the Judicial Stage of Criminal Proceedings Cover Image

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How to Oppose Prosecutorial Objections? A Contribution to the Discussion on the Prosecutor's Position at the Judicial Stage of Criminal Proceedings

Author(s): Konrad Lipiński
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, Criminal Law
Published by: Polska Akademia Umiejętności / Krakowski Instytut Prawa Karnego Fundacja
Keywords: individual liberty; equality of arms; dominus litis; pre-trial detention; prosecutor;

Summary/Abstract: Successive amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure strengthen the prosecutor's position at the judicial stage of criminal proceedings, favouring the prosecutor not only over the accused but also, in certain situations, over the court. The article focuses on the institution of the prosecutor's objection, analysing it, among other things, from the perspective of the constitutional guarantees concerning the deprivation of an individual's liberty on the basis of a court's decision. The article presents arguments in favour of the need to refuse, in specific cases, to apply the provisions providing for prosecutorial objections, and also points to the need to reduce the prosecutor to the role of a mere party to court proceedings, rather than a guardian of the rule of law.

  • Issue Year: 29/2025
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 509-532
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish
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