The role of the judiciary as an element of the model of pre-trial proceedings in a comparative perspective – implications for the Polish legal system Cover Image

Czynnik sądowy jako element modelu postępowania przygotowawczego w ujęciu porównawczym – implikacje dla polskiego systemu
The role of the judiciary as an element of the model of pre-trial proceedings in a comparative perspective – implications for the Polish legal system

Author(s): Tomasz Bojanowski
Subject(s): Court case, Administrative Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: court; pre-trial proceedings; criminal procedure; pre-trial proceedings model; pre-trial proceedings judge

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article is an analysis of the role of the judicial factor in pre-trial proceedings against the background of the general model of such proceedings. The author presents possible institutional measures in a comparative perspective, focusing on the incorporation of the judicial factor into the initial stage of the procedure. He develops a doctrinal classification of judicial activities into decision-making, supervisory, and evidentiary categories, and links this classification to the discussed institutional measures. In his conclusion, the author emphasizes that the Polish criminal procedure requires a new model of pre-trial proceedings that would properly define the role of the judicial factor at this stage of the process. To that end, he identifies three directions for the proposed reform.

  • Issue Year: 2026
  • Issue No: 59 (3)
  • Page Range: 9-24
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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