The Offense of Non-Alimony in the Context of Criteria of a Multiplicity of Crimes and the Principle of Res Iudicata Cover Image

Przestępstwo niealimentacji (artykuł 209 Kodeksu karnego) w perspektywie kryteriów wielości przestępstw i zasady res iudicata
The Offense of Non-Alimony in the Context of Criteria of a Multiplicity of Crimes and the Principle of Res Iudicata

Author(s): Bartosz Łabuś
Subject(s): Criminal Law
Published by: Polska Akademia Umiejętności / Krakowski Instytut Prawa Karnego Fundacja
Keywords: non-alimony; permanent offense; time of the crime; time of termination of crime; res iudicata; continuous act;

Summary/Abstract: The offense of non-alimony combines many features which, even individually, causea number of interpretation difficulties. This offense is committed by omission and ischaracterized as permanent and complex.It is first and foremost an offense committed by omission, permanent and complex.The need to reflect on the shape of the crime stated in Article 209 §1 of the PolishCriminal Code lies primarily in the fact that in 2017 that Code was amended, whichsignificantly altered the discussed offense, necessitating a revision of many views heldby the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court, courts of general jurisdiction, and in theliterature. This text is devoted mostly to (i) the analysis of the persistence and complexityof the offense of non-alimony, (ii) determining the time of its perpetration and termination,and (iii) the relationship that exists between it and the principle of res iudicata.The possibility of applying the institution of a continuous act and a sequence of crimeswas also considered.

  • Issue Year: 25/2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 73-86
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish