Adjudication on Discontinuance of Criminal Proceedings and Ordering a Stay in a Psychiatric Institution as a Precautionary Measure. An Analysis
in the Context of the Constitutional Principle of Equality and the Directives of Proper Legislation Cover Image

Orzekanie o umorzeniu postępowania karnego i zastosowaniu środka zabezpieczającego w postaci internacji psychiatrycznej. Analiza w kontekście konstytucyjnej zasady równości oraz wymogów poprawnej legislacji
Adjudication on Discontinuance of Criminal Proceedings and Ordering a Stay in a Psychiatric Institution as a Precautionary Measure. An Analysis in the Context of the Constitutional Principle of Equality and the Directives of Proper Legislation

Author(s): Justyna Karaźniewicz
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: insanity;court;criminal proceedings;principle of appropriate legislation;precautionary measures; stay in a psychiatric institution

Summary/Abstract: The article concerns the principles of adjudicating on discontinuation of criminal proceedings due to the perpetrator’s insanity and ordering a stay in a psychiatric institution as a precautionary measure. The author indicates the dualism of the procedures in force and its effects, related in particular to various forms of court adjudication. The different forms of adjudication and the related differences in appealing against the decision result in different procedural situations of the suspects. The author assesses them in the context of the principle of equality before the law. She also analyzes the current regulations from the perspective of the principle of proper legislation.

  • Issue Year: 75/2022
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 9-26
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish