PROBLEMY PRZYPISYWANIA ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCI KARNEJ PODMIOTOWI ZBIOROWEMU
PROBLEMS OF ATTRIBUTING CRIMINAL LIABILITY TO A COLLECTIVE ENTITY

Summary/Abstract: The article is an attempt to answer the question of whether criminal liability – in the narrow meaning of this concept – can be attributed to an entity other than a natural person (collective entity). This applies even to such elements of evaluation as guilt or mens rea. In the course of the considerations, the author uses the reasonable man standard (both in a normative and reconstructive form). The article consists of theoretical (model) considerations on the issues of criminal liability and liability of collective entities. Analysing various levels of criminal law evaluation, the author comes to the conclusion that it would be possible to model them appropriately – so that they are tailored not only to a human being, but also to a collective entity. This applies even to aspects of evaluation such as guilt or the subjective component of the prohibited act.

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