Criminal liability for (self)-liberation of a person legally deprived of liberty under German, Swiss, Austrian and the Principality of Liechtenstein’s law
Criminal liability for (self)-liberation of a person legally deprived of liberty under German, Swiss, Austrian and the Principality of Liechtenstein’s law
Author(s): Piotr PoniatowskiSubject(s): Criminal Law
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza Uczelni Łazarskiego
Keywords: offence of liberation (and self-liberation) of a person deprived of liberty; offence of facilitating escape of a person deprived of liberty; offence of instigating to escape;
Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article are the regulations concerning the escape of a person legally deprived of liberty, that are in force in countries with a Germanic legal tradition. The analysis of German, Swiss, Austrian and the Principality of Liechtenstein’s law is conducted against a background of Polish solutions. The aim of the study is to present similarities and differences between the solutions adopted in particular German-speaking countries, as well as between these solutions and the regulations contained in the Polish Penal Code.
Journal: Ius Novum
- Issue Year: 17/2023
- Issue No: 1ENG
- Page Range: 39-51
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English