Public Discussion on the Draft of the Polish Criminal Code of 1963 as Reported by The New York Times Correspondent, Paul Staats Underwood
Public Discussion on the Draft of the Polish Criminal Code of 1963 as Reported by The New York Times Correspondent, Paul Staats Underwood
Author(s): Tomasz SzczygiełSubject(s): History, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law, Criminal Law, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: People’s Republic of Poland; draft Criminal Code of 1963; criminal law; New York Times; Paul Staats Underwood
Summary/Abstract: The article concerns the report by The New York Times correspondent, Paul Staats Underwood, concerning the Polish draft Criminal Code of 1963. It discusses the main issues, which Underwood concludes lead to a negative overall view of the draft code. One of the issues addressed is the public opinion about increasing penalization of social and economic life in the Polish People’s Republic. The study also discusses the reaction of ministerial authorities to the publication of the text by Underwood in The New York Times. In addition, the analysis covers the reasons for such a one-sided negative assessment of the draft and the question of whether the journalist was motivated by a desire to cause the rejection of another draft of the Criminal Code of the Polish People’s Republic.
Journal: Krakowskie Studia z Historii Państwa i Prawa
- Issue Year: 17/2024
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 365-374
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
