Outline of the formation of criminal responsibility’s principles of the perpetrator of the crime’s murder in historical perspective Cover Image

Zarys kształtowania się zasad odpowiedzialności karnej sprawcy przestępstwa zabójstwa w ujęciu historycznym
Outline of the formation of criminal responsibility’s principles of the perpetrator of the crime’s murder in historical perspective

Author(s): Karol Kagan
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law, Criminal Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: history; murder; ancient Times; Middle Ages; modernity; punishment

Summary/Abstract: The crime of murder is a specific crime, because it attacks the most valuable good protected by law – human life. Since ancient times, attempts can be found to guarantee means of criminal law protection of this good. Concepts of perceiving the crime of unlawfully depriving another person’s life have changed depending on the historicalera and, consequently, socio-political changes. This article aims to synthetically present the phenomenon of the crime of murder in its historical approach, starting from ancient concepts to legal regulations of the second half of the 20th century.

  • Issue Year: 9/2025
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 1-22
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish
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