Korupcja i jej negatywny wpływ na funkcjonowanie państwa demokratycznego i autorytarnego
Corruption and Its Negative Impact on the Functioning of a Democratic and Authoritarian State

Summary/Abstract: Corruption is one of the most destructive pathologies of social life, one that negatively affects democracy, the economy, and trust in the state. This article presents the characteristics of corruption and its legal definition within the Polish judicial system. The aspects of the crime of corruption as penalized by the Polish legislature in the Penal Code have also been presented. Determinants of this phenomenon in countries with authoritarian systems of government and those governed by the democratic rule of law have been presented. Its impact on the functioning of state mechanisms has also been addressed (both in the context of economic and sociological conditions). The importance of administrative and criminal law regulations in the field of preventing and combating corruption has been emphasized.

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