Discretion of Judicial Power: Reality or Illusion? Cover Image

Dyskrecjonalność władzy sędziowskiej: rzeczywistość czy złudzenie?
Discretion of Judicial Power: Reality or Illusion?

Author(s): Tobiasz Dworak
Subject(s): Criminal Law
Published by: Polska Akademia Umiejętności / Krakowski Instytut Prawa Karnego Fundacja
Keywords: discretion; artificial intelligence; sentencing directives; case-file study; intoxication;

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to an attempt to verify the assumptions underlying the system of judicial discretion. The considerations are based on the results of a case-file study conducted on a sample of 831 criminal cases concerning driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated. On this basis, the author puts forward proposals for automating the sentencing process or supporting the adjudication process based on artificial intelligence architecture.

  • Issue Year: 29/2025
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 347-374
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Polish
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