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Skutkowe czy formalne przestępstwo nadużycia władzy
Material or formal character of crime of abuse of power

Author(s): Paweł Nowak
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: crime of abuse of power; article 231 (1) of Criminal Code; real exposure to danger; abstract exposure to danger; material offenses; formal offenses; effect in criminal law; the semantic analysis

Summary/Abstract: The author makes reflections on the nature of Article 231 (1) of Criminal Code in terms of material or formal character, referring to the main arguments pointed out in the literature and judicature in favor of one or the other position. As a result of the analysis comes to the conclusion that Article 231 (1) of Criminal Code regulates offense of abstract exposure to danger, formulating the proposals de lege ferenda of narrowing the field of criminalization

  • Issue Year: 25/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 43-60
  • Page Count: 18