Impact Directive 2008/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on crime policy in Poland. Cover Image

Wpływ dyrektywy Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady 2008/99/WE z dnia 19 listopada 2008 r. na polską politykę kryminalną.
Impact Directive 2008/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on crime policy in Poland.

Author(s): Marta Wójcicka
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Energy and Environmental Studies, Criminal Law, EU-Legislation
Published by: Wydawnictwo Wyższej Szkoły Gospodarki Euroregionalnej im. Alcide De Gasperi w Józefowie
Keywords: EU law; the Directive 2008/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the protection of the environment through criminal law;criminal policy;

Summary/Abstract: European Union law determines the development of the internal law of the Member States directly or indirectly in almost every area of their activity. One of the important functions of the state is to protect the environment. The establishment and implementation of the principle of sustainable development, as well as intensified by the European Union for last several years environmental policy, has forced changes aimed at improving the fight against crimes against the environment. The changes introduced by the Directive 2008/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the protection of the environment through criminal law had an impact on crime policy in Poland. Th is article was devoted to discussion of changes in the Polish Criminal Code that have taken place under the influence of this directive. At the same time article contains the explanation of the directive, as an act constituted by the EU institutions and its role in the creation of domestic law in the Member States.

  • Issue Year: 25/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 427-439
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish
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