From the Case-law of Directorate of Police in the Free City of Cracow – the Oszyk’s Case Cover Image

Z orzecznictwa Dyrekcji Policji Wolnego Miasta Krakowa – casus Oszyków
From the Case-law of Directorate of Police in the Free City of Cracow – the Oszyk’s Case

Author(s): Paweł Cichoń
Subject(s): Jewish studies, Criminal Law, Public Administration, 19th Century, Penal Policy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: Free City of Cracow; administration; the judiciary; the Police Directorate; ritual Jewish marriage; criminal law;

Summary/Abstract: The article shows the judicial activity in the Directorate of Police of the Free City of Cracow on the example of the Oszyk’s case from 1842 – a Jewish couple who got married following Jewish rituals without performing the mandatory civil marriage. People getting married in such a way committed a crime categorized as a serious police crime. There are outlined the rules which determined the punishments for such an offense. The judicial proceedings in the Oszyk’s case are discussed. There are also highlighted other cases of similar type conducted in the Directorate of Police in 1842, 1844 and 1845.

  • Issue Year: 25/2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 179-180
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish