The issues of robbery: the relationship between the terms “violence against a person” (Art. 280 § 1 of the Penal Code) and “personal violation” (Art. 130 § 3 of the Viola ons Code) Cover Image

Z problematyki rozboju. „Przemoc wobec osoby” (art. 280 § 1 k.k.) a „gwałt na osobie” (art. 130 § 3 k.w.)
The issues of robbery: the relationship between the terms “violence against a person” (Art. 280 § 1 of the Penal Code) and “personal violation” (Art. 130 § 3 of the Viola ons Code)

Author(s): Tomasz Tyburcy
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Criminology, Penology
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: robbery; violence against a person; personal violation; theft; a quarter of the minimum wage;

Summary/Abstract: According to Art. 119 § 1 of the Violations Code, an offender who steals a movable property which value does not exceed a quarter of the minimum wage is liable for a misdemeanor and not for a crime or an offence. Art. 130 § 3 of the Violations Code specifies the term “personal violation”, however “violence against a person” is a constituent element of a crime of robbery. The issue of the potential correlation between those two terms has been broadly discussed both in legal literature and jurisprudence. The wording of the Art. 130 § 3 of the Violation Code is correlated with the terminology used in the 1969 version of the Penal Code, in which “personal violation” was a constituent element of the crime of robbery.

  • Issue Year: 22/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 81-96
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish