Once more on Article 25 § 2a of the Penal Code: A few remarks on Jan Kluza’s article ‘The New Limitations on Criminal Liability of Self-Defence’ Cover Image

Ponownie o artykule 25 § 2a Kodeksu karnego. Kilka uwag do artykułu Jana Kluzy „Nowe granice obrony koniecznej? Uwagi na tle nowelizacji Kodeksu karnego z 8 grudnia 2017 r.”
Once more on Article 25 § 2a of the Penal Code: A few remarks on Jan Kluza’s article ‘The New Limitations on Criminal Liability of Self-Defence’

Author(s): Kamil Siwek
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Penal Policy, Sociology of Law
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: legal justification; self-defence; breach of the inviolability of the home; interpretation of the law; legal language directive;

Summary/Abstract: The polemic indicates that the interpretation of the criminal-law terms ‘dwelling’, ‘premises’ and ‘home’ in the context of Article 25 § 2a of the Penal Code should first of all be carried out not in the context of everyday (general) language, but in the context of legal language (the legal language directive): legal literature concerning the crime of the so-called breach of the inviolability of the home specified in Article 193 of the Penal Code. It is also pointed out that it is not justified to search for meanings for these terms in legal definitions found in non-penal branches of law (civil and administrative). The author’s assertion that the new Article 25 § 2a of the Penal Code may contribute to more frequent use of the legal justification of self-defence or other grounds for exclusion of criminal liability is also questioned.

  • Issue Year: 81/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 207-215
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish