Assessment of the petition to amend the Decree of 1944 on Punishment for Fascist-Nazi criminals guilty of murdering and tormenting civilians and prisoners of war, and for traitors of the Polish Nation Cover Image

Ocena petycji w sprawie dokonania zmian w dekrecie z 1944 r. o wymiarze kary dla faszystowsko-hitlerowskich zbrodniarzy winnych zabójstw i znęcania się nad ludnością cywilną i jeńcami oraz dla zdrajców Narodu Polskiego
Assessment of the petition to amend the Decree of 1944 on Punishment for Fascist-Nazi criminals guilty of murdering and tormenting civilians and prisoners of war, and for traitors of the Polish Nation

Author(s): Natalia Podraza-Majewska
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: petition; death penalty; criminal law;

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the petition is to change the sanction specified in Article 1 of the Decree is such a way that it would modify the sanction to become a differentiated one. In the author’s opinion, despite the fact that the penalty of life imprisonment for the crime specified in the August Decree is strictly defined, the court can differentiate it, in particular to convicting to 25 years of imprisonment. It should also be borne in mind that the probability of the actual application of the sanction specified in the August Decree is minimal.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 273-279
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish