Protection of a minor witness in criminal proceedings – selected aspects Cover Image

Ochrona małoletniego świadka w postępowaniu karnym – wybrane aspekty
Protection of a minor witness in criminal proceedings – selected aspects

Author(s): Krystyna J. Szczechowicz
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: minor witness; child; questioning pursuant to Article 185b of the Code of Criminal Procedure; interrogation;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents an extremely important issue of interrogation of a minor witness who is not a victim. Undoubtedly, the introduction of the provision of Article 185a of the Code of Criminal Procedure was a milestone in the protection of the injured child as a witness in criminal proceedings. The aim of the article is to examine the scope of protection of a minor witness who is not a victim in the course of criminal proceedings. The author presents some of the achievements and shortcomings of Polish regulations in this matter and presents de lege ferenda postulates against them.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 49
  • Page Range: 317-326
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish