Edmund Krzymuski’s Final Paper in the Work of the Section of Substantive Criminal Law of the Codification Commission of the Republic of Poland – Selected Issues Cover Image

Ostatni referat Edmunda Krzymuskiego w pracach Sekcji Prawa Karnego Materialnego Komisji Kodyfikacyjnej Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej – wybrane zagadnienia
Edmund Krzymuski’s Final Paper in the Work of the Section of Substantive Criminal Law of the Codification Commission of the Republic of Poland – Selected Issues

Author(s): Tomasz Szczygieł
Subject(s): History, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: criminal law; criminal code; Second Polish Republic; Edmund Krzymuski

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the course of the discussion of Edmund Krzymuski’s essay on crimes against life and health, which took place as part of the Section of Substantive Criminal Law of the Codification Commission of the Republic of Poland in June 24–27, 1920. The article focuses on the main threads of the referent’s questionnaire and is devoted i.a., to the crimes of murder, bodily harm, incitement to suicide, or the killing of a fetus. The work highlights both Krzymuski’s proposals, as well as different concepts supported by other members of the Section, which were included in the draft criminal code of 1932. That discussion was significant because most of these solutions are still in force today in the Polish legal system. The article also attempts to answer whether the circumstances related to the referent’s proposals could have influenced his decision to resign from further work within the Substantive Criminal Law Section of the Codification Commission of the Republic of Poland.

  • Issue Year: 16/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 67-86
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish