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POJEDYNEK – UPRZYWILEJOWANE ZABÓJSTWO
A DUEL – A PRIVILEGED WAY OF KILLING

Author(s): Andrzej Nowak
Subject(s): History of Law, Civil Law, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Penal Policy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
Keywords: duel; code of honor; saber; gun; history;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses a privileged type of killing which was a duel, considered as a way of a settlement of the dispute, with particular emphasis on the regulations contained in the penal code of 1932 and so-called “codes of honor”. The paper also presents an analysis of the most known “effectual” act in Poland before World War II – Boziewicz’s Code.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 35
  • Page Range: 282-291
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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