The Crime of Pedophilia in the Criminal Codes of the Partitioning Countries and the Polish Criminal Code of 1932 Cover Image

Przestępstwo czynu nierządnego z nieletnim w kodeksach karnych państw zaborczych i kodeksie karnym z 1932 roku. Przyczynek do badań
The Crime of Pedophilia in the Criminal Codes of the Partitioning Countries and the Polish Criminal Code of 1932

Author(s): Karol Siemaszko
Subject(s): History of Law, Criminal Law, Studies in violence and power
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Polish Criminal Code of 1932; the crime of so-called pedophilia; fornication;

Summary/Abstract: The crime of pedophilia, as a separate type of prohibited act, appeared in Poland together with the criminal codes of the partitioning countries. These provisions were in many cases very casuistic, pro- viding a different standard of protection for minors. The Criminal Code of 1932 introduced a uniform standard of protection through the provision of Article 203 penalizing the act of fornication with a minor. The author discusses not only the provisions of the partitioning codes and the Polish Criminal Code of 1932 relating to the crime of pedophilia, but also points to the conflict of these provisions with the provisions of the marriage law in force in Poland, which in some cases allowed children under 15 years of age to marry.

  • Issue Year: 17/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 49 - 63
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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