Propagowanie totalitaryzmu i nawoływanie do nienawiści (art. 256 Kodeksu karnego)
Propagating totalitarism and inciting to hatred under article 256 of the Penal Code
Author(s): Piotr RadziejewskiSubject(s): Criminal Law, Penal Policy
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: criminal law; regulations combating totalitarianism; regulations combating intolerance; racism and xenophobia; crimes against public order;
Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the provision of Article 256 of the Polish Penal Code. The author discusses the offences of public propagation of totalitarian forms of government, and offence of inciting to hatred on national, ethnic, racial or religious grounds and offences connected with objects with such content. The author pays particular attention to the controversial and unclear wording used in the above regulation and identifies possible amendments that could make the article more precise and effective.
Journal: Przegląd Prawniczy Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 121-135
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Polish