Several Comments on the Revised Guidelines of the Polish Bishop’s Conference in the Context of the Principles of Legislative Technique and Amended Article 240 § 1 of the Penal Code Cover Image

Kilka uwag do znowelizowanych Wytycznych Konferencji Episkopatu Polski w kontekście zasad techniki legislacyjnej oraz znowelizowanego art. 240 § 1 kodeksu karnego
Several Comments on the Revised Guidelines of the Polish Bishop’s Conference in the Context of the Principles of Legislative Technique and Amended Article 240 § 1 of the Penal Code

Author(s): Piotr Kroczek
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Civil Law, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: Wytyczne; Konferencja Episkopatu Polski; przestępstwo seksualne; małoletni; molestowanie seksualne

Summary/Abstract: The law amending art. 240 of the Penal Code has forced Polish Bishop’s Conference to amend the document titled the Guideliens for preliminary canonical investigation in the case of acts against the sixth commandment of the Ten Commandments with a minor under the age of eighteen enacted on 8 October 2014. The purpose of this article is to present, in the form of several comments, a critical assessment of the Guidelines made in the context of the principles of the principles technique and the amendment of the Penal Code.

  • Issue Year: 13/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 91-107
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish