MITIGATING PUNISHMENT IN SENTENCING: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE UKRAINIAN AND POLAND LEGISLATION Cover Image

ПРИЗНАЧЕННЯ ПОКАРАННЯ ПРИ ПОМЯКШУЮЧИХ ОБСТАВИНАХ: КОМПАРАТИВНИЙ АНАЛІЗ ЗАКОНОДАВСТВА УКРАЇНИ ТА ПОЛЬЩІ
MITIGATING PUNISHMENT IN SENTENCING: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE UKRAINIAN AND POLAND LEGISLATION

Author(s): R. Babanly
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Penology, EU-Legislation
Published by: Fundacja „Oświata i Nauka Bez Granic PRO FUTURO”
Keywords: Sentencing; the circumstances mitigating punishment; circumstances that aggravate punishment; individualization of punishment; criminal code;

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the legal approaches to the procedures and grounds for consideration of the circumstances, mitigating punishment according to Criminal Code of Ukraine and Poland. The analysis revealed the pros and cons of the respective approaches and gave the basis to suggest ways of mutual harmonization of legislation of these states. The study gave reason to conclude that each of the codes has its advantages and disadvantages relative to another code and to identify common problematic aspects of each.

  • Issue Year: 13/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 5-13
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English, Ukrainian