The Constitutionality of Taking DNA Reference Sample
The Constitutionality of Taking DNA Reference Sample
Author(s): Józef Wójcikiewicz, Violetta Kwiatkowska-WójcikiewiczSubject(s): Constitutional Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: reference DNA samples; constitutional rights; Polish Code of Criminal Procedure; Polish Police Act
Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on the opinions of constitutional courts in the Federal Republic of Germany, United States of America, Canada, the Czech Republic, and the Constitutional Tribunal in Poland on taking references samples for DNA tests from a suspect (an accused). The inconsistency of Polish regulations referring to the DNA analysis is the main object of criticism.
Journal: Comparative Law Review
- Issue Year: 23/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 207-222
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
