Czy art. 196 kodeksu karnego1 w sposób nadmierny ogranicza wolność wyrażania poglądów i twórczości artystycznej?
Does article 196 of Criminal Code excessively limit the freedom of speech and artistic freedom?

Summary/Abstract: This work will try to provide an adequate answer to a question if the art. 196 of Criminal Code excessively limit the freedom of speech and artistic freedom. And so, first part of the work focuses on the analysis of types of criminal offenses defined in art. 196 of Criminal Code, second – analysis of the influence of art. 196 of Criminal Code on freedom of speech, artistic freedom and de lege ferenda stipulations, and the third – analysis of the possibility of introducing so called “justification of art” into Polish penal law, that would protect artists from possible criminal responsibility (i.a.) regarding offending another person’s religious feelings.

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