Trend abolicjonistyczny w polskim prawie karnym w XX w.
Abolitionist Trend in Polish Criminal Law in the 20th Century

Summary/Abstract: The death penalty was present in the Polish Criminal Law starting with Makarewicz Code, through 1950’s decrets to the Criminal Code of 1969. During that period, crimes punishable with death penalties were constantly changing. From last execution in 1988, there was abolition de facto in Poland. It changed into abolition de iure in 1995. The Criminal Code of 1997 does not include death penalty as penalty. Poland signed two international treaties which provided total abolition even in a time of war or other public emergency threatening the life of the nation.

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