Crime of exposure to contagious disease (Article 161 § 2 Penal Code) – a review of problems Cover Image

Przestępstwo narażenia na zakażenie chorobą zakaźną (art. 161 § 2 k.k.) – przegląd problemów
Crime of exposure to contagious disease (Article 161 § 2 Penal Code) – a review of problems

Author(s): Hanna Karge, Przemysław Pałka
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Evaluation research, Health and medicine and law, Penology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: crime; contagious disease; Penal Code;

Summary/Abstract: In this article, the authors analyzed the crime of contagious disease penalized in the Penal Code. The biggest difficulty is whether the act of Article 161 § 2 Penal Code is synonymous with a direct threat to life or serious wealth impairment, which is related to the obligation to provide assistance by health senices.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 39
  • Page Range: 65-82
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish