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The influence of politics on criminal law by the example of attempts at penalizing the Holocaust denial

Abstract:

The article tried to show the negative influence of politics on penal law. The introduction explains the conception of Holocaust denial and presents the most famous cases about using the term „polish death camps”. First part shows the legal status of this crime in Polish Criminal Code from 1969. The next part is the analysis of the article 132a of the Polish Criminal Code from 1997 and of the harmful effect of politicians on penal law. Sequent section analyzes article 55 of the Act on the Institute of National Remembrance, which is the best from this regulations. The next part presents controversy regarding to article 55a and 55b of this Act and interpretation problems. The last chapter is the short summary

Date issued:

2019

Date copyrighted:

2019

Identifier:

ISSN 2451-2060   ISBN 978-83-65158-15-4

Language:

pol

Relation:

Acta Erasmiana. 2019, 18 s. 202-214

Is part of:

Acta Erasmiana. 2019, 18

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Copyright by Katedra Doktryn Politycznych i Prawnych WPAiE UWr, Koło Naukowe Doktryn Politycznych i Prawnych WPAiE & Authors