https://doi.org/10.21697/zp.2018.18.2.05
This article concerns the changes laid down in the Act of 23 March 2017 amending ustawa o postępowaniu w sprawach nieletnich (the Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings Act) in the Polish Criminal Code, and ustawa Kodeks postępowania karnego (the Act on the Criminal Procedure Code). My remarks concern the merits of extending the catalogue of offences under Art. 240 Par. 1 of the Criminal Code by the addition of Art. 197 Par. 3 and 4. My analysis looks at the two main aspects of the problem. First I assess whether the amendment should concern Art. 240 Par. 1, bearing in mind its previous wording and its role in the Criminal Code. Secondly, I consider the situation of a rape victim, which has changed very considerably because of the withdrawal of the requirement that the victim must apply for prosecution to start. Finally I attempt to reconcile the need to achieve the preventive role of criminal law with the victim’s interest by presenting my own proposals for new legislation.
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