Penal law in confrontation with the nightmares of the past and challenges of the present day
Janusz Kochanowski
(Dr in the Institute of Criminal Law at Warsaw University; consul general in London 1991‐1995; senior member Robinson College 1995‐1997 in Cambridge, life member Clare Hall Cambridge)
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Abstract
Considers the penal law in Poland since the change in regime from totalitarian to democratic state. Discusses the different approaches used and the change in crime over the decade. Gives some statistics. States that Polish law will have to change to comply with European law as it strive to join the economic community. Concludes that the reader should “ponder anew the sense and role of penal responsibility” on an international scale.
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Citation
Kochanowski, J. (2002), "Penal law in confrontation with the nightmares of the past and challenges of the present day", Managerial Law, Vol. 44 No. 5, pp. 13-28. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090550210770597
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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