Sanctions from Perspective of Ius Puniendi: Between Criminal Liability and Liability for a Misdemeanour, and Administrative Liability – the Example of Poland

Renata Pawlik

In: Societas et iurisprudentia • 2016 • Volume 4 • Issue 3 • Pages 72-116 • ISSN 1339-5467

Abstract: In a system of law, sanctions are defined as a set of negative legal effects that should apply when an addressee of a legal norm fails to abide by an order or prohibition regarding certain conduct. Their essence lies in the coercion applied in order to enforce obedience to a norm mandating specific behaviour. Thus understood, sanctions appear in various branches of the law (civil, administrative, labour, and disciplinary law alike) and, accordingly, also vary in nature. A tendency can currently be observed towards moving away from repressive sanctions; these are gradually being replaced with other forms of liability, particularly with civil and administrative sanctions. In light of the above-mentioned, it is worth taking a look at sanctions from the perspective of ius puniendi, in order to delimit the boundaries of criminal liability, misdemeanour liability, and administrative liability under the Polish system.

Key Words: Ius Puniendi; Criminal and Misdemeanour Law; Sanctions; Administrative Liability; Poland.

URL: https://sei.iuridica.truni.sk/archive/2016/03/SEI-2016-03-Studies-Pawlik-Renata.pdf

Bibliographic Citation

PAWLIK, R. Sanctions from Perspective of Ius Puniendi: Between Criminal Liability and Liability for a Misdemeanour, and Administrative Liability – the Example of Poland. Societas et iurisprudentia [online]. 2016, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 72-116 [cit. 2020-01-01]. ISSN 1339-5467. Available at: https://sei.iuridica.truni.sk/international-scientific-journal/archive/issue-2016-03/sanctions-from-perspective-of-ius-puniendi-between-criminal-liability-and-liability-for-a-misdemeanour-and-administrative-liability-the-example-of-poland/.