Communist crimes (Polish legal concept)
Communist crimes (
Polish law
In legal terminology – as defined by the Article 2.1 of
The concept of communist crimes was legally introduced in 1998 and revised several times.
Articles 4 to 7
A functionary of a communist state is defined as a
Crimes, recognised by
The concept has replaced the term Stalinist crime (zbrodnia stalinowska) previously used in Polish law for similar acts,[5] just as the concept of Nazi crime has replaced that of the Hitlerite crime. Both Stalinist and Hitlerite crimes were first defined by Polish legislation in 1991.[10]
While drafting the concept of the communist crime, Polish legislators specifically discarded the notion that a communist crime is equal to a Nazi crime, or that the legislation of the communist crime can be based on that of the Nazi crime (already defined in the legislation of 31 August 1944), as while similar on some levels they are different enough on others to make analogies unacceptable.[5]
Communist crimes are primarily investigated by the
See also
- Decommunization
- Lustration in Poland
- People's Republic of Poland
- The Black Book of Communism
- Thick line (gruba kreska)
Sources
- Communist Crimes (hosted by the Unitas Foundation)
- Kakolewnica Forest Massacre
- "Not Only Katyn" by Ireneusz Sewastianowicz and Stanisław Kulikowski
- The Augustow Roundup
- Hitler vs. Stalin: Who Killed More? by Timothy Snyder
Notes and references
- ^ a b Ustawa.., Art. 2.2.
- ^ "Ustawa z dnia 18 grudnia 1998 r. o Instytucie Pamięci Narodowej - Komisji Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu". (299 KB). Art. 2.1. . Retrieved as of 8 May 2007.
- ^ Ustawa.., see headings of document for list of legal acts published in Dziennik Ustaw modifying the original document
- ^ The concept of a communist crime is also applicable if the victim was not a Polish citizen but was wronged on Polish territory.
- ^ a b c Rajman, Genowefa (2006). "Zbrodnie Komunistyczne w koncepcji Polskiego prawa karnego" [Communist crimes in the concept of Polish criminal law]. Military Legal Review (in Polish) (1). prawo.lex.pl. Archived from the original on 25 January 2007.
- ^ Ustawa.., Art. 5.1.
- ^ Ustawa.., Art. 5.2.
- ^ Ustawa.., Art. 4.3.
- ^ Ustawa.., Art. 4.1.
- ^ "32. posiedzenie Senatu RP, część 1 stenogramu: Witold Kulesza" [32nd Senate Meeting of the Republic of Poland, part 1 of the transcript: Witold Kulesza] (in Polish). senat.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2007.
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