• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Zabójstwo a pobicie i bójka z następstwem śmierci (opis fragmentu praktyki sądowej oraz jej ocena z perspektywy ustaleń teorii prawa karnego – przyczynek do rozważań nad różnicą między zamiarem ewentualnym a nieumyślnością)
  • Contributor: Jankowski, Michał; Pohl, Łukasz
  • Published: Instytut Wymiaru Sprawiedliwości, 2019
  • Published in: Prawo w Działaniu, 37 (2019), Seite 7-41
  • Language: Not determined
  • DOI: 10.32041/pwd.3701
  • ISSN: 2657-4691
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  • Description: This article discusses the difference between indirect intent (dolus eventualis) and unintentionality. It is stated that the difference is found not only in the substance of the so-called volitional element of the mens rea of an offence, but also in the substance of the so-called intellectual element. With the help of findings from the area of epistemic logic, it is demonstrated that the difference between the intention to commit an offence and its commission in the form of knowledgeable unintentionality arises from the fact that in the latter case the perpetrator thinks he/she will avoid committing an offence. Considering the above, the authors formulate the relevant proposals of amendment to the provision of the Polish Criminal Code which defines unintentional commission of an offence. The aforementioned analysis was based on an assessment of grounds for judgments in cases involving manslaughter and affray or battery resulting in death.
  • Access State: Open Access