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<p>The article addresses the difficult and complicated issue of a legal assessment of neglect by an adult family member of a person vulnerable due to their age or state of health. The analysis carried out in the first part showed that the provisions of the Family and Guardianship Code are indispensable for a criminal law evaluation of such behaviour. Then, the family law regulations were interpreted in terms of the principles of liability envisaged in the Criminal Code. The article pointed to legislative shortcomings of family law that have a certain impact on the application of criminal law.</p>
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The article addresses the difficult and complicated issue of a legal assessment of neglect by an adult family member of a person vulnerable due to their age or state of health. The analysis carried out in the first part showed that the provisions of the Family and Guardianship Code are indispensable for a criminal law evaluation of such behaviour. Then, the family law regulations were interpreted in terms of the principles of liability envisaged in the Criminal Code. The article pointed to legislative shortcomings of family law that have a certain impact on the application of criminal law.

Significance of Family Law Regulations for a Criminal Law Assessment of Neglect

Białostockie Studia Prawnicze

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The article addresses the difficult and complicated issue of a legal assessment of neglect by an adult family member of a person vulnerable due to their age or...

Significance of Family Law Regulations for a Criminal Law Assessment of Neglect

Published Online: Oct 18, 2022

Page range: 71 - 89

Received: Jan 31, 2022

Accepted: Jan 29, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15290/bsp.2022.27.03.04

Keywords
guarantor of non-occurrence of result, maltreatment, neglect, not providing aid, vulnerable persons

© 2022 Olga Sitarz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Significance of Family Law Regulations for a Criminal Law Assessment of Neglect

Published Online: Oct 18, 2022

Page range: 71 - 89

Received: Jan 31, 2022

Accepted: Jan 29, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15290/bsp.2022.27.03.04

Keywordsguarantor of non-occurrence of result, maltreatment, neglect, not providing aid, vulnerable persons

© 2022 Olga Sitarz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
guarantor of non-occurrence of result, maltreatment, neglect, not providing aid, vulnerable persons