Open AccessHow much reasonableness is there in the standard of a reasonable man? A few remarks regarding a reasonable man in Polish criminal law
Author(s) -
Szymon Tarapata
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nowa kodyfikacja prawa karnego
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2084-5065
DOI - 10.19195/2084-5065.52.9
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , law , criminal law , norm (philosophy) , political science , law and economics , sociology , computer science , programming language
In this article the author presents how the figure standard of a reasonable man model citizen is used in Polish criminal law. It was shown that this standard is helpful mainly to determine the scope of unlawfulness adequate in a given situation limits of the conduct norm. The article also presents what factors are important in the process of applying a reasonable man standard.