Kierunki zmian w zakresie sądowego wymiaru kary (wybrane problemy w perspektywie najnowszych propozycji legislacyjnych)

The aim of the article – which was inspired by the latest proposal for anamendment to the Polish Penal Code (parliamentary paper no. 3451) – is topoint out possible changes in the scope of a judicial sentencing. The articleprovides a critical analysis of the proposed changes relating to the generaldirectives of a judicial sentencing, as well as a skeptical assessment of theattempt to indicate their hierarchy. It also makes objections to the proposalof introducing a set of circumstances which would have an aggravating ormitigating effect on the process of developing the judicial sentencing into theprovisions of the Polish Penal Code.