Ewolucja w zakresie kary ograniczenia wolności w systemie polskiego prawa karnego

The present article deals with the development of restriction of freedom under the Polish legal system. Its original formulation is presented as well as the changes has undergone, and finally its present form. This penalty was introduced into the Polish legal order by the act passed on 14 May 1969 (Penal Code). Further, it features as a sanction for offences in the Petty Offences Code (20 May 1971) and in the Fiscal Penal Act passed on 26 October 1971 – as a sanction for financial offences. The penalty of restriction of freedom in its current form was enacted on 10 September 1999 (Fiscal Penal Code). The presented article outlines the many distinctions between this kind of sanction under the Fiscal Penal Code and the one under the Criminal Code. Moreover, differences regarding this penalty in relation to soldiers are discussed. New prospects concerning restriction of freedom are presented in the light of planned changes to Penal Code Changes drafted by the Criminal Law Codification Commission on 9 November 2013.