Charakter odpowiedzialności dyscyplinarnej studentów i pracowników wyższych uczelni. Refleksje aksjologiczno-prawne

This article is an attempt to answer the question about legal and axiological aspects of disciplinary responsibility with the use of an example of higher education. Tradition of disciplinary responsibility and university ethics are rich and go back to Middle Ages. It is based on conviction that an academic community are shared interests, values and duties. The university believes that the member of this community must take responsibility for their own conduct. For many centuries it remained a vital idea. The recent reforms have extended significantly the scope of application of criminal law in disciplinary cases. At this point in time the most important problem is to maintain an appropriate balance between statutory law and unwritten law.