O potrzebie reformy pozakodeksowego prawa karnego

Title of this study indicates not only its subject, but also purpose of considerations included therein. This purpose is in particular an attempt to demonstrate that currently there are well‑founded grounds to start works on a thorough reform of the substantive non‑code criminal law being in force in Poland. Currently, more than 100 laws in force contain provisions defining criminal offences. Their exact number is difficult to determine, it is certain, however, that for several years, this number has been constantly growing. That difficulty is not connected with their number, as eventually one can make an effort to review all the laws being in force, although there are several hundred. The problem is that the current laws still undergo dynamic changes, or they are “transformed” into other laws or group of laws. As a result, it is almost certain that the number of “criminal” laws at the time of counting for the purposes of this article will be different from the number at the time the reader will read it.