Kwartalnik Krajowej Szkoły Sądownictwa i Prokuratury * 2021* tom 41* zeszyt 1* s. 77-85* ISSN 2083-7186

Problematyka przejęcia do wykonania kary pozbawienia wolności na terytorium RP - zagadnienia wybrane

The issue of taking over the imprisonment sentence on the territory of the Republic of Poland – selected issues

Mgr Łukasz Marek Kaczor - egzaminowany aplikant sądowy, starszy asystent sędziego w Sądzie Apelacyjnym w Szczecinie, II Wydział Karny

Data publikacji: 2021-03-31

URL: https://www.kssip.gov.pl/pobierz_plik/2021-1_41_-_problematyka.pdf

SUMMARY

The article presents the key issues related to the takeover of imprisonment sentences for execution in the territory of the Republic of Poland. The author of the article considered the issues of consent to surrender, the legal classification of the assigned act, refusal to execute the sentence due to its size and the requirement to assess the feasibility of achieving the objectives of the sentence as particularly important for the judicial practice. The analysis of the relevant provisions has led to the conclusion that due to the broad definition of exceptions to the requirement for the convict’s consent, the transfer of a custodial sentence for execution in another state is in practice the rule, not the exception. As regards the sentence, the District Court has no discretion, but is bound by the amount of the sentence imposed in the issuing state. Adopting a different view would lead to the conclusion that the adaptation of the penalty allows for its adjustment to the criminal policy of the executing state, which would, in consequence, lead to a new sentence being imposed. Therefore, only if the sentence imposed is incompatible with the law of the executing state due to its duration, is it permissible to adjust it, provided that the penalty does not exceed the maximum penalty for a similar offence in the law of the executing state. The district court should also clarify whether the court requesting the takeover of the sentence has undertaken to assess whether the execution of the sentence in Poland will increase the chance of achieving the educational and preventive goals of the sentence imposed on the sentenced person, because the preamble to Council Framework Decision 2008/909 / JHA indicates that penalties in the executing state should increase the chances of the sentenced person’s rehabilitation.

Keywords: Council Framework Decision 2008/909 / JHA, taking over the sentence to be executed, consent to transfer and serve the sentence of imprisonment

Bibliographic Citation:

KACZOR, Ł. Problematyka przejęcia do wykonania kary pozbawienia wolności na terytorium RP - zagadnienia wybrane, Kwartalnik Krajowej Szkoły Sądownictwa i Prokuratury. 2021, t. 41, z. 1, s. 77-85. ISSN 2083-7186.