Stosunek do życia ludzkiego w prawie karnym Rzeczypospolitej szlacheckiej (stan normatywny a praktyka)

Abstract

The present article is devoted to two points. First – the security of a human life and health in old polish criminal law (noble, urban, and rural). Second the issue of the death penalty in the entire system of penalties, frequency of its adjudication in courts and the ways of its execution. This article presents only the most important issues, in both existing legislation, as well as the practice.