Stan badań nad procesem karnym w latach 1944-1950

Abstract

Between the years 1944-1945 Polish territories were taken over by the Red Army. The local communists, on Stalin's behalf, supported by the NKWD, gained control over Poland. Many changes in legal system were made then, in order to frighten Polish citizens. This article is concerned with the present State of research on penal process in the years 1944-1950. It includes the register of more important compilations on this topic. There are publications from 1940's mentioned in it, and also these, which were published after the political change in Poland. The publications describe functions of courts, public prosecutors and security police. More and more research is done in present times on the history of penal procedure. It lets us know more about this important topic of Stalin's law.