Criminal law problems and dilemmas in the context of responsibility for crimes against humanity

Abstract

The subject of the considerations contained in the article is the analysis of the features of one of the most serious crimes, which is the crime against humanity. This topic is extremely important especially now, when after a pandemic and the need to struggle with an unknown and unpredictable situation for people around the globe, the world has again been exposed to an unexpected event, which is the war in Ukraine.
The aim of the article is to present the criminal law problems and dilemmas that an attempt to interpret Article 118a § 1 of the Penal Code may constitute. For this purpose, its selected characteristics will be analyzed, taking into account both the available literature on the subject and the developed case law.
Obviously, due to the legal nature of the study, two research methods will be used: the dogmatic-legal method and the historical method, which will allow for a better understanding of the axiological foundations of the applicable legal regulations relating to crimes against humanity.