The subject of the analysis refers to amnesty acts in Poland in the 20 th century. A thesis is posed in the paper that in principle they take place at the moments which are politically important for the Republic of Poland, the aim of which is to establish them in the social consciousness. Typically, they are the acts of the parliament. The Polish doctrine of law clearly presents a separate character of amnesty acts in reference to the court verdicts. They are an expression of the will of the parliament, independent of the court’s judgment, according to which amnesty should be carried out.

The Systemic Nature of Pardon and Amnesty in the Context of the Institution of Extradition

The article addresses the issue of the concept, scope and systemic character of pardon and amnesty in correlation with the institution of extradition. It presents the divergent positions of the doctrine regarding the interpretation of the nature of the title measures and possible ways of recognizing the status of a person who has been pardoned or amnestied, and at the same time the request for extradition applies, by international agreements regulating extradition transactions. The aim of the article is to analyze the legal conditions of pardon and amnesty in comparison with binding standards in the field of extradition, both those that qualify the impediment to pardon and amnesty as an obligatory extradition impediment, and those that do not give it the indicated character. As part of the work, research methods traditionally applied in legal sciences were used, the formal-dogmatic method, the comparative method and the historical-legal method.