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Flaws of anti-corruption law. Selected aspects against the evolution of the rule of law in Poland

  • Author: Jarosław Piątek
  • Institution: University of Szczecin
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4754-3371
  • Year of publication: 2024
  • Source: Show
  • Pages: 48-56
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/npw20244404
  • PDF: npw/44/npw4404.pdf

The phenomenon of corruption is becoming more and more common in Poland as much as it is throughout the world. The topic returns and it is still relevant. For the average person, this issue is often not entirely clear and requires a moment of reflection and analysis. Historical events often prevail when carefully assessing corruption. Many people do not understand that the abuse of public figures’ positions to achieve private gains, both financial and personal, is a crime. We deal with many types of corruption in today’s world. Corruption is present not only in central administration, but also in local government, where conflicts of interest deeply rooted in local economic, political, or official activities, are a frequent occurrence. The desire to improve one’s social or economic status often leads to committing crimes. The problem should worry and motivate us to take extensive actions to combat its mechanisms. It is worth emphasizing that public awareness of corruption activities, especially among the generation who lived in the times of the Polish People’s Republic, is low. Assessments and attitudes towards corruption change with age. The younger generation sees a connection between corruption and the actions of local government officials in many aspects. As a result, they associate corruption with a threat to their own security.

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