Karnoprawna ochrona zabytków : propozycje „de lege ferenda”

Monuments are protected under provisions of criminal law, which are contained both in the Act on the Protection of Monuments and the Guardianship of Monuments, and in the Penal Code itself. (Currently applicable laws protect historical monuments against damage or destruction, illegal export or various sorts of theft. Provisions of law protect also the authenticity of monuments and the reliability of those in trading. This article contains proposals of changes that - in the authors opinion - should contribute to a better protection of monuments. Special attention is paid to Art. 2d4 § 2 ol the Penal Code, which specifies a type of selected offences qualified according to the object, which is “a property of significant cultural value”.