The aim of this study is to present the current legal and institutional determinants of prosecuting the crime of immigrant smuggling [Article 264(3) of the Penal Code] across the north-eastern border of the Republic of Poland, on the Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian sections, as an external border of the EU, in accordance with the provisions of the Schengen Information System. The thesis of the study is that the state authorities and institutions, while combating border crime, including the crime specified in Article 264(3) of the Penal Code, fulfill the obligations imposed on them by national and EU regulations on cross-border security. In Poland, the leading service in this regard is the Border Guard (THE BORDER GUARD). The study first discusses terminology and then characterises the crime of illegal immigration as a determinant of cross-border security. A separate attention is paid to the crime specified in the above-mentioned Article, which became the main area of interest of the author of the study. In its final part, based on the legal grounds, the objectives and tasks of the Border Guard as a specialised force responsible for preventing and combating illegal immigration are discussed. Final conclusions are formulated in the summary. The bibliography lists the legal acts, case law and literature used in the study.
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