Illegal Border Crossing and Associated Offences in the Light of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus
Journal: Białostockie Studia Prawnicze
Year: 2023

Abstract This paper addresses the important current problem of illegal crossing of a national border, which since autumn 2021 has been particularly intense on the Belarusian–Polish section of the border. It has been serious enough to pose a security threat not only to Poland, but also to the rest of Europe. This article contains a discussion of the solutions provided for in the 1999 Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus that concern illegal border crossing and associated crimes, i.e. organiza