Nestoruk, Igor B.2013-03-122013-03-122001Ruch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Socjologiczny 63, 2001, z. 4, s. 89-1190035-9629http://hdl.handle.net/10593/5152The aim of the article is to present some selected problems of offences prosecuted on the injured person’s motion against the background of the binding regulations of the Polish and German criminal law. The prevalent pattern followed in the paper is: „case - solution” and the examples provided are all practice-based. The starting point of the discussion is a historical perspective of the motion for prosecution and then the dogmatic grounds of the motion construct in both systems is presented. The following points are investigated in greater detail: firstly, the place of the motion in the broadly understood system of the criminal law (the motion being an instance of departure from the rule of prosecuting ex officio)', secondly, the legal nature of the motion and, thirdly, the legislative principles of applying this mode of prosecuting in both countries. Furthermore, the author extensively discusses the problem of classifying the offences which can be prosecuted following a motion as well as the issue of statutory definitions of such notions as „next of kin” and „injured party”. The legal comparative method allowed to draw upon the broad experience of the German legal studies. The so-called herrschende Meinung, commonly accepted in Germany, provides a number of examples implying the existence of both major similarities and glaring discrepancies when it comes to the treatment of the selected issues of torts prosecuted on a motion.plArtykuł