Krystyna Patora

Dr. Krystyna Patora is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Criminal Law within the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Lodz. She earned her doctorate in 2019 from the same institution with a dissertation on criminal creditor protection, subsequently published as a monograph. Alongside academic duties, she serves as a prosecutor at the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Łódź and lectures at the National School of Judiciary and Public Prosecution.

Her educational background includes 16 postgraduate degrees in specialized legal fields such as Economic Criminal Law, European Law, Tax Law, and Organized Crime, complemented by approximately 60 professional courses covering forensic techniques, financial crime investigation, and EU legal cooperation.

Research interests focus on:

• Substantive criminal law interpretation and prohibited acts, with emphasis on money laundering legislation
• Criminal procedure and evidence collection methodologies
• Comparative analysis of European Court of Human Rights rulings and German jurisprudence
• Developments in hate speech legislation and economic crimes

Publications demonstrate consistent focus on criminal law theory and practice, with recent works analyzing hate speech in judicial decisions, money laundering frameworks, prosecutorial systems, and evidentiary procedures. Her scholarship frequently employs comparative methodologies examining German and Polish jurisprudence.

Awards and honors include:

• Rector's Team Award for Teaching Excellence (First Degree, 2024)
• Honorary Membership in European Law Students' Association (ELSA Łódź)

Professional activities integrate academic and prosecutorial practice, with extensive experience handling complex criminal cases including homicide, corruption, organized crime, and terrorism during assignments at the Prosecutor General's Office and National Prosecutor's Office.