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Determination of persons capable of carrying criminal liability for acts of corruption is essential for understanding corruption in both sectors: public and private. The paper analyzed international anti-corruption documents adopted by global and regional international governmental organizations as well as polish law. The main object of the paper is to identify the definitions and scope of understanding of subjects of the corruption offences in the national public sector such us: „public officer” and „person who perform public function”, as well as „foreign entities” operating in the international level and subject of the private sector.

Key words: public official, public function, foreign official, servant of international organizations, private sector, corruption, bribery