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Rule of Law in Poland 2020: How to contain the Crisis and reform the Justice System? | 2020-12-29
moreThe crisis in the rule of law that Poland has witnessed since 2015 must be contained as soon as possible. Any proposal to restore the rule of law must follow certain principles such as legality, proportionality and respect for fundamental rights. It is also important to gather public support around such a plan, and make sure that it does not simply assume a return to status quo ante.
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Rule of law in Poland 2020: The rule of law crisis in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic | 2020-12-16
moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to serious health and economic emergencies all over the world. Moreover, it has also affected democratic institutions and the rule of law. On the one hand, the pandemic has been exploited by local strongmen and authoritarians in many places to consolidate their power and justify human rights’ violations. On the other, it has been a test for the resilience of democracy, and there are even some hopes for an upcoming democratic recovery.
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Rule of Law in Poland 2020: International and European responses to the crisis | 2020-11-17
moreA new report “Rule of Law in Poland 2020: A Diagnosis of the Deterioration of the Rule of Law From a Comparative Perspective” published by the Civil Development Forum (FOR) summarizes the state of the rule of law in Poland after five years of the Law and Justice (PiS) party in power and analyses the current situation from a comparative perspective of the EU countries.
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Rule of Law in Poland 2020: A Diagnosis of the Deterioration of the Rule of Law From a Comparative Perspective | 2020-09-17
moreA new report “Rule of Law in Poland 2020: A Diagnosis of the Deterioration of the Rule of Law From a Comparative Perspective” published by the Civil Development Forum (FOR) summarizes the state of the rule of law in Poland after five years of the Law and Justice (PiS) party in power and analyses the current situation from a comparative perspective of the EU countries.
FOR Communication 5/2020: Proceedings before the Constitutional Court on the "Dispute of Competence": a Path to Further Destruction of the Rule of Law | 2020-03-05
On 15 January 2020, the First President of the Supreme Court, Professor Małgorzata Gersdorf, submitted a motion to remove the discrepancies in the interpretation of the provisions, occurring in the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court, in connection with the legal status of judges appointed by virtue of the pseudo-NCJ (National Council of the Judiciary) appointments. This motion was to be considered in the composition of the three joint Chambers of the Supreme Court: Civil, Criminal and Labor and Social Security Chambers.
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Patryk Wachowiec: 1460 Days Later: Rule of Law in Poland R.I.P., Verfassungsblog | 2020-01-13
moreOn 13 January 2016, exactly four years ago today, the Commission activated its rule of law framework for the very first time with respect to Poland.
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Karolina Wąsowska: Law and Justice’s Concentrated Power over Polish Prosecutors, Rule of Law | 2019-11-12
moreOn 8 July 2019, prosecutor Mariusz Krasoń was relocated from the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Cracow, Poland to the District Prosecutor’s Office in Wrocław-Krzyki, almost 300 km away, and two levels lower in the hierarchy. The Justice Defence Committee (KOS) indicates that in May 2019, prosecutor Krasoń initiated a resolution of the Assembly of the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Cracow.
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Marek Tatała joined the debate "Enforcing the Rule of Law in the European Union", Radio Radicale | 2019-10-05
moreOrganizzato da ALDE Party Individual Members con il supporto di Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom e la collaborazione di +Europa e di Radicali Italiani. Convegno "Enforcing the Rule of Law in the European Union", registrato a Napoli sabato 5 ottobre 2019 alle ore 10:48. L'evento è stato organizzato da Partito dell'Alleanza dei Democratici e dei Liberali per l'Europa Individual Members.
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Rule of Law in Poland - English-language online resource on the backsliding of the rule of law in Poland | 2019-03-18
moreThe Wiktor Osiatyński Archive, Civil Development Forum (FOR), and Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights in Warsaw have created the Rule of Law in Poland, a new English-language online resource on the backsliding of the rule of law in Poland.