Duda Blocks Changes to the Constitutional Tribunal, Refers Bills for Preventive Review
This was a long-anticipated decision by President Duda. As expected, the president intends to block the proposed reforms to the Constitutional Tribunal, which had been politicized by the Law and Justice Party (PiS).
Judge Magdalena Niemiec to Call for a Settlement with the State Treasury at Warsaw’s District Court
Magdalena Niemiec from Katowice may become the first judge in Poland to file a precedent-setting lawsuit against the current government. She demands a swift resolution to the illegal neo-National Council of the Judiciary (neo-KRS) issue and the restitution of judges’ salaries, which were reduced for two years by the Law and Justice (PiS) government.
The prosecution is requesting the lifting of Marcin Romanowski’s immunity.
Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar has today submitted a request to the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to lift Marcin Romanowski’s immunity.
The President plans to suggest a candidate for “commissioner” in another Supreme Court Chamber to Tusk.
Donald Tusk has recently had to explain a mistake involving his countersignature on President Duda’s decision regarding the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court. However, our information indicates that in the case of the Labor Chamber of the Supreme Court, the President may propose a legally appointed Supreme Court judge to Tusk for countersignature.
The decision of the Chamber of Extraordinary Control regarding the National Electoral Commission’s resolution will not be a ruling of an independent court, says a Supreme Court judge.
“For me, it is obvious—the National Electoral Commission’s resolution will be overturned. Can a body whose decisions can be predicted under such circumstances be considered an independent court?” said a judge from the Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber in an interview with Onet.
Donald Tusk Gives Green Light for Selection of Neo-Judge as Chair of the Civil Chamber Assembly of the Supreme Court
Donald Tusk has countersigned President Duda’s decree appointing a neo-judge as the chairperson of the Assembly of Judges of the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court, which is tasked with electing a new Chief Justice of the Chamber. “Supreme Court judges are devastated and stunned. They feel betrayed,” comments Krystian Markiewicz, President of Iustitia.
Bodnar Withdraws Two Significant Complaints Filed by Ziobro from the Supreme Court: Restores Justice to Judges Żurek and Morawiec
Minister Bodnar is retracting from cases that were highly publicized during the PiS administration. These cases involve the deliberate defamation of Judge Beata Morawiec by Ziobro’s ministry and the attack on Judge Waldemar Żurek.
The Prosecution to Appeal Court’s Decision to Release Marcin Romanowski
Investigators believe that the District Court for Warsaw-Mokotów made an error in releasing from custody the former Deputy Minister, who is being charged by the prosecutor’s office in connection with his oversight of the Justice Fund.
Interview of the former President of the ICC, Judge Piotr Hofmański [EJIL:Talk! interview]
On 13 March 2024, a few days after completing his term as President of the ICC, I conducted the following interview with Judge Piotr Hofmański. It was a wide-ranging conversation which has been edited and condensed for publication.
Dr. Machińska: The Romanowski Case Will Set International Boundaries for the Abuse of Immunity
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has never dealt with such serious and well-documented allegations against one of its members. The regulations did not account for this. But now, due to the abuses that occurred during the PiS government’s tenure in the Polish Ministry of Justice, these regulations will be clarified,” says Dr. Hanna Machińska.
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The prosecution is requesting the lifting of Marcin Romanowski’s immunity.
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The President plans to suggest a candidate for “commissioner” in another Supreme Court Chamber to Tusk.
03.09.2024
The decision of the Chamber of Extraordinary Control regarding the National Electoral Commission’s resolution will not be a ruling of an independent court, says a Supreme Court judge.
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