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The Powerlessness of the Rule of Law: Labels as Decorum

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9 April 2019

The Powerlessness of the Rule of Law: Labels as Decorum

The rule of law reigns in Poland, but does not necessarily govern. And reigning without governing means powerlessness – writes Ewa Łętowska.

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Poland: From Paradigm to Pariah? Polish Constitutional crisis – facts and interpretations

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8 March 2018

Poland: From Paradigm to Pariah? Polish Constitutional crisis – facts and interpretations

An outline of legal and constitututional developments in Poland under the rule of the Law and Justice Party, which include the threat of EU sanctions over reforms to the judiciary and the recently announced and highly controversial Holocaust bill

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Attack on judiciary in Poland was planned and successful. Stefan Batory Foundation legal expert group reports

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5 March 2018

Attack on judiciary in Poland was planned and successful. Stefan Batory Foundation legal expert group reports

Report of the Stefan Batory Foundation Legal Expert Group on the impact of the judiciary reform in Poland in 2015-2018

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The regress of democratic and liberal human rights standards – Helsinki Committee’s in Poland statement

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15 February 2018

The regress of democratic and liberal human rights standards – Helsinki Committee’s in Poland statement

“The two years that passed since November 2015 have brought the highest number of challenges and threats to human rights and freedoms in the entire post-1989 period”, reads today’s statement of the Helsinki Committee in Poland.

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