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How Democracy Dies (in Poland): A Case Study of Anti-Constitutional Populist Backsliding
A dramatic change occurred in Polish constitutional politics in 2015: a combined presidential and
parliamentary victory of the populist Law and Justice party [PiS] began a series of deep political and
legal changes which turned the constitutional order on its head in many respects.
In this paper, I provide a detailed account of how comprehensive and momentous the legal changes
are, in particular going so far as to dismantle institutional checks on the government (including
paralysis the Constitution al Tribunal, and then conversion of it into an active supporter of the government) and
to erode a number of individual and political rights, such as the right to assembly and privacy.
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29.06.2022
Judiciary in Poland: an ongoing decay of the rule of law
20.06.2022
The unruly media of the authorities, namely editors Morawiecki and Dworczyk in the Karnowskis’ portal
07.06.2022
Open Letter to the European Commission regarding Polish National Council of the Judiciary
03.06.2022
E-mail scandal: ‘Some journalist should ask me about it’. How the government’s narrative about ‘anarchy’ in the judiciary was created
01.06.2022
Attack of the disciplinary commissioners on Judge Żurek. ‘They are ridiculing themselves’
30.05.2022