Tag: democracy
Wyrzykowski: 5 lessons from the constitutional reality in Poland and Hungary
“Thou shalt not be indifferent. The ghost of an authoritarian state stands at the door of your home. It will not knock on the door. It will come in uninvited. And it will stay a long time.” – reminds professor Mirosław Wyrzykowski, former judge of the Constitutional Tribunal of Poland and an outstanding legal authority
Ex-diplomats urge Trump to pressure Poland on rule of law
In Poland, the process of flouting and bending our Constitution has been on the rise for several years. The division of powers is being dismantled and the independent judiciary is being destroyed. Human rights are curtailed – former ambassadors write to POTUS
Why rule of law in Poland matters?
A selection of experts answer the question. Sadurski / Krygier / Halmai / Pech / Belavusau / Csaky / Chapman / Dam
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01.04.2020
CJEU to assess model of disciplinary responsibility of judges in Poland [list of cases]
31.03.2020
CJEU: disciplinary action against judges for asking questions of the Court is unacceptable
06.03.2020
Muzzle Law leads German court to refuse extradition of a Pole to Poland under the European Arrest Warrant
05.03.2020
More than 100 academics from Poland express solidarity with harassed judge Igor Tuleya
04.03.2020
MEP Šimečka: “There’s no Brussels police which could come and bend the Polish government to its will. And this is good.”
03.03.2020