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The current dismantling of the rule of law in Poland

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Ewa Łętowska

date

5 February 2018

The current dismantling of the rule of law in Poland

How is it that suddenly, out of nowhere, Poland, the precocious child of transformation, seems to be returning to the culture of mono-power?

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