Tag: Venice Commission
Venice Commission opinion on the “muzzle law”
“The amendments of December 2019 diminish judicial independence and put Polish judges into the impossible situation of having to face disciplinary proceedings for decisions required by the ECHR, the law of the European Union, and other international instruments.”
Incredible official position of the Ministry of Justice regarding the opinion of the Venice Commission
We publish the translation of the opinion published on the Ministry of Justice website for consideration of Rule of Law in Poland readers. This is of course not endorsement.
The rule of law in Poland Actions by EU institutions and unaddressed recommendations of the European Commission
Provisions subordinating the judiciary to the executive (including disciplinary proceedings against judges), which are completely incompatible with European standards, are still in place.
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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