We are an independent, apolitical and self-governing association of Polish judges.
Our main mission is to defend freedom and civil rights, which are the democratic foundations of Poland - a member of the the European Union.
We have been operating for more than 25 years, also as part of different international organisations of judges. We associate over 3,500 judges, most of them in Poland.

Statement of the Iustitia"s National Board of 1st August 2023 on the so-called Lex Raczkowski

The National Board of thePolish Judges' Association IUSTITIA in order to draw public attention to the unredeemed actions of the legislative and executive authorities aimed at removing Judge Piotr Raczkowski from the judicial office hereby declares: These actions are clearly contrary to the constitutional principle of non-removability of judges. Mr Piotr Raczkowski is a judge of the Military Regional Court in Warsaw. As a military judge, he was also a high rank officer on active duty. Until 201...

Iustitia Information Network - Communication No. 6/2023 of 16 July 2023

Communication No. 6/2023 of 16 July 2023. Dear Colleagues,we hereby present a communiqué on the activities of the Polish Judges` Association “Iustitia”. We will describe the events of June 2023. 3rd Congress of Polish Lawyers in Gdańsk.On 24 June 2023, the 3rd Congress of Polish Lawyers was held at the European Solidarity Centre in Gdańsk.The draft laws aimed at repairing the justice system in Poland were presented and discussed during the Congress.A broad coalition of non-governmental ...

17th July 2023 Position of the National Board of the Polish Judges' Association IUSTITIA on the media attacks

17th July 2023 Position of the National Board of the Polish Judges' Association IUSTITIA on the media attacks of Zbigniew Ziobro - the Minister of Justice - the Prosecutor General and his subordinates on the judge of the District Court - Poznań Stare Miasto in Poznań in connection with the sentence passed against Marika M. for the crime of hooliganism robbery. The National Board of the Polish Judges' Association  IUSTITIA once again expresses its strong opposition to the use of court proceed...

Letter from the Board of the European Association of Judges to the Armenian authorities on the violation of ECHR standards towards judges

Rome, July 14th 2023 His Excellency Vahagn Khachsturyan President of the Republic of Armenia Press @president.am Honourable Nikol Pashinyan Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia  chieffofstaff @gov.am Honourable Vladimir Vardanyan Chairman of the Standing Committee on State and  Legal Affairs of the National Assembly of Republic of   Armenia Vladimir.vardanyan @parliament.am Her Excellency Marija Pejcinovic Buric Secretary General of Council of Europe His Excellency ...

Position of the National Board of the Polish Judges' Association "Iustitia" on the freedom of the media

We oppose further attempts to violate the independence of free media. In a democratic state under the rule of law, such actions are unacceptable and outrageous. We support the editors - the authors of the statement and stand in solidarity with them. Today, we are all journalists. Without independent media, there is no free and wise Europe. We remind you that the Polish Constitution guarantees the freedom of the press and social media and the right to information (Articles 14 and 54 of the Poli...