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BBC : Poland lower house approves controversial judges law

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"Poland has approved a controversial law which makes it easier to dismiss judges critical of the governing party's judicial reforms. The legislation passed by 233 votes to 205 in the lower house of parliament in Warsaw on Friday. It came just hours after the European Commission urged Poland to reconsider the proposed changes. Demonstrators rallied in their thousands across Poland earlier this month to protest against the law. On Wednesday, the country's Supreme Court warned that Poland ...

The Wall Street Journal : Polish Parliament Backs Judicial Bill Opposed by EU

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"WARSAW—Poland’s parliament passed a law giving a judicial disciplinary panel the power to fine and dismiss judges for political activities, overriding complaints from European Union officials and protesters who have called the law authoritarian. The law also empowers the panel, known as the Disciplinary Chamber at the Supreme Court, to mete out penalties for judges that question the panel’s political independence. Already, 100 judges have been proposed for such penalties, according ...

12/18/2019 The Polish Judges Association "Iustitia" National Board`s position on the draft act - on amending the Act - Law on the system of the common courts, the Act on the Supreme Court and some other acts of law

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On the night of December 12-13, 2019, the Sejm (first chamber of the Polish Parliament) a group of MPs from Law and Justice political party presented a draft of the so-called act on judges disciplinary. However, the real purpose of this project is to ultimately subordinate the judiciary to political power. The proposed regulation deprives judges of independence, under the threat of expulsion, prohibits them from enforcing the November 19, 2019 judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Uni...

Poland may have to leave EU, Supreme Court warns

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"Poland could have to leave the EU over its judicial reform proposals, the country's Supreme Court has warned. The proposals would allow judges to be dismissed if they questioned the government's judicial reforms. Judges say the proposals threaten the primacy of EU law and could be an attempt to gag the judiciary. Poland has already been referred to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) regarding rules for judges. Under the proposals put forward by the socially conservative Law and Justic...

Time is fast running out for judicial independence in PiS-ruled Poland

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"The severity of the sanctions aims to create a “chilling effect” on all members of the judiciary, who are discouraged from expressing critical views out of fear of being subject to punitive measures." "Judicial “reform” in Poland runs contrary to judicial independence. It should be stopped by the Polish authorities in the interest of their fellow citizens and in obedience of democratic rules." Diego Garcia-Sayán, José Igreja Matos https://www.euronews.com/2019...