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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) critical of Supreme Court bill in interim opinion

In its urgent interim opinion on the draft law on the Supreme Court and certain other laws (as of January 16, 2023), the OSCE stresses that: - while every state has the right to reform its judicial system, such reforms should always comply with the constitutional requirements of the country, respect the rule of law, and be consistent with international law and human rights standards, as well as OSCE commitments. - the bill does not completely repeal the problematic disciplinary grounds introdu...

THE ECHR JUDGMENT in the case of Juszczyszyn v. Poland, dated October 6, 2022, application no. 35599/20 became final as of January 30, 2023; for although the Polish government filed a request for the case to be heard before the Grand Chamber, a panel of 5

The case of Paweł Juszczyszyn concerns the suspension of the Applicant from his judicial duties by the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court, which, according to the Applicant, did not meet the requirements of an "independent and impartial court established by law." In his complaint, Judge Juszczyszyn also claimed that his suspension violated his right to respect for private life and that the restriction of this right was applied for a purpose not envisioned by the Convention. The...

Juszczyszyn v. Poland verdict final as of January 30, 2023. The Grand Chamber has rejected the Polish government's request to hear the case before the Grand Chamber.

January 30, 2023. - Juszczyszyn v. Poland - The Grand Chamber has rejected the Polish government's request for the case to be heard before the Grand Chamber. and as a result, the judgment has become final. The Strasbourg Court of Human Rights ruled that the Polish state violated Article 18 of the Convention by applying disproportionate repressive measures against Judge Paweł Juszczyszyn, which unjustifiably interfered with Judge Juszczyszyn's right to private life and to professional developmen...

European Union Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders' response to the letter from the judges' associations to the European Commission.

EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders, responding to the presidents of judicial associations on behalf of the President of the European Commission, indicates that serious concerns on the independence of the NCJ remain unresolved, even though these concerns have been raised in a number of rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union and of the European Court of Human Rights, confirming concerns identified by the Commission in the context of the reasoned proposal adopted by the Comm...

OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights - URGENT INTERIM OPINION ON THE BILL AMENDING THE ACT ON THE SUPREME COURT AND CERTAIN OTHER ACTS OF POLAND

In its urgent interim opinion on the draft law on the Supreme Court and certain other laws (as of January 16, 2023), the OSCE stresses that: - while every state has the right to reform its judicial system, such reforms should always comply with the constitutional requirements of the country, respect the rule of law, be in line with international law and human rights standards, as well as OSCE commitments; - The Bill Amending the Act on the Supreme Court and Some Other Acts of Poland (the Bill...