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The UN representative asks about Judge Alina Czubieniak's discipline

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https://vaaju.com/poland/the-un-representative-asks-about-judge-alina-czubieniaks-discipline/

The time of trial - report of Helsinki Fundation For Human Rights

Disciplinary proceedings
THE TIME OF TRIAL. How do changes in justice system affect Polish judges? After almost four years of continuous changes in the justice system, the guarantees of judicial independence and the proper operation of the courts have been seriously compromised. Nearly 20 amendments to key pieces of justice legislation have extended the possibility of politically influencing the work of courts.In 2018, daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita and IUSTITIA Judges’ Association published the results of two indepe...

As a Polish judge, I know what happens when you resist the government’s grip on the judiciary

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"One of the most serious threats to the right to a fair trial in Poland is the targeting of judges with disciplinary proceedings for the content of their rulings." - Dorota Zabłudowska Judge on the Gdańsk District Court in Poland https://www.euronews.com/2019/07/22/as-a-polish-judge-i-know-what-happens-when-you-resist-the-government-s-grip-on-the-judicia...

The Iustitia statement regarding another attempt to dismiss legitimate judges of the Supreme Court

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Iustitia – Polish Judges Association - calls for Polish and international institutions attention. In the days ahead, another attempt will be made to remove the legitimate Supreme Court judges from adjudicating and to take control over the Supreme Court by representatives of the ruling party. Just recently we have seen new measures taken by lawyers unlawfully appointed to the Supreme Court. They illegally seized the case file from the Civil Chamber, transferring it to the government - dependen...

Opinion of the Justice Defence Committee – KOS  (no 18 (5) / 2019) regarding the false statement of the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, which took place during a press conference in Washington on June 13 , 2019.

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Warsaw, June 18, 2019. Opinion of the Justice Defence Committee – KOS (no 18 (5) / 2019) regarding the false statement of the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, which took place during a press conference in Washington on June 13 , 2019.   The Committee for the Protection of Justice KOS strongly protests against the false statement of the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda during a press conference in Washington on June 13, 2019. Responding...