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Constitutional Court turns a blind eye to violations of the Constitution by the Parlament

Constitutional Court turns a blind eye to violations of the Constitution by the Parlament. During the COVID-19 epidemic, the Polish parliament passed legislation in violation of the constitution, according to Andrzej Zielonacki, a judge at the CC. And the CC is discontinuing proceedings in a case concerning the issue. "I would like to point out that in recent years (and especially after March 2020, i.e., under the so-called COVID legislation) the legislative practice of the Polish parliam...

STATEMENT ON THE KILLING OF JUDGES IN YEMEN BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JUDGES and the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN JUDGES

STATEMENT ON THE KILLING OF JUDGES IN YEMEN BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JUDGES and the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN JUDGES The Acting President of the Yemeni Judges Association and the President of the Yemen Women Judges Forum have reached out to the international judicial community seeking support on behalf of members of the judiciary who have been targeted by forces hostile to the rule of law. A wave of violence has been reported to have taken place in Sana’a, despite a UN-b...

Resolution on Tunisia

Resolution on Tunisia Resolution on Tunisia Resolution on TunisiaThe Central Council of the IAJ, gathered on the occasion of its 64th annual meeting in Tel Aviv (Israel), was informed of the situation of justice in Tunisia and unanimously adopted the following resolution. It recalls that: - the dissolution of the legitimate High Council of the Judiciary and its replacement by a provisional Council whose majority of members is appointed by the President of the Republic violates international ...

The meaning of the participation of the politically shaped neo-NCJ in the appointment of a judge.

Polish prosecutor demands Denmark hands over man suspected of murder in Oświęcim- Investigators in the Malopolska Regional Office have already charged him with murder, for which he faces up to life imprisonment. The prosecution in Oswiecim wants the trial to take place in Poland - However, the Norwegian justice system has the right to oppose the request from Poland and try to bring Ingebrigt G. back to his country. - If this were to happen, the suspected murderer of Pamela Sz. would be tried...

The Letter of the Extraordinary Disciplinary Commissioner Disciplinary Commissioner for Judges of Common Courts Piotr Schab to Małgorzata Gersdorf

Original: Translation: Warsaw, October 17, 2022 Extraordinary Disciplinary Commissioner         Disciplinary Commissioner for Judges of Common Courts ref. nr NRD-RDSP.803.2.2022 Ms. Prof. dr hab. Malgorzata Gersdorf retired supreme court judge via official way Dear Judge, As the Extraordinary Disciplinary Commissioner, designated by the President of the Republic of Poland in the ordinance of June 8, 2022 nr 1131.25.2022 to conduct the case ref. nr RD 62/20, basing on the Art...