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.

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Four European Associations of Judges and Prosecutors' letter to the European Commission, the European Council, the European Parliament

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Today, 20 of July,  the four European most important judicial associations, namely the European Association of Judges–EAJ, Judges for Judges, the European Association of Administrative Judges and MEDEL, drafted a letter  as regards the recent developments in Poland related with the judiciary. The letter was sent to Ms. Ursula Von Der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Mr. Charles Michel, President of the European Council and to Mr. David Sassoli, President of the European Parli...

STATEMENT

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       STATEMENT The two French administrative judges’ unions, SJA and USMA, support without reservation the Polish judges for the defence of the rule of law in Europe The independence of the Polish judiciary is increasingly weakened by the repeated attacks of their national authorities since 2015. These attacks are characterised by a progressive political control on the Polish National Council of the Judiciary and the appointment of judges, the questioning of the independence of pro...

The National Board of the Polish Judges Association "Iustitia" resolution on the waiver of the immunity and suspension of judge Józef Iwulski the President of the Labour and the Social Security Chamber of the Supreme Court, by the illegal Disciplinary Cha

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Today, three former prosecutors Małgorzata Bednarek, Jarosław Duś and Adam Roch, appointed by the politicized National Council of the Judiciary and the President of the Republic of Poland to the Disciplinary Chamber located in the Supreme Court building, have made an unlawful decision to waive the immunity and suspend Józef Iwulski the President of the Supreme Court.The pretext for this is the case in which Judge Józef Iwulski ruled 40 years ago. The real goal to achieve is to eliminate him...

Prof. Krystian Markiewicz's reply on the letter of Věra Jourova, Vice-President of the European Commission and Didier Reynders, Member of the European Commission

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LETTER OF EUROPEAN MAGISTRATES

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Dear Colleagues, European Magistrates For 5 years there is ongoing process of deterioration of legal system in Poland. The situation is getting worse each month. Polish authorities continue to openly abuse, harass and intimidate judges and prosecutors who are seeking to defend the rule of law. We also observe, that developments in Poland, encourage politicians in other European states to limit judicial independence in their systems. The ‘1000 Robes March’, which was held on January 11, 2020...