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Courts and tribunals are a separate and independent branches of government from the others. The independence of the courts and independence of judges should be guarded by the National Council of the Judiciary (Article 187 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland). Today, the ruling party, by selecting compromised judges for the new composition of the National Council of the Judiciary, contrary to the Constitution and the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Europ...

STATEMENT ON THE SITUATION IN UKRAINE “(…) There’s no poetry about war just decomposition only letters remain and they all make a single sound — rrr (…)” LYUBA YAKIMCHUK, “Decomposition”, in Apricots of Donbas (Translation: Oksana Maksymchuk / Max Rosochinsky) The dark clouds of war that everyone thought were forever gone are once again blackening the skies of Europe. The Russian military intervention against Ukraine breaches the fundamental principles of international law: ...

STATEMENT   The IAJ calls upon Russia immediately to withdraw its troops from Ukraine and to resolve any dispute according to accepted principles of international law. Countries, including Russia, have for many years established international mechanisms to resolve genuine disputes to avoid war and international tyranny.  Every country, and the people of every country, has an interest in peaceful resolution of genuine disputes. We all benefit from peaceful coexistence in the knowledge that...

The Board of the Polish Judges Association Iustitia has received with highest indignation the news on the suspension of Judge Joanna Hetnarowicz-Sikora for a judicial decision. This action, undertaken during court session, when she was forbidden to enter the courtroom, has placed the judge alongisde criminals, insulting her dignity and undermining her professional credibility. Initiation of disciplinary proceedings for a judicial decision by the deputy Disciplinary Prosecutor Michał Lasota and ...