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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Ruling party is undermining the constitution, but Brussels has the tools to stop it

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“Brussels must remain firm with Poland, regarding Warsaw’s assault on judicial independence and the rule of law. The damage caused by the recent judicial overhaul will not be undone by the cosmetic changes recently proposed by Poland in order to reach a compromise with the European Union. They do nothing to address the key problems: the government’s ability to remove up to 40 percent of the Supreme Court’s judges — including the court’s first president — and the justice minister...

Iustitia international conference: Participation of citizens in the judicial system

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C.H. Beck, Polish Judges Association IUSTITIA and Department of Civil Procedure of the University of Silesia Conference invite to the conference “Participation of citizens in the judicial system” to be held on April 23, 2018 in Wasaw, Chłodna 51 street, Warsaw Trade Tower, 32nd floor.   More details can be found here: http://www.konferencja.iustitia.beck.pl/content/Program%20konf%20ANGL.pdf...

“IUSTITIA”`s position regarding new Acts on Laws on: the System of Common Courts, National Council of the Judiciary, Supreme Court Act

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Association of Polish Judges “IUSTITIA”`s position regarding the Act of 12/04/2018 on the amendment to the Law on the System of Common Courts, the Act on the National Council of the Judiciary and the Supreme Court Act (Sejm Print no 2389) and the Act of 12/04/2012. about amending the Act on the Supreme Court (Sejm Print no 2390). Read more here: iustitia stanowisko 16.04.2018 BC...

The Rule of Law in Poland: A Sorry Spectacle (Marcin Matczak, Verfassungsblog.de)

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The Rule of Law in Poland: A Sorry Spectacle With political appointments to its National Council of the Judiciary, Poland is now seeing the next step in the dismantling the rule of law. The change in the procedure for appointments to the Council was one of the reasons thousands of Poles took to the streets last summer to protest in the name of independent courts. Their fears have turned out to be well founded. Verfassungsblog 2 Kommentare   WordPress-Ein...

A Problem for Europe and a Challenge for Germany (Anne Sanders, Verfassungsblog.de)

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The Polish Judiciary Reform: Problematic under European standards and a Challenge for Germany The latest efforts of the Polish government to reform the judiciary have met with fierce criticism both nationally and internationally. A new legislation concerning the National Council for the Judiciary has recently been introduced to the Polish Parliament and awaits deliberation. The approach the Polish government has chosen is indeed problematic in the light of European standards for Councils ...