Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ) decided in its meeting of September 17th, 2018, to suspend the membership of the Polish Judiciary Council (KRS - Krajowa Rada Sądownictwa).
The ENCJ concluded that currently the KRS is not "independent of the executive and legislature" and therefore is not capable of ensuring "the final responsibility for the support of the judiciary in the independent delivery of justice".
Although deeply regretting that the situation had to reach this ou...
The National Council of the Judiciary
Considering recent statement of Law and Justice deputy to Parliament, Stanisław Piotrowicz, who referring to alleged privileges of justices of the Polish Supreme Court, claimed that “the judges who are ordinary thieves, would not adjudicate anymore”, we expect your respond and calling on him to explain his statement, admonishing him and making him apologize publicly.
Publicly and groundlessly referring to the judges of the most important court i...
The position of judges associations regarding the current situation
of the system of justice in Poland
Significant changes in the system of justice took place at the end of August and beginning of September 2018. They were very dynamic and indeed showed a great determination of the authorities and the ruling party for the “reforms” o be introduced before the European institutions and Courts had a chance to voice a categorical position on Poland.
The politicised National Council of the Jud...
‘You are listed as a person who went to Brussels to slam Poland’ said Law and Justice’s MP Krystyna Pawłowicz on a session of National Council of the Judiciary of Poland. This way she has justified her opposition against taking into consideration a candidate for the Provincial Administrative Court. Nobody has voted in favour of the candidate and the list of ‘those who slammed Poland’ was distributed among all members of the Council. Unexpected interruption Today National Council of ...