Jakub Jaraczewski
The situation may take years to resolve.
Jakub Jaraczewski
The situation may take years to resolve.
The current government plans to appeal against the ruling, for which it blames the former administration.
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Anna Wójcik
“Old” and “new” judges, appointed before and after the government’s judicial overhaul, are in dispute.
A professor of law unravels the chaos around Poland’s abandoned presidential election.
As Poland’s two top courts reject the legitimacy of each other’s rulings, the dispute threatens further legal chaos.
Maria Wilczek
In an exclusive interview, Poland’s top justice Małgorzata Gersdorf discusses how Poland’s courts can be fixed.
Recent days have seen a rapid escalation of Poland’s judicial crisis, including decisions by the European Commission and Polish parliament.
The Supreme Court’s disciplinary chamber should not be recognised as a court, and the judiciary council is not independent, finds a new ruling.
The CJEU has issued its latest judgement on Poland’s judicial changes.
The two remaining protests, however, could still potentially swing the balance of power in the upper house of parliament.