On Friday, October 30, 2026, police subordinate to Donald Tusk’s government took control of the entrance to Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal […]
Conclusion of the opinion: the convening of the General Assembly of Judges of the Constitutional Tribunal (CT) (hereinafter: the General
1. Background and timeline Since March 2024 the Prime Minister has refused to publish judgments of the Constitutional Tribunal (CT)
On October 31, the Ordo Iuris Institute, together with ten other civil society organizations, issued a joint statement on the
The Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture expresses its gravest concern at, and firm opposition to, the forcible takeover of
The European Commission for Democracy through Law, better known as the Venice Commission, is a body of the Council of
Two days ago, we reported that Maciej Berek, a former minister in Donald Tusk’s government, recited the oath of a
Background: a former minister with disputed qualifications Since taking power in December 2023, Poland’s ruling coalition led by Prime Minister
Background for international readers The provisions struck down by this judgment were not a Polish invention. They were drafted under
On July 28, 2026, a ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw at which acts of appointment to
On June 11, 2026, the Sejm – by the votes of 235 members, mainly from the current governing coalition –
On March 13, 2026, the Sejm elected 6 persons as judges of the Constitutional Tribunal. Due to certain doubts regarding
Oath as a condition for taking office Today in the Sejm, the newly elected judges of the Constitutional Tribunal were
As we have already written, on March 13, 2026, the Sejm of the Republic of Poland elected 6 people to
The report Finding a Way Out of Poland’s Rule-of-Law Crisis – Possible Courses of Action and Reform, prepared by the Ordo
