Report “How to End the Rule-of-Law Crisis in Poland”
The report Finding a Way Out of Poland’s Rule-of-Law Crisis – Possible Courses of Action and Reform, prepared by the Ordo […]
National Council of the Judiciary
Donald Tusk’s Government Contradicts Its Own Narrative on the Lack of Judicial Independence Under the Previous Conservative Government
Pursuant to Article 179 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, judges are appointed by the President of the
Police Raid on National Council of the Judiciary Violates Separation of Powers
The Disciplinary Prosecutor for Judges of the Common Courts is an important position in the Polish judiciary and an important
Polish Supreme Court opposes EU overreach, while Tusk’s Justice Minister backs Brussels
On December 3, 2025, the Polish Supreme Court, sitting as the combined Chambers of Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs and
Polish Constitutional Tribunal bars EU-backed Tusk government from disqualifying judges appointed since 2018
On November 25, 2025, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal issued a judgment (P 7/23) in which it answered the following legal
Donald Tusk’s government is pushing the same measures that the Polish Constitutional Tribunal has already rejected once.
On November 20, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal examined the constitutionality of the Act of July 12, 2024 amending the Act on
Donald Tusk’s government is undermining the President’s constitutional prerogative to appoint judges.
The day before yesterday (November 12), the President of the Republic of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, announced that he refuses to
Donald Tusk’s government wants to vet one-third of judges. They call it “restoring the rule of law”
On October 9, the Polish Ministry of Justice published a draft bill “to restore the right to an independent and
Donald Tusk’s liberal-left government is pressuring judges, seeking to force them to resign.
Pressure from Minister Żurek on the judges of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Administrative Court The distinctive attitude of
The Minister of Justice manipulates the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union
The CJEU rules beyond its powers Today, 4 September 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a
Minister Żurek made threats against the National Council of the Judiciary and then left the Council meeting.
On Tuesday, 26 August 2025, a meeting of the National Council of the Judiciary began. The agenda included, among other
At least 70 judges are still adjudicating, even though they have been legally retired. The Ministry openly admits to usurping the powers of the National Council of the Judiciary.
The practice of ministers of justice appropriating powers not provided for by any legal provision, initiated by Adam Bodnar, is
Does the Ministry plan to dismiss the current National Council of the Judiciary by way of a Sejm resolution?
Last Thursday (14 August), on the eve of the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the press
When Defending the Rule of Law Serves Politics: The European Commission’s Report on Poland
The EC’s 2025 report on the rule of law in Poland The European Commission has published its latest report on the
European Commission: EU law does not prevent judges who are members of the National Council of the Judiciary from being elected by the Sejm. Is the narrative on ‘neo-judges’ collapsing?
In October 2022, the Supreme Court received a cassation appeal lodged by the Capital City of Warsaw in relation to