Judicial system

Europe News

Brussels ends 15 years of special rule-of-law surveillance on Romania

The European Commission concluded Romania had made enough progress on anti-corruption legislation and judicial reforms.

23/11/2022

Europe News

EU Council sued for approving Poland's €35-billion COVID recovery fund

It is claimed the agreement between Brussels and Warsaw fails to restore judicial independence in Poland.

29/08/2022

Europe News

Judicial independence is a concern in some EU countries, says Brussels

The European Commission again highlighted Poland and Hungary as being of particular concern.

20/07/2021

Poland

Euroviews. The day justice was finally served in Poland for vindicated anti-fascist campaigners ǀ View

A judge has ruled in the favour of the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly after a group of women protesting fascism at an Independence Day march in Poland were beaten - and themselves charged instead of their attackers.

29/10/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Zamira Hajiyeva’s case shows the damage that can be done when English courts are at odds ǀ View

How does the English judicial system permit, on the one hand, an English so-called ‘McMafia’ order [...] to be made against Azerbaijani national, Zamira Hajiyeva, forcing her to reveal her wealth and how it was obtained, yet, on the other hand, deny Azerbaijan’s request for her extradition.

04/10/2019

Romania

Romania's top court strikes down changes to criminal code

Monday's ruling comes at a sensitive time, amid public outrage over the slow response of authorities to the abduction and murder of two teenage girls.

30/07/2019

Europe News

Brussels unveils new measures to fight rule of law backsliding

Over the past two years, the EU has threatened legal steps against Romania and launched Article 7 procedures — dubbed the "nuclear option" — against Poland and Hungary over reforms to their judiciary systems.

18/07/2019

Poland

Euroviews. When Polish judges become human rights defenders ǀ View

In a significant move today, the European Commission launched an infringement procedure to protect judges in Poland from political control. [...] By failing to protect judges from political interference, the country’s disciplinary regime [...] threatens the functioning of the EU as a whole.

04/04/2019

Poland

EU moves to sanction Poland over law targeting judges

"The new disciplinary regime undermines the judicial independence of Polish judges," the EU Commission's First Vice-President, Frans Timmermans, said.

04/04/2019

Serbia

Euroviews. Politicised judiciary hurts Serbia's chances of joining the EU | View

Serbia’s failure to introduce genuine judicial reform will seriously jeopardise the country’s European future regardless of possible progress in relations with Kosovo, writes a policy analyst at the Open Society European Policy Institute.

10/10/2018

USA

Trump orders FBI supplemental investigation on Judge Kavanaugh's file

“I’ve ordered the FBI to conduct a supplemental investigation to update Judge Kavanaugh’s file," Trump wrote in a Tweet.

28/09/2018

Poland

Euroviews. 7 Questions for the Art. 7 Hearing on the rule of law in Poland | View

It should become clear /.../ that the continuing, systemic and vicious attacks on Polish courts and their judges are bound to produce consequences beyond Polish borders and constitute a clear and present danger to the EU legal system as a whole. This is no time for further dialogue or half measures.

17/09/2018

Poland

Poland: Contested Supreme Court reform signed into law

Poland sees a new wave of protests as President Duda signs contested judicial appointments law that accelerates changes in Supreme Court.

26/07/2018

Poland

Euroviews. Poland's democracy is being boiled to death while the world watches

Polish democracy is being subject to the boiling frog strategy via the adoption of unconstitutional legislation without, however, any risk for the ruling party as effective constitutional review has now been neutralised.

25/07/2018

Poland

Judicial reforms met with protests in Warsaw

Judicial reforms met with protests in Warsaw

21/07/2018

Poland

Increasing anger over Poland reforms

Poland's top judge defies a new retirement law as anger grows over government reforms and protests gather pace

04/07/2018

Europe News

Brussels launches fresh legal action against Warsaw

Move puts Poland on a collision course over judicial reforms

02/07/2018

Poland

Euroviews. Poland’s protesters will not be silenced | View

Despite an escalating crackdown on peaceful protest, people in Poland continue to take to the streets and courageously demonstrate against abuse of their rights and threats to the rule of law, says Amnesty International.

25/06/2018

USA

Popular vote forces California judge out of office

Judge Aaron Persky was criticised for the light sentencing in 2016 of Brock Turner, a Stanford student who raped an unconscious woman at a frat party.

06/06/2018

Poland

Poland: government accused of lack of transparency over ‘blank’ judges’ list

The Polish government’s judicial reforms have been called into question again after an NGO asked for information relating to judges’ appointments and was given a blank list of names.

13/04/2018