On April 3rd, 2019, the European Commission decided to launch an infringement procedure regarding the new disciplinary regime for judges in Poland. MEDEL welcomes this decision, stressing that the mechanism of art. 258. TFUE is […]
The ICJ has published an overview of international standards on judges’ and lawyers’ freedoms of expression, association and assembly, in a submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers.The document […]
MEDEL has addressed on February 20th, 2019, to Frans Timmermans, Vice-President of the European Commission, the letter here below, about the disciplinar proceedings against Judges in Poland. Your Excellency, MEDEL – Magistrats Européens Pour la Démocratie et les […]
One of the fundamental freedoms guaranteed by each democratic state is the right of association, which gives citizens the opportunity to unite within organizations or associations in order to present mutually acceptable ideas and views […]
Association of Prosecutors „Lex super omnia” states that the law on the public prosecution service, adopted on 28 January 2016 (Journal of Laws of 15 February 2016, item 177), which entered into force on 4 […]
The Association of Prosecutors „Lex super omnia” upholds the position expressed in the Executive Board’s resolutions of October 4, 2017 and December 12, 2018 and is increasingly worried about the lack of real actions by […]
The letter published today by the Platform for an Independent Judiciary in Europe (of which MEDEL is a member), on occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Judge’s duty and responsibility to engage in activities and to publically address issues concerning the Rule of law even when they fall outside of their judicial activities – discussions on the international conference on the subject „THE […]
Poland must immediately suspend the application of the provisions of national legislation relating to the lowering of the retirement age for Supreme Court judges. The order of the Vice-President of the Court is to apply, […]
MEDEL wishes to express its support to the decision of the European Commission to transfer Poland to the Court of Justice of the EU due to violations of the principle of judicial independence created by […]
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